Patients and privacy
A hospital records, processes and stores a considerable amount of personal data, both to provide healthcare and for research. Patients have privacy rights, and the hospital has obligations to uphold them.
The hospital must ensure that your health information is treated confidentially, while also making it available when necessary to provide you with healthcare. You have the right to access your own medical record, and the right to restrict access to all or parts of your record by healthcare personnel involved in your care.
Information about medical records (helsenorge.no)
Healthcare professionals are required to submit extracts of identifiable health information to national health registries, such as the Norwegian Patient Registry.
You have the right to opt out of research using biological material (blood samples, tissue samples, serum, DNA, etc.) collected when you receive healthcare. You can find the form and more information atthe Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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