Health Data

If your business is processing health data, it is processing sensitive data which carries additional compliance obligations across the globe.

For example, health data is understood as ‘special category data’ by GDPR, and as ‘protected health information’ collected by covered entities (healthcare providers who transmit data electronically) by the HIPAA in the US.

Different, often stricter, obligations apply to the processing of health data than to other forms of personal data under these regulations.

Your business must take care to process this health data in accordance with the relevant legislation in order to protect its trustworthiness and avoid significant financial penalties.