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In June, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority ("DPA") and the Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner published a joint guideline regarding the use of external providers in hospitals.
In June, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority
("DPA") and the Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner
published a joint guideline (source document in German)
regarding the use of external providers in hospitals. The guideline
discusses how to ensure that commissioned data processing
(Auftragsverarbeitung) complies with data protection
requirements, such as Article 27 of the Bavarian Act on
Hospitals.
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