title: [Data security and the handling of patient data in home monitoring systems].
abstract: Data security must be considered seriously in the context of telemedical home monitoring because of the transmission and communication of patients' personal data. The contract governing medical treatment allows the ophthalmologist to process all data relevant to treatment. In Germany the legal framework for this purpose is provided by the Data Protection Act, various German hospital acts, and codes of medical professional conduct. In principle, these rules apply to telemedical home monitoring as well as to common physician-patient relationships. The patient must be informed extensively in an understandable manner and must give his or her written consent. However, the advanced options of new IT technologies demand the development of technical and organizational concepts that guarantee compliance with legal and regulatory affairs, assure data security, and prevent data abuse.
authors.affiliation: Dr Heydenreich GmbH, Gützkower Landstrasse 11a, 17489 Greifswald. hey@drheydenreich.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Heydenreich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jürgens
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tost
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000592:standards*; D012648:Self Care / Q000592:standards*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*
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