Healthcare organizations handle the most sensitive data that exists β health data β and operate under dual regulatory pressure: sector-specific health regulations and cross-cutting cybersecurity and data protection frameworks.
Key regulations in healthcare
- GDPR (special category data): health data requires specific legal bases and enhanced security measures
- ENS: mandatory for centers within the Spanish National Health System and their technology providers
- ISO 27001: increasingly required by institutional buyers and as a tender prerequisite
- ISO 9001: quality management systems in care and administrative processes
- NIS2: hospitals classified as essential entities in some member states
How ermine helps
ermine manages the record of health data processing activities, documents the DPIAs required by GDPR and keeps the ENS adequacy plan current for CCN-CERT audits.