Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Legal Aspects of the Digital Transformation of Healthcare
Course Code
SZF_153
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management; Health Management; Juridical Science; Management Science; Public Health
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Eduards Broks
Structure Unit Manager
Daiga Behmane
Structural Unit
Health Management Teaching Group
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge about the legal aspects of healthcare digital transformation and personal data protection requirements, to understand and solve the legal challenges of patient data processing in the context of digital transformation of health care.
Preliminary Knowledge
Prior knowledge of civil law, human rights and administrative law is desirable.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the study course, students will acquire knowledge in the following areas: • Basic knowledge of personal and patient data protection. • Be familiar with the personal and patient data regulatory base, typical problems and the tactics for solving them. • Understand the specifics of patient data digital processing, as well as the legal challenges that arise in the context of health data digitalization. • Know the terminology and meaning of data protection in e-health systems. • Know the legal challenges in the context of digital transformation of health care.
Skills
1.Students will acquire the skills to: • Understand and be able to navigate the regulatory base of personal data protection. • Analyze legal issues in the context of digital health implementation. • Assess the legal risks of implementing digital health programs • Recognize and characterize the regularities between the legal framework and implementation of digital solutions. • Identify and solve practical problems arising from the implementation of digitization.
Competences
1.Students will acquire competencies: • To apply the regulatory framework for personal and patient data protection. • To carry out an assessment of the legal risks of processing and storing digital health data of patients and the development of a mitigation plan in the context of digital transformation programs, both at the level of the healthcare sector and companies.
Assessment
Individual work
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• Independent study of scientific literature.
• Information gathering, analysis and presentation.
• Interactive face-to-face/online group discussion.
• Case analysis, description and presentation.
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Examination
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• At least 50% attendance at lectures.
• Activity during interactive lessons and online discussions.
• Accuracy and deadlines for individual works.
• Written exam in the form of a test.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Personal data protection, the context of EU legislation.
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Auditorium
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Personal data protection, the context of EU legislation.
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Auditorium
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Protection and use of personal data in the context of digitalization.
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Auditorium
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Protection and use of personal data in the context of digitalization.
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Auditorium
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Patient data protection, the context of EU regulation.
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Patient data protection, the context of EU regulation.
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Patient data protection in the context of data digitization, secondary data use.
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Patient data protection in the context of data digitization, secondary data use.
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Digitization of patient data in the e-health system.
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Digitization of patient data in the e-health system.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Processing and protection of digital personal data in medical institutions.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Processing and protection of digital personal data in medical institutions.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Latvijas Republikas Satversme
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Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes 2016. gada 27. aprīļa Regula (ES) 2016/679 par fizisko personu aizsardzību attiecībā uz personas datu apstrādi un šādu datu brīvu apriti un ar ko atceļ Direktīvu 95/46/EK (Vispārīgā datu aizsardzības regula)
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Fizisko personu datu apstrādes likums
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Pacientu tiesību likums
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Ārstniecības likums
Additional Reading
1.
Anševica – Slokenberga, S., Gusarova A., Lieljuksis A., Muciņš R., Staņislavska O., Šāberte L., Šlisere D., Tauriņa L. Medicīnas tiesības. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2022.
2.
Gusarova A., Rožkalns R., Slokenberga, S., Staņislavska O., Strazdiņa L., Šāberte L., Tauriņa L.E., Vilka I. Pacientu tiesību likuma komentāri. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2019.
3.
Data protection and privacy. The age of Intelligent Mashines. Edited by Ronald Leenes, Rosamunde van Brakel, Serge Gurtwirth and Paul de Hert. Hart Publishing. Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2017.
4.
Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. VIII nodaļa. Cilvēka pamattiesības. Autoru kolektīvs prof. R.Baloža zin. vadībā. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011.
Other Information Sources
1.
European Data Protection Law Review. The Legal Publisher Lexxicon.
2.
Furlong, Gary T. The conflict resolution toolbox: models & maps for analyzing, diagnosing, and resolving conflict. 2nd ed. EBSCOhost, 2020.