[Implant registry and patient data; physician needs to be aware of privacy laws]

In 2015 a national implant registry (LIR) was established in the Netherlands. The aim of this registry is to enable the quick identification of patients with implants that subsequently cause problems. To this end, the controller of the registry collects patient data from hospitals and individual physicians. The privacy laws apply to the LIR and the disclosing hospitals and physicians. Both the controller of the registry and those who submit data to it should be aware of these laws, particularly in view of the high administrative penalties that have recently been imposed on breaches of the laws on privacy and the risk of liability claims.