Italy

Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli Occidentale

50,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) on 2022-05-26.

Rank · Sector

#67

of 270 in Health Care

Rank · Italy

#114

of 543

Rank · All fines

#716

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)
Date: 2022-05-26
Controller / Processor: Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli Occidentale
Sector: Health Care
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 (1) a), f) GDPR, Art. 9 GDPR, Art. 25 GDPR, Art. 32 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security

Summary

The Italian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on the healthcare facility Azienda sanitaria universitaria Friuli Occidentale. Employees of the healthcare facility had accessed patients' health data even though they were not involved in the treatment of the patients and such access was not required. During its investigation, the DPA found that the healthcare facility's IT platform allowed any employee to access patients' personal data, even if they did not actually treat certain patients. In addition, the DPA found that the health care facility's IT platform did not install systems that indenfied improper use of the personal data.

Open original source Links to the regulator's original publication or another source.