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The eHEALTH france alliance welcomes the creation of the strategic committee for digital healthcare

10 Feb 2017
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The Alliance eHealth France is very pleased with the outcome of this initiative, which is overseen by the DSSIS (Délégation Générale à la Stratégie des Systèmes d’Information de Santé), but stresses that it will remain vigilant on the points essential to the success of e-health projects in France and their international reach.

The eHealth France alliance welcomed the creation of a strategic committee dedicated to digital healthcare. The announcement highlighted the need to connect public authorities, care providers and technology companies around practical health priorities.

Projects may include secure exchange of information, scheduling, remote support or analytics. Each use case should be assessed for suitability, accessibility and evidence of benefit. The objective is better care organisation and experience, not technology adoption as a measure of success in itself.

A committee is useful when it supports coordination on interoperability, information security, patient benefit and deployment. Its creation is a historical milestone, not evidence that every expected measure has since been delivered.

Digital health initiatives operate in an environment where patient safety, trust and continuity of care are essential. A technical service must work with existing clinical processes rather than merely introduce a new interface. Healthcare professionals and patients should be involved in the definition of real needs.