Problematic issues of compliance with legal regimes of confidential information by medical workers

Relevance of the problem. Despite the legal consolidation of confidential information in health legislation, the practice of applying the institute of medical confidentiality and personal data in the context of the ongoing digitalization of medical activities raises a number of questions. They require their regulation in order to prevent violations of the constitutional right of citizens to privacy. Objective. To analyze the legal regimes of confidential information and medical confidentiality in the implementation of medical activities, as well as the legal grounds for its disclosure and transfer, taking into account the legal positions of the courts of general jurisdiction. Material and methods. To achieve the goal, formal-legal and comparative-legal research methods, content analysis of reviews of judicial practice, as well as literary sources on the problem under study posted in the eLIBRARV.RU electronic library were used. Results and discussion. The article analyzes legal uncertainties in determining the content of information constituting a medical secret and extending the confidentiality regime to them. Personal data and medical secrets are considered as an object of an offense. Conclusions. The conducted content analysis of regulatory acts and scientific sources showed the need for legislative clarification of the list of information constituting a medical secret, as well as the need to improve civil regulation of publicly available information affecting medical aspects of human and citizen life