Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Hungary?
In 2026, Hungary scores 68 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 3= of 65 countries, in the Strong band (65 to 84). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Hungary's EESZT links every GP, hospital and pharmacy, and patients can block doctors and read an access log, though very few use those controls.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Hungary?
Access to the full record scores 72 of 100 in Hungary, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. Through the EESZT portal and the EgészségAblak app, patients can see documents from their care, prescriptions and referrals, and the EU scored Hungary 85.98 on record access in 2024. Medical images are not yet shown to citizens, so the score stays inside the portal band.
Can I control who sees my health record in Hungary?
Control and consent scores 72 of 100 in Hungary, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Patients can open their record to all, block whole specialties, block a single doctor or hospital, or block everyone, and they can read a log of every query. Only about 0.6 percent of people have changed the default.
Eight rights, against Estonia, Sweden, Denmark and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 72 | 80 · 77 · 78 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 72 | 68 · 72 · 70 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 62 | 55 · 64 · 62 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 78 | 80 · 66 · 82 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 55 | 58 · 60 · 58 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 76 | 75 · 64 · 78 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 47 | 50 · 49 · 49 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 54 | 50 · 50 · 50 |
Black dot: Hungary. Hollow dots: Estonia, Sweden, Denmark (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Hungary 68, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Hungary need to change to score higher?
Hungary sits in Strong (65 to 84); Leading starts at 85. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are research and trial consent (47, median 49) and protection from commercial use (55, median 55). The published rubric reads:
- Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
- Protection from commercial use: Clear limits on selling health data or using it for marketing, covering apps and data brokers as well as providers.
Which laws give health record rights in Hungary?
- Act CLIV of 1997 on Health (Eütv.) (1997): Patient right to know the contents of their medical documentation; discharge and outpatient reports on completion.
- Act XLVII of 1997 on Health Data (Eüak.) (1997): Legal base for EESZT, digital self-determination, emergency access, and health data asset reuse.
- EMMI Decree 39/2016 on EESZT detailed rules (2016): What providers must upload to EESZT and when; school health added from July 2026.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 35.9 2023 · OECD 22 of 38
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 57.2 2023 · OECD 31 of 38
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 24.9% 2023 · OECD 17 of 35
- Record reaches private care?
- connected
"EESZT has linked GPs, hospitals, outpatient clinics and all pharmacies since 2017, with private providers since 2020."
Published stories
- 2026-03-20 · Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH), decision NAIH-273-7/2026 Former family doctor opened an ex-patient's national health record 47 times
- 2026-03 · Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH), annual report on 2025, case NAIH-2306-1/2025 Clinic charged per page for a patient's records, regulator rules access is free
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