Data stored in the Kanta Services is secured in multiple ways – Visit the My Kanta Pages to view your personal information
All public-sector healthcare organisations and a large percentage of private providers have joined the Kanta Services. Electronic medical and prescription records and the flow of data between healthcare organisations are important for good care and patient security. Data security in the Kanta Services is monitored and developed further on a continual basis.
How is data secured in the Kanta Services?
The data stored in the Kanta Services is secured in a variety of ways, and the data security has been audited by an outside auditor. The security of the services is also being continually developed further.
The technical interfaces to the Kanta Services are designed to fully meet privacy and data security standards. This also protects the Kanta Services against data breaches.
What advantages are there to having electronic health records and transferring information between healthcare organisations?
There are many ways in which you can benefit from the Kanta Services and from electronic health records. The smooth flow of information between healthcare providers enables a better quality of care for you. In addition, your interactions with healthcare providers are easier and faster when information is available anywhere and at any time.
Enhanced patient security and quality of care
With patient information transferred efficiently between healthcare organisations, health professionals have access to up-to-date information when providing care to you. Also, health professionals have more time to attend to your matters when they can look up information on your prescription medications and lab results. This helps to avoid unnecessary duplicate testing. That way, the Kanta Services contribute to better patient security and quality of care.
– Your information may be released through the Kanta Services to other healthcare organisations involved in your care if you have given your consent, Mari Holmroos of Kela says. You can grant and withdraw a consent on the My Kanta Pages in the Consents and Refusals section. Alternatively, you can contact your healthcare provider.
Your information may be released through the Kanta Services to other healthcare organisations involved in your care if you have given your consent.
You can restrict the release of your health records by expressing a refusal in the My Kanta Pages or to your healthcare provider. The healthcare organisation that originally recorded a particular piece of information will, in any case, have access to that information.
How can I check what information is stored about me in the Kanta Services?
– You can look up information about your prescriptions and the treatment you’ve received in the My Kanta Pages. The My Kanta Pages are an online portal for the general public which requires online bank codes, a mobile ID or an electronic ID card to sign in, Holmroos says.
You can’t prevent information from being available in the My Kanta Pages, but you don’t have to use the service.
You can also check the health information you’ve received, the consents and refusals you’ve issued, and any living will and organ donation instructions you may have made.
Could my information be leaked from the My Kanta Pages?
The My Kanta Pages are on online portal for the general public, the sole purpose of which is to display information that healthcare providers have stored in the Kanta Services about each user and their medications. It does not have any separate database or other data resource of its own.
– Users should always log out of the My Kanta Pages at the end of a session, Mari Holmroos says. They should clear the browsing history and cache and close all open browser windows. That way they can make sure that anyone using the same computer will not be able to see their data.
Users should always log out of the My Kanta Pages at the end of a session. They should clear the browsing history and cache and close all open browser windows.
Can I remove my data from the Kanta Services?
Healthcare providers are required by law to store information in the Kanta Services about the treatment they provide. Therefore, you can’t refuse to have your data stored in the Kanta Services, or have the data removed. All health records stored in the system are destroyed after a statutory storage period.
If you notice an error, you can ask to have it corrected by contacting the healthcare organisation that originally recorded the information.
Who can see the information stored about me in the Kanta Services?
Information stored about you in the Kanta Services may only be handled by health professionals. They may not access the information without user permissions appropriate to their professional role. You must also be a current patient or client of theirs, and you must have given your consent.
In order to view information in the Kanta Services, health professionals must also use an authentication card. Each use of the card is logged.
Basically, your information is accessed when you visit a treatment or service provider, such as when you see a doctor or pick up medicine at the pharmacy.
How do I check who has accessed my records?
– My Kanta users can see where and when their records have been accessed through the Kanta Services, Mari Holmroos says. That way they can easily match the dates and times shown to the specific social or healthcare organisations and pharmacies they have visited.
How can I find out who has handled my information?
If you wish to find out which health professional has handled your information, you must contact the healthcare provider that recorded the information.
The law does not allow the personal information of the health professional who handled your information to be shown in the My Kanta Pages.
If you’d like to check who has accessed your prescriptions, you can file a log data request with Kela. You can also contact Kela to get the log data on the information provided to you, your consents and refusals, and your healthcare directives.