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About the DMF (Dutch: EPD)
Every patient at Radboudumc has a Digital Medical File DMF (Dutch: EPD). read moreAbout the DMF (Dutch: EPD)
Every patient at Radboudumc has a Digital Medical File DMF (Dutch: EPD). This DMF contains all medical data of a patient. Also, correspondence with the general practitioner and other specialists is kept in this record. You have a right to access your own medical file, unless this is in conflict with another’s privacy.mijnRadboud
Via mijnRadboud, you have access to some of your medical data from the DMF. You can login everywhere and at any time, to make appointments and to ask questions to your medical team. Also, parents of children up to the age of 12 have access to (a part of) their child’s DMF via mijnRadboud. read more about mijnRadboud (Dutch)Copy of a patient file or x-ray
You have the right to access and obtain a copy of your data. You can do this via mijnRadboud. If you are not using mijnRadboud, you can submit a request to view your medical file or receive a copy of it.
read moreCopy of a patient file or x-ray
You have the right to access and obtain a copy of your data. You can do this via mijnRadboud. If you are not using mijnRadboud, you can submit a request to view your medical file or receive a copy of it.
- You can submit a request for access to the department where you are or have been treated. We will then find a suitable time to go through the file together.
- A written request is required for a copy. You must enclose a copy of your ID with your request. (See the government website for information on how to securely send a copy of your ID.)
- Is the request for a child's file? Then a declaration of consent is required. More information on this can be found on this page.
Send your request to:
Radboudumc
[name department]
[name practitioner]
Mailbox number 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
Are you not sure which department you should contact? Then please send your request to:
Radboudumc
630 Board of Directors secretariat
Mailbox number 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
Requesting imaging from the Radiology department
You can request a DVD containing images from your examination from the Radiology department. There is no charge for this.
To do so, send a written request by email or post, including
- Your personal details, as complete as possible
- Your date of birth
- What should be included on the DVD
- The address to which the DVD should be sent
- A copy of a valid ID
You can email this request to servicedeskarchief.radng@radboudumc.nl or send it by mail to:
Radboudumc
766 Radiology
Attn: Archive service desk
Mailbox number 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
You can also request a DVD in person at the archive service desk. To do so, follow route 762 and go to waiting room 11, where you will find the service desk. You will also need to provide proof of identity here, otherwise we will not be able to give you the DVD.
The archive service desk is open on working days from 8:15 AM to 12:15 PM and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
How do I authorize someone to consult my file?
You can authorize someone on your behalf to receive a copy of your file. This is only possible in writing. You have to write down who exactly you authorize to receive the copy.Consulting the file after passing away
After someone’s death, the bereaved cannot consult the file just like that. The doctor decides whether this is possible or not. He or she takes into consideration the wishes of the deceased patient and the importance of consulting the file for relatives or bereaved.Access to the file when children are concerned
The rights to access to the file and to receive a copy of it are different for the three different age-groups distinguished by the Medical Treatment Contracts Act (WGBO): read moreAccess to the file when children are concerned
The rights to access to the file and to receive a copy of it are different for the three different age-groups distinguished by the Medical Treatment Contracts Act (WGBO):- When it comes to children up to the age of 12 years, parents with custody of the child have a right to consult the file and to receive a copy of it.
- When children from 12 to 16 years are concerned, the parents as well as the child have a right to access the file. To receive access though, both the permissions of the child and the parents are needed.
- Young people aged 16 and 17 years do have a right of their own to consult their file and to receive a copy of it. If a parent wants access to the file or requests a copy of it, the child has to give his or her permission for this.
Changing, adding or destroying information in your file
Do you think certain data in your file are incorrect, incomplete, irrelevant or contrary to a statutory regulation? Then you can ask your healthcare provider to correct these data. read moreChanging, adding or destroying information in your file
Do you think that certain data in your file are incorrect, incomplete, irrelevant or contrary to a statutory regulation? Then you can ask your healthcare provider to correct these data. You also have the possibility to request for (part of) your data to be destroyed. When this is done, your request for destruction is kept in the (otherwise empty) dossier. A healthcare provider is not obligated to grant your request for destruction, for example if maintaining the file is important for someone else of if destroying the file is contrary to a statutory regulation. When the healthcare provider refuses your request, he or she must give an explanation why.You can also write down your personal vision on the treatment in a declaration. If you do so, your healthcare provider adds this file to your dossier.
A request for destruction or addition of data should be send to the Board of Directors or to your own doctor.
