Reader opinion Saving your wellness information to Kanta is completely voluntary

Social and health care professionals are trained to use the information appropriately.

Sini Mickelsson (HS Guest Pen 17.1.) expressed concern On the future of self-sufficiency data. It is important to note that the recording of well-being data is always voluntary. Social and health care professionals are trained to use the information appropriately.

People are now actively monitoring their own well-being and gathering information through a variety of applications. In the future, this information, such as blood pressure, blood sugar or heart rate, may be stored more extensively in the Personal Data Reserve. The information can be clicked to be viewed by a nurse or doctor.

Human well-being well-being can streamline care and health monitoring and provide valuable health information. Preliminary health surveys, for example, are also easier to complete. Recording well-being data encourages and commits self-care.

Social and health care professionals are trained to make proper use of the data produced by the client and with due regard for data protection. Welfare data is not used in all situations: for example, social care decisions are not based on data collected by applications.

Similar data are already being used in health care, but the data is scattered in different places. Blood pressure data is filled in on squared paper and blood glucose monitoring notes. Many would prefer to store data digitally. This would also streamline social and health care processes when a professional would not have to type data from paper to computer.

Welfare data stored in the private stock is currently only available to the citizen for his or her own use. It will be possible to store your own well-being data for SOT professionals to see in 2024. This is regulated by the Customer Data Act.

The data protection and security of the basic services are at a very high level. The wellness application related to the Personal Data Repository must also pass Class A certification and security audits. Extensive external evaluation will also be required in the future.

The storage of one’s own well-being data is always completely voluntary for the citizen. The citizen can also delete the data at any time. It is important to establish effective practices in social and health care for the utilization of well-being data. This is part of the normal development of customer and nursing work.

Outi Lehtokari

head of service operations

Stock services, Kela

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