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Hospital: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

The fine is based on several breaches of the GDPR in connection with a patient mix-up at the admission of the patient.

€105,000 Fine
Hospital
GERMANY
Art. 32 GDPR

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The fine is based on several breaches of the GDPR in connection with a patient mix-up at the admission of the patient. This resulted in incorrect invoicing and revealed structural technical and organisational deficits in the hospital's patient management.

Industry: Health Care

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