GDPR has been a hot topic over the last few years. In the past 12 months, there have been over 4,400 google searches related to GDPR, and the UK government will remain GDPR compliant after leaving the EU. The amount of people searching for answers related to GDPR further shows the need for clear information surrounding GDPR and data protection. This article will further define and describe GDPR, as well as explain how MVision AI protects data.
What is GDPR?
GDPR came into existence in 2016 and was put into effect by all European Member States, and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, on May 25, 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the toughest privacy and security law in the world. Any organisation, anywhere in the world, that collects personal data from individuals in the EU is obligated to comply with this regulation. “The GDPR will levy harsh fines against those who violate its privacy and security standards, with penalties reaching into the tens of millions of euros,” said GDPR.EU.
Individuals have, in principle, the right to:
- Be informed about the collection and use of their personal data
- Access and receive a copy of their personal data, and other supplementary information.
- Have inaccurate personal data to be rectified and have personal data erased / or “the right to be forgotten” personal data
- Object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances
- Have the right to request your personal data to be transferred via a portable format.
Protecting the patient and medical practice’s privacy is of the utmost importance to MVision AI.
MVision prioritizes protecting the patients and medical practitioner’s privacy and takes GDPR very seriously. MVision not only provides quality tools for radiotherapy needs, but also guarantees data protection. From the founding of the company in 2017, MVision has followed the GDPR guidelines, and will continue to comply with laws and regulations pertaining to the protection of personal data in the EU.
How does MVIsion AI protect information?
When CT and MRI scans are sent to the MVision Cloud. MVision’s deep learning algorithm draws a 3D model of the organs. MVision AI, provides a tool to every clinic using MVision’s services, called the MVision Daemon. The tool is always in control of the clinic. MVision has no access to it unless it is granted for service or updates by clinical users. Any personal data will always be deleted after the successful termination of an operation data, and will not be visible for MVision in case of service updates.
The tool identifies image data, and therefore, no personal data leaves the hospital’s IT systems. The construction of the personal data or the identity of a person is not visible from the data leaving the clinical IT systems. In the event that someone could send data, which has not been properly identified: the MVision Cloud identifies this while receiving the image, and will reject and delete this data. The neural network will then create contours and send back only the contours. All images are deleted from the cloud after the segmentation services are complete.
The entire data transfer and handling process is documented. Product codes are provided to the clinical user on a regular basis to prove to auditors that the user’s works are GDPR compliant. Before the implementation of the services, the clicial user and a local data protection officer must receive comprehensive documentation of all processes. This is important so that all necessary legal documents can be created in collaboration with the data protection officer. This practice is well accepted in both private and public sector hospitals.
GDPR for organisations involved with cloud-based services
MVision AI is both GDPR compliant and cloud-based. MVision ensures that key areas are in order and are GDPR-compliant. As previously mentioned, all data is erased and no personal information on patients is collected. Our local servers and cloud-based systems ensure data loss prevention. Therefore, MVision complies with both general, cloud security, and local regulations.
Conclusion
GDPR is important for protecting the privacy and security of individuals. MVision AI will continue to protect the data of hospitals and patients permanently. MVision AI is both cloud based and secure, complying with GDPR guidelines, We value transparency and are open to providing further explanations on data transparency at MVision upon request, while maintaining the confidentiality and privacy of clinics and their patients.
Learn more about MVision AI
MVision is proud to protect the data of clinics and their patients. Mvision has been providing GDPR compliant, guideline based, top-of-the-line, and timely radiotherapy services across Europe. To stay up-to-date on the latest news and information, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.
For more information on our services, contact MVision AI:
c/o Terkko Health Hub, Haartmaninkatu 4, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Tel: +358 (0) 40 5489 229
Email: info@mvision.ai
Fore media inquiries
Tel: +358 40 500 7915
Email: pr@mvision.ai
Sources
“GDPR.” Google Trends, 26 July 2021, trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=GDPR.
“What Is GDPR, the EU’s New Data Protection Law?” GDPR.eu, 13 Feb. 2019, gdpr.eu/what-is-gdpr/.
