terviseandmetega

Terviseandmetega is Estonian term describing data related to an individual's health. It encompasses medical history, diagnoses, treatments, laboratory results, imaging, genetic information, and other indicators of health status. In practice, terviseandmetega is used in patient care, healthcare administration, public health, and research, enabling clinical decision support, care coordination, and epidemiological analysis.

Legal framework: In the European Union, health data is a special category of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Processing terviseandmetega requires a lawful basis such as consent, necessity for the provision of healthcare, or a public health task, and must respect purpose limitation and data minimization. Anonymization or pseudonymization is often employed for research. Data subjects have rights to access, rectify, and demand erasure, subject to exemptions.

Governance and safeguards: Organizations implement access controls, logging, data protection impact assessments, and data processing agreements. Data sharing between providers is typically mediated by secure channels and standard interfaces to prevent unauthorized access and maintain data integrity.

Estonia context: Estonia operates a national digital health architecture that uses a secure data exchange layer (X-Road) and patient portals. Terviseandmetega is stored in centralized or federated systems with patient consent for access. The system aims to improve care while protecting privacy through robust authentication, auditing, and interoperability standards.

See also: health data, data protection, GDPR, e-health, health information exchange.