The web and good medical practice: a spotlight on the French medical association's white paper

30 Nov 2012 | Ethics
Internet, technologies numériques et réseaux sociaux font désormais partie de notre quotidien. Les médecins n’échappent pas à ce mouvement et utilisent de plus en plus le web dans leur pratique, sans forcément savoir comment adapter les règles de déontologie. Le livre blanc « Déontologie médicale sur le web » publié début 2012 par l’ordre des médecins, les aide à y voir plus clair. Focus sur ce document de référence...

Dr Jacques Lucas: "What is the right e-health strategy for France?"

30 Nov 2012 | Ethics
Interview with Dr Jacques Lucas, vice-president of the French medical association (CNOM), and spokesperson on health information systems...

Accreditation for healthcare data hosting services: four years on

09 Oct 2012 | Ethics
On 20th of January, Jeanne Bossi, secretary general of ASIP Santé, was invited by the French national association for medical imaging directors (ANDIM) to summarize the law on hosting and the accreditation procedure for healthcare data hosting services. It provided a good opportunity to review recent developments in this area, four years after the decree was published...

The Association of Approved Personal Healthcare Data Hosts (AFHADS) – continually continuously improving the security of personal health data

21 Jun 2011 | Ethics
The legislation specifying the approval conditions for personal healthcare data hosts has significantly changed the relationship between the different stakeholders within the health information system...

A look back at the “ethics concerning the use of digital technology in healthcare” event organized by the French medical association (CNOM)

23 Jan 2013 | Ethics
On 14 November, the French medical association ("Conseil National de l’Ordre des Médecins" - CNOM) organized a day of debates and discussion on ethical subjects...