Does using an AI or translator outside of your organization for patient documentation violate GDPR?
What Nurse A did not realize was that this seemingly harmless action could put her, her employer, and her patient at significant risk under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Nurse A was reviewing a patient's chart when she encountered medical terminology and complex clinical notes that were difficult to understand. The patient's history contained specialized terms and abbreviations that were unfamiliar to her, and she needed to fully comprehend the information to provide safe and effective care. Wanting to do her best for the patient, Nurse A quickly opened a free online AI translation tool on her phone, copied the text, and pasted it for translation. It was a small act, done with good intentions, to ensure she understood her patient's medical history correctly.
What Nurse A did not realize was that this seemingly harmless action could put her, her employer, and her patient at significant risk under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
