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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma – €10,000 Fine (Italy, 2021)
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma was fined for accidentally disclosing patient data to the wrong people. This is significant because it highlights the need for hospitals and similar organizations to handle sensitive information carefully.
What happened
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma was fined for two incidents of mistakenly disclosing patient data.
Who was affected
Patients whose data was mistakenly shared with unauthorized individuals were affected.
What the authority found
The Garante per la protezione dei dati personali found that the hospital violated GDPR by failing to protect patient data.
Why this matters
This ruling stresses the importance of data protection in healthcare. Organizations must implement strict protocols to safeguard patient information from accidental disclosures.
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The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma EUR 50,000. The controller, a hospital, had reported two data breaches to the Italian DPA in which patient data was mistakenly disclosed to third parties. In the first incident, parents found the report of a microbiological examination of another patient in the file of their minor child. The report revealed the data subject´s name, tax number, address, birth date and various health data. In the second incident, the heir of a patient received the health report of another patient, which contained the name and birth date as well as data on the health status of the data subject.
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No other enforcement actions found for Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
27 January 2021
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€10,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma - Italy (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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