Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Luxembourg?
In 2026, Luxembourg scores 59 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 27= of 65 countries, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Every insured person gets a shared record with an access log and blocking tools, but few patients activate it and the EU says access lags.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Luxembourg?
Access to the full record scores 64 of 100 in Luxembourg, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. The 2014 patient rights law gives a right to a full copy within 15 working days, and a national shared record holds lab, imaging and discharge reports. Patients activate only about 3,257 accounts a month, and the EU rates record access as lagging.
Can I control who sees my health record in Luxembourg?
Control and consent scores 70 of 100 in Luxembourg, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. The patient can oppose sharing at any time, close the record, block named professionals or mask data, and see a log of every access. The record is created by default, and the referring doctor cannot be blocked.
Eight rights, against Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Malta and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 64 | 62 · 66 · 72 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 70 | 62 · 52 · 50 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 54 | 55 · 56 · 62 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 54 | 70 · 62 · 60 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 54 | 50 · 60 · 58 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 56 | 62 · 60 · 56 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 44 · 64 · 48 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 50 | 50 · 55 · 50 |
Black dot: Luxembourg. Hollow dots: Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Malta (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Luxembourg 59, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Luxembourg need to change to score higher?
Luxembourg sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (54, median 62) and clinician access at the point of care (56, median 58). The published rubric reads:
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
- Clinician access at the point of care: Treating clinicians able to see the full record across providers, under consent and emergency rules.
Which laws give health record rights in Luxembourg?
- Loi du 24 juillet 2014 relative aux droits et obligations du patient (2014): Right to a patient file and a copy within 15 working days, at copying cost; ten-year retention.
- Code de la sécurité sociale, Article 60quater (dossier de soins partagé) (2010): Creates the shared record; rights to access, see who accessed, and oppose sharing at any time.
- Règlement grand-ducal du 6 décembre 2019 (dossier de soins partagé) (2019): Access matrix, patient blocking and masking levels, full access logs, ten-year retention.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 29.8 2017 · OECD 29 of 38
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 137 2023 · OECD 6 of 38
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 12.1% 2023 · OECD 34 of 35
- Record reaches private care?
- connected
"Un professionnel de santé, intervenant dans la prise en charge médicale du titulaire, détenteur d’une donnée qu’il estime utile et pertinente au sens de l’article 60quater, paragraphe 2 du Code de la sécurité sociale, verse celle-ci au dossier de soins partagé dans un délai raisonnable après la prise de connaissance de cette donnée ou après son premier accès au dossier de soins partagé si cette donnée est antérieure à son activation."
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