Data protection by design in the e-health care sector: theoretical and applied perspectives

Bincoletto, Giorgia (2021) Data protection by design in the e-health care sector: theoretical and applied perspectives, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Law, science and technology, 33 Ciclo. DOI 10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/9578.
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Abstract

In the digital age, e-health technologies play a pivotal role in the processing of medical information. As personal health data represents sensitive information concerning a data subject, enhancing data protection and security of systems and practices has become a primary concern. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the concept of Privacy by Design, which aims at developing a product or a service in a way that it supports privacy principles and rules. In the EU, Article 25 of the General Data Protection Regulation provides a binding obligation of implementing Data Protection by Design technical and organisational measures. This thesis explores how an e-health system could be developed and how data processing activities could be carried out to apply data protection principles and requirements from the design stage. The research attempts to bridge the gap between the legal and technical disciplines on DPbD by providing a set of guidelines for the implementation of the principle. The work is based on literature review, legal and comparative analysis, and investigation of the existing technical solutions and engineering methodologies. The work can be differentiated by theoretical and applied perspectives. First, it critically conducts a legal analysis on the principle of PbD and it studies the DPbD legal obligation and the related provisions. Later, the research contextualises the rule in the health care field by investigating the applicable legal framework for personal health data processing. Moreover, the research focuses on the US legal system by conducting a comparative analysis. Adopting an applied perspective, the research investigates the existing technical methodologies and tools to design data protection and it proposes a set of comprehensive DPbD organisational and technical guidelines for a crucial case study, that is an Electronic Health Record system.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Bincoletto, Giorgia
Supervisore
Co-supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
33
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Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
data protection; e-health; electronic health record; design; data protection by design
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DOI
10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/9578
Data di discussione
26 Marzo 2021
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