Telemedicine: commitments to simplify administrative procedures announced by the Comité Stratégique de Filière Santé (Health Sector Strategic Committee)

The Contrat de Filière Industries et Technologies de Santé, signed in July 2013 between the French government and representatives of industry federations, includes a measure (known as “measure 33”) dedicated to facilitating the development of e-health, recognized as a strategic industry of the future with strong development potential.

The joint working group (“GT 33”) responsible for implementing these commitments brought together representatives of public authorities (DGOS, DSSIS, DGE, DGRI, ASIP Santé, ANAP, HAS, CNAMTS, ANSM) and industry associations (SNITEM, Syntec Numérique) under the co-chairmanship of Pierre LEURENT (Syntec Numérique and SNITEM) and Philippe BURNEL (Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women’s Rights). It is today publishing its activity report and announcing a series of commitments designed to facilitate the deployment of telemedicine.

Based on feedback from project leaders, the report contains six commitments designed to address the practical difficulties encountered when developing or implementing a telemedicine project.