Kaliteq for healthcare
Protect health data, among the most sensitive under GDPR, with strengthened compliance and security.
Try for freeHealth data ranks among the most sensitive categories of personal data under GDPR, with heightened requirements around security, legal basis and retention period. Healthcare is also a prime target for cyberattacks, given the operational criticality of the systems involved.
A healthcare organization, whether a facility, a medical software vendor or a digital health platform, must combine strict regulatory compliance with service continuity, two requirements that reinforce each other rather than conflict.
The challenges specific to healthcare
An incident involving health data combines regulatory risk, reputational risk and direct human risk if care is interrupted. This triple exposure justifies a level of rigor above the average of other sectors.
Strengthened GDPR compliance
Processing health data requires a precise legal basis, an almost systematic impact assessment and strengthened security measures, beyond the generic GDPR requirements applicable to other data categories.
- Explicit legal basis for every health data processing activity
- DPIA carried out before any new sensitive processing
- Strengthened encryption of data at rest and in transit
- Breach notification procedure adapted to criticality
Securing continuity of care
Beyond compliance, cybersecurity in healthcare is above all about continuity of care: ransomware that blocks a hospital system has direct consequences for patients, which justifies regularly tested disaster recovery plans.
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Frequently asked questions
Does health data always require a DPIA?
In the vast majority of cases, yes, since it falls within high-risk processing categories that make the impact assessment almost systematic.
What is the main cyber risk for a healthcare facility?
Ransomware blocking hospital information systems, with a direct impact on patient care, ranks among the most critical scenarios.
Is a health software vendor concerned the same way as a facility?
Yes, as soon as it processes health data on behalf of its clients, it is subject to the same strengthened requirements, as a data processor under GDPR.
How should actions be prioritized with limited resources?
By prioritizing securing access to systems containing health data and regularly testing backups and recovery plans.
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