e-Nabız Approval System and Data Sharing

The recently introduced e-Nabız approval system is a digital security feature that allows you to grant permission for doctors to view your medical history when you visit a hospital. This system ensures that your lab results, current medications, and past diagnoses are shared with healthcare professionals only within the limits you set. Its primary goal is to protect your personal data while keeping the diagnosis and treatment process entirely under your control, ensuring it remains safe and efficient.

In brief:

The system gives you complete control over who can access your health data and for how long.
By logging in with your e-Devlet (e-Government) password, you can change your sharing settings in seconds at any time.
You can restrict your data so that no doctor can see it, or allow access only to the physician currently examining you.
In life-threatening "red zone" emergencies, authorized medical staff can access your data without prior approval.
For chronic disease management, allowing your doctor to see your past blood values is crucial for an accurate diagnosis.
During hospital registration, you can grant your doctor 24-hour temporary access using a 6-digit SMS code sent to your mobile phone.

What is the New e-Nabız Approval System?

In past years, whenever you visited a hospital in Türkiye, the examining physician could directly view your old lab results, X-rays, or medications through the system. However, due to changing legal regulations and personal data protection standards, viewing health data without patient consent has been entirely restricted. The new e-Nabız approval era is a national digital infrastructure that responds exactly to this need, placing the key to your medical history directly in your hands.

Thanks to this system, only you decide whether a blood test you had done in a different city or hospital in Türkiye will be visible to your new doctor. Representing a massive step forward for patient rights, this application places your medical privacy under state protection. At the same time, when you allow your doctor to access your past data, you save yourself from having to give blood unnecessarily or undergo the same radiological scans again. This not only shortens your time spent at the hospital but also gives your treatment process a much faster and more accurate start. While every individual over the age of 18 manages their own approval process, children's data is controlled by their parents.

Why is Health Data Privacy Important and What Risks Does It Prevent?

Your health history contains the most sensitive and personal information about you throughout your life. Past surgical operations, genetic predispositions from your family, psychiatric examination records, allergies, and the prescription medications you use regularly are directly at the center of your private life. Preventing this data from falling into the hands of unauthorized individuals, employers, or unrelated institutions is a fundamental patient rights principle in modern medicine. In our increasingly digital world, storing medical records on highly secure servers has become an inseparable part of your personal safety.

This infrastructure, provided by the Turkish Ministry of Health, protects your data with high-level encryption methods and strictly prevents it from being shared with third parties without your explicit consent. If data privacy cannot be ensured, patients might hesitate to visit a doctor due to fear of stigmatization, or they might hide certain symptoms. The digital health consent application increases the trust a patient places in their physician. Knowing exactly what information is shared and with whom boosts the patient's participation and motivation in their treatment. In this way, privacy is protected while transparent healthcare is provided.

Data in the System and Communication Warning Signs

The system gathers all your medical records obtained since birth, or since the system was implemented, onto a single screen. Your laboratory results, such as complete blood count (hemogram), fasting blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and thyroid hormones, accumulate in this pool. Furthermore, radiological imaging like MRIs, CT scans, and X-rays, as well as prescribed medications, medical reports, and your vaccination history, are listed in detail. Having this data in one place is life-saving, especially in situations that require physicians from different medical specialties to work together.

There are some warning signs indicating that your system settings might not be configured correctly. If you visit a hospital and the registration desk clerk says they have sent an SMS to your phone, but you don't receive a message, your contact information is likely outdated. Similarly, if you enter the examination room and your doctor mentions they cannot see the blood pressure or diabetes medications you used in the past, it means your e-Nabız data sharing settings are set to a restricted level. When you encounter these warning signs, you should quickly review your profile settings so your medical process is not interrupted.

Adjusting your data sharing settings on the system is a highly practical process for anyone using a smartphone. To begin, you must log into the system via the official mobile application downloaded to your phone or through your computer's web browser. The most secure and common method to log in is using your e-Devlet (e-Government) password. After logging in successfully, you generally need to click on the profile settings tab, located in the upper right corner of the screen or in the menu bar, to access the "Sharing Options" section.

When you enter this section, you will see different security levels. Once you select and save the one that suits your needs, your settings are updated within seconds across hospital systems throughout Türkiye. If you have completely restricted your data, the registration staff or your doctor will send you an approval request through the system when you go to the hospital for an examination. An SMS with the heading of the Ministry of Health will arrive on your phone containing a 6-digit code. When you tell this code to your physician, your doctor will be authorized to review your past records only for that day and for a period of 24 hours. When the time expires, access automatically closes again.

The system offers four basic profile options to accommodate the different needs and privacy preferences of patients. The first and most restrictive option is the "No physician can see" setting. When you choose this setting, no doctor can access your past data except in emergencies. If you have a chronic illness and insist on using this option, you must carry paper printouts of your old lab results with you when you go for an examination. Otherwise, the diagnostic process may be prolonged.

The second option is the "Only my family physician can see" setting. In this case, only the family doctor registered to your residence can access your data; specialist physicians in hospitals cannot see your records. The third option is "Only physicians at the hospital I am being examined at can see." This setting makes the job easier for the doctors at the healthcare facility you are currently visiting, while blocking access from other hospitals. The fourth and most flexible option is the "All physicians can see" setting. When you choose this profile, no matter where you are in Türkiye, every doctor examining you can instantly view your past records in their system to quickly plan your treatment.

Common Mistakes in System Usage and Risk Groups

The most common mistake patients encounter during the adaptation process to the new digital system is that their mobile phone numbers are not up to date in the system. If you have changed the number registered in the e-Devlet or Ministry of Health databases, the approval SMS will be sent to your old number when you go to the hospital. In this case, you cannot provide the approval code to your physician, and your doctor will not be able to see your past test results. To avoid this problem, you should check your contact information periodically and make sure to update it in the system if you change your number.

Another common mistake is falling for the misconception that turning off data sharing completely deletes the data. Your data continues to be safely stored under state protection; it is simply hidden from physicians' screens. Patients over the age of 65 or individuals with low digital literacy may particularly struggle when managing these settings. For patients in this risk group, getting help from a trusted relative to keep their settings at the "The physician examining me can see" level largely prevents disruptions that might occur in non-emergency but urgent situations requiring quick intervention.

When to See a Doctor and Emergency Situations

But what if you are unconscious, have been in a severe accident, and need emergency medical intervention? The system is designed to prioritize human life above all privacy rules and settings. If you are brought to the emergency room by ambulance and have a life-threatening condition (a "red zone" situation), the system's emergency protocol is instantly activated. Emergency room physicians can see your blood type, severe allergies like penicillin, blood thinners you use, or vital information like a pacemaker on their screens in seconds, without needing your or your relative's approval.

If you experience severe crushing chest pain, numbness in the arm, sudden loss of consciousness, shortness of breath, facial drooping, speech impairment, or severe bleeding trauma, you should call 112 (the emergency number in Türkiye) immediately without wasting time thinking about data sharing. In such situations, medical teams will access the emergency notes in your profile to provide you with the most accurate intervention. To ensure that your privacy settings do not harm you or your treatment during a real struggle for life, the emergency barrier in the system works flawlessly.

The Process and Registration Steps at BHT CLINIC

From the moment you step into BHT CLINIC İstanbul Tema Hastanesi, our experienced patient consultants complete your registration process quickly, safely, and comfortably. If your data sharing settings are restricted, you can resolve the process in seconds by sharing the 6-digit approval code sent to your phone with the attendant while presenting your ID at the registration desk. Especially in conditions that require long-term and meticulous follow-up, such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or thyroid diseases, it is highly critical for our Internal Medicine specialists to see your old blood values and medication dosages to plan your treatment correctly.

With your approval, our specialist physicians will review this past data in detail and draw up the most appropriate, personalized treatment map for you. If your past data cannot be accessed, all necessary tests can be safely repeated on the same day in our hospital's advanced laboratories. For any sudden health issues, you can visit our fully equipped emergency department, which provides 24/7 service, or contact us via our call center at 0850 811 34 00 to get detailed information. For your planned examinations, check-up programs, and routine controls, you can visit our appointment page to quickly complete your procedures from the comfort of your home.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I do if the e-Nabız approval code doesn't arrive on my phone?

The most common reason for not receiving the approval code via SMS is that your mobile phone number registered in the system is outdated or entered incorrectly. Checking your contact information via the e-Devlet portal or the profile settings section of the app and saving your current number to the system will solve the problem.

My doctor cannot see my past lab results; what is the reason?

Your data sharing settings might be left on the "No physician can see" or "Only my family physician can see" option. For your specialist doctor to see your lab results on the hospital screen, you need to change your settings via the application or provide your physician with the SMS code sent to your phone during the examination.

Can I not be examined at the hospital if I don't give approval?

Of course, you can be examined; not giving consent for data sharing absolutely does not prevent you from being examined or receiving healthcare services. However, because your physician will not be able to see your past medical records, old lab results, and medications you use, they may ask you to retake certain blood tests or scans to make an accurate diagnosis.

How can I manage my child's health data?

The health data of children under the age of 18 is legally managed through the profile of their mother or father. After logging into your own account with your e-Devlet password, you can click on the "My Children" tab in the menu to adjust their data sharing settings and review their past lab results in detail.

Yes, you can change your sharing preferences whenever you need to, without any limitations. By accessing your profile settings via the mobile app or website, you can set a new privacy level in seconds, completely remove restrictions, or reactivate them whenever you wish.

This article is for informational purposes only; please consult your physician for diagnosis and treatment.

The e-Nabız Approval System: How to Manage Your Health Data