The main objective of this article is to describe the legal principles governing the selection by European public authorities, such as National Health Services (NHS) of third parties, when entering into agreements for the transfer of health data. According to Directive 2003/98/EC, and in light of the provisions of the Treaties of the European Union, the choice as to how a public authority makes its data available to third parties needs to be transparent, non-discriminatory and may not in any case benefit a specific company at the expense of others. For this reason, we maintain that a hypothetical agreement by which a public authority grants exclusive access to a large amount of health data to a private company selected with non-transparent criteria appears highly questionable. We advocate that the NHS should adopt more appropriate data policies aimed at promoting the sustainability of the NHS, following the legal framework analysed in this article.
Transferring Healt Big Data within the European Legal Framework: What Role for National Healthcare Services? / D. Golinelli, F. Toscano, A. Bucci, G. Carullo. - In: JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE. - ISSN 1320-159X. - 26:2(2018), pp. 488-493.
Transferring Healt Big Data within the European Legal Framework: What Role for National Healthcare Services?
G. CarulloUltimo
2018
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The main objective of this article is to describe the legal principles governing the selection by European public authorities, such as National Health Services (NHS) of third parties, when entering into agreements for the transfer of health data. According to Directive 2003/98/EC, and in light of the provisions of the Treaties of the European Union, the choice as to how a public authority makes its data available to third parties needs to be transparent, non-discriminatory and may not in any case benefit a specific company at the expense of others. For this reason, we maintain that a hypothetical agreement by which a public authority grants exclusive access to a large amount of health data to a private company selected with non-transparent criteria appears highly questionable. We advocate that the NHS should adopt more appropriate data policies aimed at promoting the sustainability of the NHS, following the legal framework analysed in this article.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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