EHDS Jurist

The EHDS requires considerable preparation. A Health Data Access Body needs to be established, various software and hardware components need to be …

The arrival of the EHDS is causing public unrest. Will our health data still be safe? The regulation will indeed make more …

As a medical scientist, you might think you have little professional involvement with the rule of law. Nothing could be further from …

The EHDS is creating new roles around the reuse of health data. The Health Data Access Body is well-known, but the data …

In discussions about the reuse of health data, national borders are often discussed. Privacy advocates often believe that "our" data shouldn't be …

Reusing health data for scientific research, for example, is currently permitted in The Netherlands if the patient has given consent (with some …

The EHDS is perceived by those who distrust the government as a manipulative tactic: the coronavirus pandemic would be used to learn …

On LinkedIn, doctors and medical researchers regularly complain about unworkable regulations. My response is: if it's not in the law, you can …

De EHDS introduceert de rol van betrouwbare gegevenshouder. Dat is een instelling met eigen gezondheidsdata, kennis van zaken en een beveiligde verwerkingsomgeving; …

In healthcare, law and ethics are often confused. Ethics is a reasoned judgment, law is a collection of rules. Confusing them leads …

A DPIA is a Data Protection Impact Assessment. It is mandatory under the GDPR in certain cases. What is it and what …

Medical scientists trying to gather data for (undeniably useful) research are sometimes faced with rejection due to "purpose limitation." For example, someone …