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- EU general data protection regulation Implementation: an institutional theory viewPublication . Lopes, Isabel Maria; Guarda, Teresa; Oliveira, PedroThe General Data Protection Regulation entered into force on 25 May 2018, but was approved on 27 April 2016. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to ensure the coherence of natural persons’ protection within the European Union (EU), comprising very important innovative rules that will be applied across the EU and will directly affect every Member State. The organizations/Institutions had two years to implement it. Despite this, it has been observed that, in several sectors of activity, the number of organi-zations having adopted that control is low. This study aimed to identify the factors which condition the implementation the GDPR by organizations. Methodologically, the study involved interviewing the officials in charge of information systems in 18 health clinics in Portugal. The factors facilitating and inhibiting the implementation of GDPR are presented and discussed. Based on these factors, a set of recommendations to enhance the implemen-tation of the measures proposed by the regulation is made. The study used Institutional Theory as a theoretical framework. The results are discussed in light of the data collected in the survey and possible future works are identi-fied.
- Implementation of the general data protection regulation: a survey in health clinicsPublication . Lopes, Isabel Maria; Oliveira, PedroThe new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved on April 27 2016. The GDPR 2016/679 aims to ensure the coherence of natural persons’ protection within the European Union (EU), comprising very important innovative rules that will be applied across the EU and will directly affect every Member State. Furthermore, it aims to overcome the existing fragmented regulations and to modernise the principles of privacy in the EU. This regulation will come into force in May 2018, bringing along several challenges for citizens, companies and other private and public organisations. The protection of personal data is a fundamental right. The GDPR considers a ‘special category of personal data’, which includes data regarding health, since this is sensitive data and is therefore subject to special conditions regarding treatment and access by third parties. This premise provides the focus of this research work, where the implementation of the GDPR in health clinics in Portugal is analysed. The results are discussed in light of the data collected in the survey and possible future works are identified.
- The 4 dimensions of the GDPR framework: an institutional theory perspectivePublication . Lopes, Isabel Maria; Guarda, Teresa; Oliveira, PedroThe EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years. The regulation will fundamentally reshape the way in which data is handled across every sector. The organizations had two years to implement it. Despite this, it has been observed that, in several sectors of activity, the number of organizations having adopted that control is low. This study aimed to identify the factors which condition the adoption the GDPR by organizations. Methodologically, the study involved interviewing the officials in charge of information systems in 18 health clinics in Portugal. The factors facilitating and inhibiting the implementation of GDPR are presented and discussed. Based on these factors, a set of recommendations are made to enhance the adoption of the measures proposed by the regulation. The study used Institutional Theory as a theoretical framework. The results are discussed in light of the data collected in the survey and possible future works are identified.
- Evaluation of the implementation of the general data protection regulation in health clinicsPublication . Lopes, Isabel Maria; Oliveira, PedroThe new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved on April 27 2016. The GDPR 2016/679 aims to ensure the coherence of natural persons’ protection within the European Union (EU), comprising very important innovative rules that will be applied across the EU and will directly affect every Member State. Furthermore, it aims to overcome the existing fragmented regulations and to modernise the principles of privacy in the EU. This regulation will come into force in May 2018, bringing along several challenges for citizens, companies and other private and public organisations. The protection of personal data is a fundamental right. The GDPR considers a ‘special category of personal data’, which includes data regarding health, since this is sensitive data and is therefore subject to special conditions regarding treatment and access by third parties. This premise provides the focus of this research work, where the implementation of the GDPR in health clinics in Portugal is analysed. The results are discussed in light of the data collected in the survey and possible future works are identified.
- General data protection regulation in health clinicsPublication . Lopes, Isabel Maria; Guarda, Teresa; Oliveira, PedroThe focus on personal data has merited the EU concerns and attention, resulting in the legislative change regarding privacy and the protection of personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to reform existing measures on the protection of personal data of European Union citizens, with a strong impact on the rights and freedoms of individuals in establishing rules for the processing of personal data. The GDPR considers a special category of personal data, the health data, being these considered as sensitive data and subject to special conditions regarding treatment and access by third parties. This work presents the evolution of the applicability of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 six months after its application in ortuguese health clinics. The results of the present study are discussed in the light of future literature and work are dentified.
- Improvement of the applicability of the general data protection regulation health clinicsPublication . Lopes, Isabel Maria; Guarda, Teresa; Oliveira, PedroThe General Data Protection Regulation (full name: Regulation on the protec-tion of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive) entered into force on May 25 2018, but was approved on April 27 2016. The General Data Pro-tection Regulation (GDPR) aims to ensure the coherence of natural persons’ protection within the European Union (EU), comprising very important inno-vative rules that will be applied across the EU and will directly affect every Member State. The GDPR considers a ‘special category of personal data’, which includes data regarding health, since this is sensitive data and is there-fore subject to special conditions regarding treatment and access by third par-ties. This premise provides the focus of this research work, where the ap-plicability of the GDPR in health clinics in Portugal is analysed. Such analy-sis is based on a study by [x], who presents the results of a survey regarding the GDPR applicability in health clinics six months before its enforcement. This work aims to present the evolution of the regulation applicability six months after its enforcement. The results are discussed in light of the data collected from a survey and possible future works are identified.