Access to care • Digital health

Remote medicine

Digital technologies are opening up concrete opportunities to improve access to care, particularly in areas with a shortage of healthcare professionals.

30%
of the French population lives in a medical desert
Source: IRDES, 2022
Behind this figure lie longer appointment waiting times, sometimes a renunciation of care, later management of conditions, and increased pressure on healthcare teams.

A clear picture: delays, foregone care, late management

Behind this alarming figure are longer waiting times to obtain an appointment, and in some cases a renunciation of access to care. This often results in late management of conditions, more complex and costly interventions, not to mention the increased pressure on healthcare staff.

A concrete response: remote medicine

Since the health crisis, a trend has accelerated and now offers practical solutions to address medical deserts — without being entirely new: remote medicine enabled by digital technologies.

Key challenge
Putting digital technology at the service of faster, fairer and better-coordinated access to care, in complementarity with healthcare professionals.