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Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento – €150,000 Fine (Italy, 2021)
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The Italian Data Protection Authority fined a health service provider for mistakenly sending medical reports to general practitioners. This error affected patients who had specifically requested that their reports not be shared. The case underscores the importance of careful data handling in healthcare.
What happened
Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento was fined for accidentally forwarding medical reports against patients' wishes.
Who was affected
175 patients, including minors and women who had abortions, were affected by the mishandling of their medical data.
What the authority found
The authority found that the provider violated GDPR by failing to protect patient data as requested.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the critical need for healthcare providers to ensure data privacy and accuracy. Organizations must implement robust data management practices to protect sensitive information.
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The Italian DPA (Garante) has fined Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento EUR 150,000. The controller had accidentally forwarded 293 medical reports of 175 patients to their general practitioners, even though the patients had asked not to forward the reports to their general practitioners. Among the patients in question had been two minors and several women who had undergone abortions. The investigation by Garante found that the data had been accidentally transmitted due to an error in the software that manages patient reports.
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Details
Fine Date
27 May 2021
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€150,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento - Italy (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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