FRANCE Trends and Developments Contributed by: Mathilde Merckx, Xavier Lebrasseur, Juliette Migeon and Diane Courtier, Alchimie Avocats
priorities and objectives, with time milestones and an entity identified as the main stakeholder per area, responsible for their proper implemen- tation. The 2023-2027 roadmap succeeded the previous one covering the years 2019-2022. With France 2030, the French government intends to pursue its ambition to position France as a European leader in digital health, while ensuring an ethical, inclusive and care quality- driven digital transition. The Pillars of France’s Digital Health Transformation Mon espace santé: a digital public service for storing and sharing medical data Mon espace santé is a national-scale digital health record system and serves as a corner- stone of the National Strategy for the Accel- eration of Digital Health. It enables any French citizen to store, manage and share their health documents (eg, prescriptions, test results and hospital reports). The aim is to enable citizens to be better informed, more active in their health- care pathway and to better control their health data. Digital services for healthcare professionals To support healthcare professionals, the State promotes, alongside industrial stakeholders and health companies and start-ups, a suite of digital services, including the shared medical record, digital identity tools (e-CPS), teleconsultation, tele-expertise, remote monitoring, and others. These solutions aim to enhance care coordina- tion, reduce administrative burden, save time for practitioners, and improve the security of infor- mation exchanges. The 2023–2027 roadmap foresees a growing role for data-driven decision-making tools, enhanced digital training for healthcare staff, and stronger
integration across healthcare, social care, and medico-social sectors. In addition to these practical pillars for the effec- tive implementation of the National Strategy for the Acceleration of Digital Health, the integration of technological challenges is also expected. Integration of Technological Challenges Integration of artificial intelligence Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is seen as a vector of efficiency and innovation. However, its integra- tion within the French healthcare system is con- ditioned by ethical and responsible implemen- tation. Therefore, on 12 May 2025 the French Digital Health Agency ( Agence du Numérique en Santé - “ANS”), alongside the governmental Digital Health Delegation (“DNS”), launched a public consultation ending on 6 June, 2025 on an Implementation Guide for Ethical AI in Health, defining concrete criteria to ensure that AI sys- tems are respectful of human rights, transpar- ent, and explainable. The Implementation Guide for Ethical AI in Health is in line with evolving European regulation, notably the AI Regulation (AI Act) adopted in 2024. In France, conformity with such ethical frameworks is seen as a pre- requisite for fostering trust and adoption among professionals and the public alike. The expansion of telehealth Telehealth aims to improve healthcare access and comprises five primary types of acts: tele- consultation, tele-expertise, remote monitoring, tele-assistance, and medical regulation (article R.6316-1 of the French Public Health Code). It is considered as a strategic response to systemic issues, such as healthcare professional short- ages in rural or peri-urban zones. The ANS, responsible for the digital transfor- mation of the healthcare system, promotes tel-
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