Data Privacy and GDPR Audit for Digital Health Platform
A digital health platform processing PHI for patients in Germany, Sweden, and India needed a comprehensive data privacy audit before launching its EU GDPR and India DPDP Act compliance program. The platform had no data catalogue and uncertain data flows across 9 third-party integrations.
Client
Confidential, Digital Health Client
Industry
Healthcare & HealthTechTeam Lead
Arjun Mehta
Date
Q3 2024
Business Challenge
A digital health platform processing PHI for patients in Germany, Sweden, and India needed a comprehensive data privacy audit before launching its EU GDPR and India DPDP Act compliance program. The platform had no data catalogue and uncertain data flows across 9 third-party integrations.
Solution & Approach
Phronex™ conducted a comprehensive data privacy audit: data flow mapping across all 9 integrations, PHI inventory with classification, third-party vendor privacy risk assessment, gap analysis against GDPR and DPDP Act requirements, and a prioritized remediation roadmap.
Capabilities Delivered
- Data flow mapping across 9 third-party integrations
- PHI inventory and data classification
- Third-party vendor privacy risk assessment
- GDPR and DPDP Act gap analysis
- Prioritized compliance remediation roadmap
Business Outcomes
The audit identified 34 compliance gaps, 8 of which were critical PHI exposure risks. All critical gaps were remediated within 60 days. The platform launched its EU compliance program on schedule, and no regulatory inquiries have been received in 12 months of operation.
34
Compliance gaps identified
60 days
Critical gaps remediated
0
Regulatory inquiries post-launch
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