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# Medical records and data

The medical record, the electronic health record and the protection of health data.

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- [**Ley 1581 de 2012: personal data in health** Law 1581 of 2012 protects personal data; health data are sensitive and may only be processed…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/ley-1581-de-2012-personal-data-in-health/)
- [**Resolución 1995 de 1999: the medical record** Resolution 1995 of 1999 says how the medical record is written, kept and protected, who may see…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/resolucion-1995-de-1999-the-medical-record/)
- [**The electronic health record: Ley 2015 de 2020** Law 2015 of 2020 creates the interoperable electronic health record so a patient's clinical data…](https://durgical.com/en/medical-ethics/the-electronic-health-record-ley-2015-de-2020/)

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