07. Patient data increasingly important

The healthcare sector has been heavily digitised in recent years; think of the electronic patient file. This makes healthcare organisations an interesting target for parties who want to have access to that information. Good security is crucial to protect privacy and prevent misuse of data. 

• Sharing information is crucial to improve collaboration between patients, healthcare professionals and organisations.
• Digitization of healthcare provides access to a lot of medical data.
• More and more devices are connected to the IoT.
• The use of big data can help to solve knowledge gaps in healthcare for the benefit of the quality of care, but it can also significantly affect privacy.
• Data can be used for the wrong purposes.