terveystietoihin
Terveystietoihin refers to data that concerns a person’s health and well-being. It includes medical records, diagnoses, treatment histories, prescriptions, laboratory and imaging results, genetic information, mental health data, and, in some contexts, lifestyle or functional information recorded within health care or welfare services. The term is used in everyday language, health informatics, and legal and ethical discussions about who may access such data and for what purposes.
Terveystietoihin are typically collected by health care providers, laboratories, public health authorities, insurers, and researchers. They
The processing of health data is highly regulated. In the European Union, health data are treated as
Risks associated with tervetietoihin include privacy breaches, reidentification, and misuse. Safeguards involve robust governance, secure data
See also: health data, data protection, health informatics, privacy in health care.