Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-02Who holds the health record in Israel?
In 2026, Israel scores 62 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 16= of 65 countries, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-02.
Every Israeli can read most of their record in their health fund's app, but the national exchange offers only an all-or-nothing opt-out.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Israel?
Access to the full record scores 66 of 100 in Israel, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. The Patient's Rights Act gives a right to the record and a copy, and a 2019 ministry circular makes all four health funds show members structured and free-text data online. No fixed deadline was found and no official usage figure was verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Israel?
Control and consent scores 50 of 100 in Israel, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Everyone is in the national Eitan exchange by default and can leave only completely, by a request at a health fund branch that is handled within 30 days. Every view is logged, but no patient-facing view of that log was found.
Eight rights, against United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 66 | 35 · 64 · 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 50 | 48 · 32 · 25 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 58 | 50 · 50 · 36 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 78 | 80 · 70 · 35 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 56 | 56 · 54 · 40 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 75 | 76 · 54 · 30 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 46 · 46 · 50 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 50 | 64 · 58 · 40 |
Black dot: Israel. Hollow dots: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Israel 62, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Israel need to change to score higher?
Israel sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are patient control and consent (50, median 52) and research and trial consent (49, median 49). The published rubric reads:
- Patient control and consent: An opt-out or opt-in, a patient-visible access log and granular choices together put control at 60 to 80.
- 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.
Which laws give health record rights in Israel?
- Patient's Rights Act 1996 (1996): Right to record information and a copy; confidentiality; disclosure to other clinicians for treatment without consent.
- Patient's Rights Regulations (maximum fee for a medical record copy) 2019 (2019): Free online viewing; computerised copy capped at NIS 10; free discharge letters and test results.
- Protection of Privacy Law 1981, Amendment 13 (2024): Health data specially sensitive; mandatory officers for hospitals and health funds; regulator fines; in force August 2025.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 39.2 2024 · OECD 17 of 38
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 62.1 2024 · OECD 29 of 38
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 32.6% 2023 · OECD 8 of 35
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-07-21 · Calcalist (reporting a Privacy Protection Authority decision) Health fund fined for slow reporting of a fault exposing members' medical files
- 2025-10-03 · Walla News Health ministry confirms patients' medical information leaked in hospital cyberattack
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