Consent to access medical information
Sometimes, healthcare professionals at other hospitals where you receive treatment need access to your medical information. We ask you and/or your parents for permission to give them access.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is important that healthcare professionals involved in your treatment have the right information at the right time. Access to your medical information helps ensure that tests and treatments are properly coordinated.
The Princess Máxima Center and UMC Utrecht work closely together. We use the same electronic health record. This means that your consent applies to medical information from both centers.
You decide whether you want to give consent.
Healthcare professionals involved in your treatment can view certain medical information. For example, your family doctor or healthcare professionals at another hospital. They may only view this information if they need it for your treatment.
Healthcare professionals cannot view medical information from psychology or medical social work. Health insurance companies and occupational physicians also do not have access to this medical information.
You can give consent:
through the patient portal
at the outpatient clinic desk
Your consent remains valid until you withdraw it. When your child turns 12 or 16, the consent expires. The Princess Máxima Center will then ask for your consent again.
You can withdraw your consent through the patient portal or at the outpatient clinic desk.
The Princess Máxima Center uses secure digital systems to give other healthcare professionals access to medical information. For example, they can view letters, reports, test results and medical images if they need this information for your treatment.
These systems meet legal requirements for security and privacy. We also keep a record of who has viewed the medical information.
Do you have questions about access to your medical information or about your consent? Please discuss them with the outpatient clinic assistant, your lead physician or your nurse practitioner.