Health Data Protection and Patient Privacy in the Context of Digitalization Public Health Services in Indonesia

Digital healthcare services have emerged as one of the innovations in current information technology development, garnering increasing attention from the public since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The utilization of digital healthcare services necessitates the health data, rendering it a sensitive matter with the potential to raise legal issues, thus requiring regulations concerning personal data protection. However, in its implementation, the assurance of health data and patient privacy in the digitalization of the healthcare sector remains unrealized. This raises legal issues regarding patient data protection and privacy, as well as their legal protection in the digital era. To address this question, the research analysis utilizes a normative juridical research approach. The results of the study show the foremost concern regarding the legal issue of patient data protection and privacy is the security of the data. There are also threats associated with the use of technology in the digital era. Patient data and privacy are protected by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and the Personal Data Protection Law. Nevertheless, careful implementation is necessary to prevent further cases related to data breaches or patient privacy infringement.