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Question 1: Medical practice details
Name, legal form, number of doctors/staff, locations, contact person.
Explanation of the question
- What this covers
- This information links the answers to the correct medical practice and shows its size and organisation.
- How to answer the question
- State the legal name, if known. Count doctors and other staff separately; specify whether you are counting people or full-time equivalents. You may briefly list multiple locations.
- Example · fictional
- Fictional Beispielpraxis AG; 3 doctors and 7 other staff (people); one location in Aarau; Lea Muster, practice management.
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Question 2: Who is responsible for IT and data protection within the medical practice?
Name/role; different responsibilities where applicable.
Explanation of the question
- What this covers
- Different people may be responsible for IT operations and handling patient data.
- How to answer the question
- Name the contact persons in the medical practice and their tasks. If the same person covers both areas, state this. You may openly indicate responsibilities that remain unclear.
- Example · fictional
- IT: Lea Muster, practice management; data protection: Dr Max Beispiel, practice owner. Practice management coordinates the IT provider.
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Question 3: Does the medical practice work with an external IT service provider?
If yes: name, tasks and any access to patient data.
Explanation of the question
- What this covers
- Maintenance, support and remote access may also involve handling patient data.
- How to answer the question
- Include general IT support providers and specialists, for example for practice software or backups. State whether they can view data or access systems; if unsure, answer ‘unknown’.
- Example · fictional
- Beispiel IT AG: workstation support and remote maintenance; access possible with authorisation. Software provider: support; data access unknown.
