Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-02Who holds the health record in Taiwan?
In 2026, Taiwan scores 63 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 11= 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.
Taiwan's single insurer offers every insured person three years of claims-based records online, with 12.48 million registered users, but full charts stay in each hospital.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Taiwan?
Access to the full record scores 68 of 100 in Taiwan, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. The Medical Care Act gives a right to a copy of the record, and My Health Bank shows three years of visits, medicines, lab results and imaging reports to 12.48 million registered users. Copies cost the patient, and Liberty Times reported only 1 to 3 million regular users.
Can I control who sees my health record in Taiwan?
Control and consent scores 52 of 100 in Taiwan, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. A person can set an NHI card password that stops all contracted doctors and pharmacists from viewing their MediCloud data, and a separate opt-out covers research use. The block is a single switch that must be set in person at an NHIA or district office.
Eight rights, against Singapore, South Korea, Japan and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 68 | 62 · 66 · 62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 52 | 58 · 55 · 62 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 50 | 62 · 65 · 58 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 72 | 64 · 62 · 48 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 62 | 62 · 55 · 50 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 78 | 68 · 58 · 52 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 66 | 50 · 50 · 50 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 58 | 62 · 66 · 60 |
Black dot: Taiwan. Hollow dots: Singapore, South Korea, Japan (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Taiwan 63, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Taiwan need to change to score higher?
Taiwan sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (50, median 55) and patient control and consent (52, median 52). The published rubric reads:
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
- 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.
Which laws give health record rights in Taiwan?
- National Health Insurance Data Management Act (2025): Opt-out from secondary use, no commercial-profit use, fines up to NT$10 million; in force 10 August 2026.
- Personal Data Protection Act (1995): Health data special category; rights to copy and delete; 2025 amendment creating breach reporting not yet in force.
- Medical Care Act (1986): Patients may get a copy of their record at their own cost; privacy duties; last amended September 2026.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- unknown
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- unknown
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- unknown
- Record reaches private care?
- partial
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Published stories
- 2025-03-06 · Knews (知新聞) Mackay Memorial Hospital apologises after ransomware attack that may have taken patient data
- 2026-06-15 · Central News Agency (中央社) Two men charged with buying hacked hospital patient records to resell online
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