The GDNG is a key enabler to facilitate the access to healthcare data for secondary use. Its measures include procedural simplifications on re-using health data across multiple states (Länder). It further provides a legal basis for healthcare institutions to re-use their patients‘ data for research, patient safety and quality assurance, and enables statutory health insurance funds to utilize data to improve the quality of care and to support AI applications.
Name in original language
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Initiative overview
Germany’s Health Data Use Act (GDNG) is intended to make secondary use of health data easier and more consistent. It introduces procedural simplifications for re-using data across federal states and sets out rules to streamline access for approved purposes.
The law provides a legal basis for healthcare institutions to re-use patient data for research, patient safety, and quality assurance, and it enables statutory health insurers to analyse data to improve care quality and to develop or support AI applications. Overall, it seeks to balance greater data availability with clear governance for compliant use.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Federal Ministry of Health
