Enforcement
EN Azienda Usl di Bologna: Non-compliance with general data processing principles
€18,000 fine - Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
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The Italian DPA (Garante) fined Azienda Usl di Bologna EUR 18,000. In a hospital operated by the controller, 49 patients in the oncology ward received discharge letters with detailed pharmacological therapy information that originated from other patients. Fourteen of these patients had already accessed this incorrect documentation before it was corrected. The breakdown had occurred due to a manual error by a technician.
GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR
Industry: Health Care