Although the Ministry of Health emphasizes that quality medical care cannot be provided without comprehensive data, industry representatives do not hide their concerns that such regulation may disproportionately limit patients' rights to privacy and confidentiality of medical data, as well as increase security risks regarding personal information. By December 30 of next year, the Cabinet of Ministers will have to develop requirements for the security and technical parameters of information systems for processing patient data, the procedure for assessing their compliance, as well as the rules for issuing, suspending, restoring, re-registering, and revoking licenses. At the same time, it is planned to create a unified state information system for hospitals to ensure compatible data exchange in clinical university hospitals, management of medical services, and efficient resource use. The Cabinet of Ministers will have to determine the administrator and holder of this system, the volume of information included in it, and the procedure for its processing. Without comprehensive data in the "E-veselība" system, quality medical care is difficult. The new regulations will help improve the system and ensure information exchange, emphasized the Deputy Secretary of State for Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Health at the government meeting. He dispelled concerns related to objections against the use of such data, stating that any individual has the right to block other doctors' access to their data. This can already be done in the "E-veselība" system. The Minister of Economics pointed out the aspects of cybersecurity, which have become particularly acute after the cyber incident at the Road Traffic Safety Directorate. A similar case recently occurred in Poland, where data of 18 million users of the electronic health system were stolen. It is unlikely that anyone can guarantee that this will not happen with the data of Latvian patients.
