Doctors 2.0: The New Physician-Patient Relationship, Pr. Arie Kruseman, NL
Impact of Existing Health Systems on Social Media Adoption in France
1. Impact of Existing Health Care System
on Web 2.0 / Social Media
Case Study France
Denise Silber, Medicine 2.0
Maastricht 2010
2. French Internet Users
69% French Population
425% Growth 2000-10
Obligation for private
physicians to computerize
since 1996, has lead to 90%+
result. Hospitals: are on
their way.
So, it’s a great basis.
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
4. Web 1.0
Type of Site France
Health Portals Doctissimo
NLM/PubMed
Sci. societies
Cismef
Sci.societies
Forums Atoute
Same categories
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
5. So, how are Social Media & 2.0
Tools advancing in France in
Health Care ?
6. Health 2.0 Tools ?
Cited Wikipedia US France
Physician
Community
Rating
Sermo
RatingMD
?
?
PHR MS Healthvault ?
Patient
community
PatientsLikeMe ?
Rx Drug Review iGuard ?
Genetic Testing 23 & Me ?
Are there French equivalents?
7. Health 2.0 Tools
Cited Wikipedia US France
Physician
Community
Rating Site
Sermo
RatingMd
Eugenol
Docatus
Desbons
PHR MS Healthvault DP, DMP (State)
Sanoia
Patient
community
PatientsLikeMe Doctissimo
forums
Rx Drug Review iGuard Meamedica.fr
Genetic Testing 23 & Me N/A
Quite different
8. Why ?
National specificities
• Regulation, Institutions
• HCP culture
• Different health system
issues
• Ecosystem strength or
not
1 Unique ecosystem
2. Issues of
affordability in US
lead to greater
questioning of qualityDenise.silber@basilstrategies.com
9. Differences in 1) Health system
2) Business
" French Patients almost
unlimited access to HCP’s,
(if no waiting list in region)
" Basic costs reimbursed
" French system not seen as
« broken »
" Legal requirement to
provide certification of
health sites
" Health difficult to run
as a business
" Entrepreneurship
outside US not have
scale of Silicon Valley
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
10. Certification by HON
" Launched in 11/07
" 900 sites certified in
France, under the new
rules
" Now under debate
(among experts)
11. Cultural, Regulatory Issues
PROVIDER SITES
" Many HCP think that
they’re not allowed to
create their own site
" Each « Order » has
rules on what content
is authorized, how to
name the url
" Cost and time high for
HCP
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
12. Cultural, Regulatory Issues
PHARMACIES
• Virtual pharmacy
authorized only
if owner has physical
pharmacy. Monopoly.
• No medication can be
sold online
• Non-French
pharmacies …
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
13. Cultural, Regulatory Issues
RATING SITES
• Comparing HCP’s not
tolerated
• Hospitals: breakthrough in
French press 10 yrs ago to
rank them, but still nascent
on web, except Yelp.
www.hopital.fr (FHF)
www.leguidesante.org
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
14. RATING SITES
Comparing HCP’s not tolerated
Hospitals: breakthrough by French
press 10 yrs ago to rank them,
but still nascent on web.
www.hopital.fr
www.leguidesante.orgNo patient narratives
15. Cultural, Regulatory Issues
" Right to « conceal »
data and to « conceal »
the concealment
HOME TESTING
No genetic testing in
France without judge’s
order
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
16. Summary: Health/Medicine 2.0 in France
Institutions
" DMP (soon)
" HAS-HON
" Dossier Pharmaceutique
" Telemedicine (law)
" ARS (regions) sanitary
democracy
" Social Media platforms
leading web use
" Health 1.0 sites,
forums, lists
" Some 2.0 start-ups
Denise.silber@basilstrategies.com
Specificities of each country must
be understood before launching a
2.0 project