# Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi di Firenze: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
- Date: 2022-10-20
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-1614
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/47729
- Topics: Healthcare, Healthcare, Health Data, Security, Controllers, Privacy by Design & Default, Personal Data, Processing Agreement, Supervisory Authorities, Data Controller

## Summary

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi di Firenze. The controller had mistakenly sent a patient medical record to the wrong patient. The DPA found that the healthcare facility had not taken sufficient technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which allowed such an incident to occur.

## Full text

The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,000 on Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi di Firenze. The controller had mistakenly sent a patient medical record to the wrong patient. The DPA found that the healthcare facility had not taken sufficient technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, which allowed such an incident to occur.

GDPR Articles: Art. 5 (1) f) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 32 GPDR
Industry: Health Care

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