title: Electronic Health Record in Italy and Personal Data Protection.
abstract: The present article deals with the Italian Electronic Health Record (hereinafter EHR), recently introduced by Act 221/2012, with a specific focus on personal data protection. Privacy issues--e.g., informed consent, data processing, patients' rights and minors' will--are discussed within the framework of recent e-Health legislation, national Data Protection Code, the related Data Protection Authority pronouncements and EU law. The paper is aimed at discussing the problems arising from a complex, fragmentary and sometimes uncertain legal framework on e-Health.
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bologna
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellavista
authors.forename: Pietro Paolo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zangara
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007558:Italy; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence