Secure Health Messaging for professionals and citizens (MSSanté)
MSSanté is the national secure healthcare messaging system.
Getting started
How does MSSanté work?
Messagerie Sécurisée de Santé (MSSanté) enables professionals, authorized by law, and structures from the health, social and medico-social sectors, to exchange messages including health data, of a personal nature, securely and with respect for patient privacy. MSSanté also enables exchanges with patients/users via the citizen messaging system of Mon Espace Santé.
The MSSanté system relies on MSSanté messaging operators (manufacturers, public bodies, healthcare establishments...) who have integrated a Trusted Space whose technical and organizational requirements are defined by the ANS through the Référentiel #1 Opérateurs MSSanté. MSSanté mailboxes (BALs) can only exchange within the Espace de Confiance, they can only exchange with other MSSanté BALs.
The Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS) is the regulator and leads the deployment of MSSanté. Cnam is responsible for deploying citizen messaging (MSS-C).
How to integrate MSSanté into your services?
You can become an Operator and offer an MSSanté service, or use the services of a third-party Operator.
In practice
To join the Espace de Confiance as an MSSanté operator two solutions are available to you: become a developer operator or buyer operator.
A developer operator designates an MSSanté operator who implements for itself or on behalf of buyer operators the components specific to MSSanté requirements.
A purchasing operator: refers to an operator that uses the technology of a developing operator (with an MSSanté operator contract signed with the ANS) by purchasing technical components such as the MSSanté connector.
When ?
Becoming an operator can take a few months, depending on the resources invested (technical and organizational) in the project.
The ANS offers support to players who would like to make MSSanté and join the Espace de Confiance in order to refine their needs.
Key figures
Over 90,000
MSSanté mailboxes open
Over 30,000,000
of messages sent via MSSanté every month
Over 340
operators offering a secure health messaging service
89%
of connected healthcare facilities
35%
of connected social and medical-social establishments and services
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MSSanté: The secure path for innovation in healthcare data exchange
MSSanté (Messagerie Sécurisée de Santé) is an essential pillar of the digital healthcare ecosystem in France. It provides an indispensable trusted space for healthcare professionals wishing to exchange patient data in complete security. Understanding how it works and its implications is crucial for anyone wishing to innovate in the sector.
Why is MSSanté important for innovators?
MSSanté is more than just a messaging system. It is a genuine service that guarantees the confidentiality and integrity of exchanges between authorized professionals. For developers of new e-health solutions, this means:
- Easier regulatory compliance: Integrating MSSanté into your applications ensures that you comply with legal requirements for the protection of health data.
- Greater user confidence: By using a recognized, secure platform, you strengthen the confidence of professionals and patients in your solution.
- Interoperability: MSSanté promotes the seamless exchange of information between the various players in the sector, making it easier to integrate your innovation into the care pathway.
How does MSSanté work?
MSSanté is based on a secure messaging network, where each healthcare professional has a nominative or organizational mailbox. Access is protected by a CPS (Carte de Professionnel de Santé) card or equivalent identification device. This ensures that only authorized persons can exchange personal health data.
Innovating with MSSanté
For innovators, MSSanté offers many opportunities:
- Development of messaging applications compatible with the MSSanté network.
- Creation of services facilitating data exchange between healthcare professionals and patients.
- Design of solutions improving the security and confidentiality of data exchanges in the medico-social sector.
In conclusion, MSSanté is much more than just a secure messaging system. It's a trusted space that's essential for innovation in digital healthcare. By understanding how it works and what's at stake, you'll be in a position to develop solutions that meet the needs of healthcare professionals and patients, while complying with regulatory requirements.