Mon Espace Santé has just celebrated its first year of existence. This digital health record is slowly taking hold. It is used by eight million French people and increasingly by health professionals. Illustration in a pharmacy in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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Behind the counter of her pharmacy, Alexandra Louis de Soultrait is busy on a screen. A “trainer” is next to her to help her handle this new software which will allow her to fill in the patient file. She fills out the file of an old gentleman. “Since the death of his wife, he does not eat very well, explains the pharmacist. He does not listen to recommendations when taking his medication. If you can’t reach your doctor quickly, you’re heading for disaster. There, with this software, we have a watch.”
To inform the doctor, there is now secure software, designed especially for pharmacists, with the patient’s agreement, and from his vital card, health professionals can record the data they collect by questioning this person on his general condition, the number of meals he takes, his illnesses or the treatments taken.
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Over the past year, eight million French people have subscribed to “Mon Espace Santé”. The pharmacist can also consult patient records and, in some cases, this is vital. “My pharmacy is at the exit of the RER B. It happens that patients who come from airports have forgotten their prescription at home… Thanks to this software, we can have access to their medicines and deliver them quickly. medication can sometimes be fatal.”
The objective of this sharing of information is to save caregivers time and ensure better patient follow-up. “The objective is for this to be as fluid and transparent as possible for healthcare professionals, explains Xavier Vitry of the ministerial delegation to digital health. When the doctor prints his prescription to give it to the patient, it is automatically sent to My Health Space without additional work.
“The idea is to prevent professionals from having to re-enter.”
Xavier Vitry, member of the ministerial delegation for digital healthat franceinfo
In January 2023, five million documents were uploaded to patients’ digital health records by healthcare professionals.
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