Public Hospital
€400,000
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security
Decision Date
July 17, 2018
Authority
Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD)
PT
Sector
Health Care
Country
PT
Law
GDPRStatus
FINALDescription
Investigation revealed that the hospital’s staff, psychologists, dietitians and other professionals had access to patient data through false profiles. The profile management system appeared deficient – the hospital had 985 registered doctor profiles while only having 296 doctors. Moreover, doctors had unrestricted access to all patient files, regardless of the doctor’s specialty.
Legal Citations
Art. 5 (1)Art. 32
Issues & Violations
Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security