Digital Health Agency (ANS)
Mission
Support / Regulation
Type of actor
Institutional player
Fields of intervention
Health / Social care / Social / Medical Device
Intervention zone
National
What is the Agence du Numérique en Santé?
The Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS) supports the digital transformation of the healthcare system alongside all the players involved in the healthcare, social and medico-social sectors, private and public, professionals and users alike.
Missions
- Sets out clear frameworks and best practices to facilitate the sharing and exchange of healthcare data (Politique générale de sécurité des systèmes d'information de santé (PGSSI-S), refèrentiels, cybersecurity support, healthcare data hosting, Annuaire Santé, CPS and e-CPS cards, operational directory of resources, interoperability framework for healthcare information systems...) ;
- Co-constructs e-health projects throughout France with the various players in the ecosystem;
- Leads digital projects of national interest (MSSanté, SI-Samu, Santé.fr ...).
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I have a project. How can I get in touch with ANS?
- To understand the repositories for urbanization, security and interoperability that concern me;
- To use the digital services offered by ANS and benefit from the test environments;
- To obtain a label (e.g. the e-santé label for software for health centers and homes") or certification;
- To assess my solution's compliance with e-health urbanization and interoperability principles via the Convergence tool ;
- To provide input during ANS-led consultation phases on reference documents that may impact my project;
- To participate in projectathons.
To help innovative companies scale up, an experienced team dedicated to innovation is here for you(Innovation Team). It helps you identify regulatory constraints and major national projects to make your solutions available.
At what stage of my project should I contact you?
From the mock-up / prototyping phase: to identify the repositories and services I need to use in order to anticipate their implementation and be in line with regulations and national standards.
During the development / commissioning phase: to help me integrate these regulations / services into my digital tool or service.
Does it finance projects?
Yes via calls for projects
Accessible resources
The resources made available by the Agence du Numérique en Santé are accessible on its website: reference documents specific to each of the digital health topics, sandboxes in order to test the implementation of certain services, webinars...
Practical guide
All the questions you need to ask about ANS.
Who's the right person to talk to?
- Each regulatory topic has its own dedicated group of experts. To identify the expert for each core repository: consult the regulatory Fact sheets.
- You can contact the Innovation team to receive support for your e-health project: contact industry support.
- Need assistance? https://esante.gouv.fr/assistance.
Is there a charge for ANS services?
The Agence du Numérique en Santé is a public institutional player. The services and repositories it offers are accessible free of charge.
Can ANS provide individual support for my project?
ANS does not support each project individually.
Which ANS standards apply to me?
Find out the essentials on the various regulatory topics and identify the standards required by your department: Make your regulatory diagnosis nowt.
Can I take part in ANS work?
You can take part in the work of the Agence du Numérique en Santé:
- Exchange during Webinars ;
- Share your ideas on the platform: Plateforme participez.esante.gouv.fr;
- By being affiliated to an industry federation (ASINHPA, FEIMA, France Digitale Health, Interop'santé,LEEM, LET, SFIL , SNITEM, Syntec Numérique, TECH IN France,...), you can use them to raise issues with the Agence du Numérique en Santé.
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