The development of Information and Communication Technology in the field of health is a high-stakes topic and an opportunity for the industry, both at national and European levels. In order to make France a world leader in the field of eHealth, determination and cooperation among public and private actors are a necessity, according to the database's introductory statement.
Mr. Gagneux made this declaration during a debate organised on 6 October 2010 in Monaco, during the Roundtable on security and information systems.
In future, French people will thus have access to their DMP based on the procedures that will be tested and validated by ASIP Santé in 2011. "The system that was designed obviously contains plans for the patients' access to their DMP, but these plans pose a certain number of challenges in terms of confidentiality, security and ergonomics. This is why we have opted for experimentations in this field, to be sure that the terms of patient access to their DMP apply in the best conditions usage-wise." said Mr. Gagneux.
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For the general public, 2010 will mark the year of the rise to power of the mobile phones connected to the Internet. It is likewise expected that in December 2010 France will count over 15 million mobile phone surfers. At the end of 2013, the world market of mobile applications should represent €15 billion. The Proxima Mobile portal was launched with the purpose of supporting the community of the French developers, as a pump-priming measure.
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Developed by the CNFPT and 34 local governments, www.emploi-territorial.fr is an online interactive job board connecting local governments, civil servants willing to be transferred and job seekers.
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The EHR will allow patients to organise their health records for consultations with their GP and other healthcare providers and give them access to medication histories and a summary of recent appointments.
The second part of the programme, the Dossier Medical Patient (DM-Patient) will be developed over the next few years to allow medical records to be shared among healthcare professionals and provide them with in depth information about a patient’s care including medical images, exam results and lab reports.