[The paranoia of data collection in Hungary and the health system]

There is no integrated national health database in Hungary. The currently available database collects only important parameters relevant for funding, and these include data only from publicly funded providers. Patient data in different hospitals are inaccessible from outside but, because of insufficient filing and closures of hospitals, they are often not available in the hospital either. The author encourages to establish a medical database in Hungary by showing foreign examples, thus providing both medical staff and research with authentic patient data.