German physicians' association warns cybersecurity law could breach medical confidentiality
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Marie-Claire Koch
Summary
The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) has criticized Germany's draft 'Law to Strengthen Cybersecurity', arguing that proposed covert cyber defense measures could compromise medical confidentiality. While the KBV supports stronger cybersecurity, it warns that expanded powers for security authorities (BKA/Federal Police) could allow access to practice management systems and telematics infrastructure, potentially violating patient-doctor confidentiality. The KBV calls for safeguards to protect sensitive medical data.
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While it generally welcomes the goal of strengthening cyber defense, the planned powers should not come at the expense of the medical duty of confidentiality.
Practice management systems and the telematics infrastructure are regularly targets of malware, especially ransomware.
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