Article 6

Right of natural persons to rectification

In short: Natural persons shall have the right to have information in the EHR be corrected.

Electronic health data access services referred to in Article 4 shall enable natural persons to easily request online the rectification of their personal electronic health data in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 [GDPR]. Where appropriate, the controller shall verify with a relevant health professional the accuracy of the information provided in the request.

Member States may also enable natural persons to exercise online other rights pursuant to Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 [GDPR] through electronic health data access services.

From a DG SANTE presentation: Request rectification of data online (through data access services). Requests are processed by the initial data controllers - involving health professionals where appropriate.

Discussion

More of a functional requirement right now. The Patient Request for Corrections Implementation Guide v1.0.0 should probably be leveraged by the individual member states.

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