Your personal data, in particular medical data, will only be passed on to external third parties if this is authorised or required by law, or if you have consented to the data being passed on as part of your treatment (e.g. other doctors, hospitals, etc.).
This data is forwarded to your health insurance, accident insurance or invalidity insurance for the purposes of billing the benefits provided to you. The type of data transmitted depends on legal requirements.
This data is transmitted to cantonal and national authorities (e.g. cantonal medical service, health department, etc.) in accordance with legal reporting obligations.
There are potential risks associated with the exchange of sensitive personal data (possible consultation by unauthorised third parties if insecure communication tools are used).
The practice transmits patient information exclusively via secure communication channels. Administrative matters, such as rescheduling appointments, may be transmitted via unencrypted e-mail (from an @hin address to a recipient address such as @bluewin.ch, @gmail.com etc.).
We will only pass on your personal data, in particular medical data, to external third parties if this is authorised or required by law, or if you have consented to the data being passed on as part of your treatment.
- This data is passed on to your health, accident or disability insurance company for the purpose of billing you for the benefits you have received. The type of data transmitted depends on legal requirements.
- This data is forwarded to cantonal and national authorities (e.g. cantonal medical services, health departments, etc.) under legal reporting obligations.
Depending on your medical treatment and your corresponding consent, data may be transmitted on a case-by-case basis to other authorised recipients (e.g. laboratories, other doctors).
To whom may your personal data be transmitted?
Your data may be passed on to recipients required by law, to the extent necessary to comply with the relevant legal obligation. This includes insurers, but may also include public authorities such as the Cantonal Medical Office.
Your data may be transmitted to service providers hired by the healthcare professional you consult. These may include :
- providers of software, infrastructure and IT services, in some cases specialised ;
- medical analysis service providers ;
- examination centres ;
- bill collection and/or recovery service providers (such as Caisse des Médecins);
- providers of other administrative services ;
- insurers;
- general practitioners and specialists ;
- pharmacists ;
- medical device suppliers;
- external consultants (in particular lawyers);
- other patient service providers, to the extent necessary to perform the contract or satisfy your request.
In particular, your data may be transmitted to service providers such as HIN and HCI. The use of HIN services enables secure electronic communication of your data to authorised recipients. HCI allows the use of electronic prescriptions. The use of these services may involve the communication of your personal data.
Subcontractors and other IT service providers do not, in principle, have access to your personal data, unless this is absolutely necessary for an exceptional maintenance operation, with the agreement and at the request only of the healthcare professional you are consulting.
We will only pass on your personal data, in particular medical data, between the various Magellan.ch SA establishments and the healthcare professionals working there, as well as to external service providers, if this is permitted or prescribed by law, or if you have consented to the passing on of this data using this form and/or in another way as part of your treatment.
Your data will be forwarded to your follow-up institution(s), such as your family doctor, home care or rehabilitation, or to your referring doctor.
Where indicated, your personal data may also be discussed, passed on and processed as part of quality circles (e.g. tumour boards, morbidity conferences, etc.) or for measures as part of your treatment (e.g. laboratory, radiology or chaplaincies).