The Doctolib health record, a new feature that makes people cringe My health space – Libération

Building on the success of its platform, Doctolib is launching its digital health records, in complete competition with My health space, an online public service. Enough to worry all stakeholders, first and foremost users.

Doctolib which grows and grows, without counter-power… This is the feeling given by the latest actions of the leaders of the platform, by announcing on November 20 the new functionalities that it intended to develop: virtual telephone assistance, development of patient messaging -caregivers, but above all the implementation of a new tab, called “Health”, aimed at collecting a patient's health data. Enough to thrill users, but also the digital delegation of the Ministry of Health, and even the National Consultative Ethics Committee.

It seems like nothing, the stakes are enormous. And in this area, Doctolib is extremely skilled. It all started as a simple dating platform, before the company conquered other European countries. Today, according to data from EchosDoctolib, eleven years after its creation, has become a juggernaut, boasting 90 million patients in Europe, 420,000 caregivers who manage their schedule, and 2,900 employees. The platform is valued at 6.4 billion euros. Who says better? Doctolib is now investing in the field of individual digital health records, riding on the difficulties that this issue has experienced for twenty years in the hands of public authorities.

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