For Healthcare
Patient consent forms, collected digitally
Collect patient signatures on consent forms and intake documents, GDPR-compliant, EU data residency.
Common pain points
- Paper consent forms slow down intake and create storage and GDPR compliance burdens
- Scanning and filing signed forms takes administrative time away from patient care
- Losing a paper consent form creates legal exposure that a digital audit trail prevents
Forms healthcare providers collect digitally
- Patient consent form
- Treatment agreement
- Privacy notice acknowledgement
- Data processing consent (AVG/GDPR)
- Referral authorisation
- Insurance authorisation form
How it works
Healthcare Administrator
- 1Upload the consent form template
- 2Send to the patient via email or patient portal link
- 3Patient signs electronically before or during the appointment
- 4Receive the signed form with full audit trail, stored securely on EU servers
Patient
- 1Receive a signing link by email
- 2Review the consent form at your own pace
- 3Sign with a drawn or typed signature, no account needed
- 4Receive a copy of the signed form for your records
Patient consent forms can be signed with a Simple Electronic Signature (SES) under eIDAS. BuiltSign stores all data on EU servers in compliance with GDPR (AVG). For specific medical-legal requirements in your country, consult a compliance specialist.
Why healthcare providers choose BuiltSign
GDPR-compliant by design
Patient data never leaves European infrastructure. EU data residency is guaranteed, no configuration needed.
Full audit trail
Every signed consent form includes timestamp, IP address and email verification. Ready for regulatory review.
No app or account for patients
Patients sign via a secure browser link, frictionless for every age group and device.
Questions about e-signing for healthcare
- Yes. Under eIDAS, a Simple Electronic Signature is legally valid for consent forms. BuiltSign provides a tamper-proof audit trail as evidence.
- Exclusively on European infrastructure. BuiltSign never transfers data outside the EU, ensuring GDPR (AVG) compliance.
- Patients need access to an email address to receive the signing link. Signing works in any modern browser, no app or account required.
- For the lifetime of your subscription. You can download and archive signed forms at any time to comply with medical record retention requirements.