What INTEROP'SANTE does

Interop'Santé is a French non-profit association (association régie par la loi de 1901), headquartered in Paris and founded in 2009 through the merger of HL7 France, HPRIM, IHE, and PN13-IS organizations, with operational roots dating to November 2, 1990. The association coordinates four core healthcare IT interoperability standardization activities: HL7 France (FHIR and HL7 v2 implementations), IHE France (national extensions of integration profiles including PAM and PaLM), HPRIM (messaging standards for medical biology and PMSI billing using flat-file HPRIM Santé v2.5 and XML-based HPRIM XML v3.0), and PN13-IS (open medication management standard v4.0). It maintains French FHIR profiles (FRCore), runs technical working groups across medical biology, patient administration, structure, preadmission, and telemedicine, hosts annual Connectathon testing events, and publishes implementation guides and white papers for the French healthcare IT community.

The organization serves three primary segments: healthcare IT vendors and integrators requiring standardized implementation frameworks; healthcare providers including hospital systems (GHT, CHU), the medical-social sector, and professional societies; and government and public health authorities (ANS, AP-HP, regional agencies) participating in national health data standardization initiatives such as Ma Santé 2022. Membership exceeds 100 organizations, and the association is governed by a Bureau and Conseil d'administration whose representatives come from the member institutions (Dedalus, Enovacom, Vidal, APHP, CHU de Rennes, CHU Bordeaux, MIPIH, Lifen, Phast, and others).

The business model is a hybrid of recurring annual membership dues and professional training fees. Membership provides discounted training rates, access to member-only resources, and influence over national standardization priorities. Training programs (QUALIOPI-certified since July 2022) cover FHIR (three modules), HL7 v2.5 (two modules), and IHE introduction, priced at 330 EUR H.T. per module for members and 580 EUR H.T. for non-members, with on-demand corporate training available via custom quote. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the association operates with approximately 10 employees.

Name

INTEROP'SANTE

Legal name

Interop'Santé

Website

https://interopsante.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Interoperability Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Interoperability Standards, Profiles & Implementation (HL7/FHIR/IHE) (HLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Data Integration, Interoperability & Reporting (ELR/HIE/CDC/NNDSS) (HLAJABAN)

Keywords

• Healthcare interoperability standards
• HL7 FHIR implementation
• IHE integration profiles
• Healthcare messaging standards
• Medication management standards

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from healthcare IT industry actors (vendors, integrators, consultants), healthcare providers, professional societies, and government bodies to finance association activities including standard development, test tools, international representation, and training programs.
2. Professional Training Programs: Training courses on healthcare IT interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7 v2.5, IHE, HPRIM, SNOMED CT). Programs are offered in scheduled sessions and on-demand formats, with different pricing for members versus non-members.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Interop'Santé is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that develops, localizes, and promotes healthcare IT interoperability standards across France. It coordinates four national standardization activities (HL7 France, IHE France, HPRIM, and PN13-IS), creates French-specific FHIR implementation guides (FRCore, FRCare), and delivers professional training on HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2.5, and IHE interoperability standards alongside a multi-tiered membership program for organizations in the French healthcare IT ecosystem.

Product overview

Interop'Santé is a non-profit association (loi de 1901) that serves as France's healthcare interoperability standards body. It coordinates four core standardization activities: HL7 France (FHIR and HL7 v2 implementation), IHE France (national extensions of integration profiles), HPRIM (healthcare activity messaging and PMSI billing), and PN13-IS (medication management). The organization provides structured training programs on FHIR, HL7 v2.5, and IHE standards; facilitates multiple technical working groups (FRCore, medical biology, patient administration, structure, preadmission, telemedicine); maintains implementation guides and technical documentation; and offers interoperability testing tools. Over 100 member organizations including healthcare software vendors, healthcare institutions, and public authorities participate in the consensus-driven development and localization of international standards for the French healthcare system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Training Programs QUALIOPI-certified professional training programs covering HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2.5, and IHE interoperability standards, delivered as modular sessions or customized on-demand programs for healthcare IT professionals. Training is available via a member-based rate and a non-member rate, with member modules and complementary sessions tailored to technical roles within healthcare vendors and provider organizations.
• Membership Program Annual membership program for organizations in the French healthcare IT ecosystem, including healthcare IT vendors, software publishers, hospitals, clinics, medical-social structures, and public authorities. Membership grants access to working groups, standards development participation, interoperability events such as Connectathon, working group meetings, general assemblies, and member-only documentation. Membership categories are tiered, with Member Establishment, Member Individual, and Reduced Rate options available.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Google GroupscoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Groups platform used to host mailing lists for working groups including FRCore, PN13-IS, Medical Biology, Patient Administration, HPRIM, Structure, Pre-admission, and Remote Monitoring. Enables collaborative discussion and information sharing among association members and participants.
• GitHub (Interop-Sante)coreTechnology or IntegrationGitHub repositories for hosting French FHIR profiles including hl7.fhir.fr.core, hl7.fhir.fr.medication, hl7.fhir.fr.structure, hl7.fhir.fr.preadmission, ihe.iti.pam.fr, and gt-telesurveillance projects for collaborative development and version control.
• IHE InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization that develops frameworks for healthcare information system integration. Interop'Santé serves as IHE France, initiating improvements in European healthcare interoperability, promoting IHE technical frameworks, and contributing to international IHE development committees.
• HL7 InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Level Seven International develops standards for health information exchange. Interop'Santé serves as HL7 France, participating in meetings and actions of HL7 affiliates, contributing to HL7 evolution (V2, FHIR), and providing technical support for IHE projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS): French national health IT authority and a member of Interop'Santé. Sets regulatory interoperability requirements (CI-SIS framework) that Interop'Santé's profiles help implement; close government counterpart rather than direct competitor.
• Dedalus Group: Major European EHR vendor and Interop'Santé board member (via Dedalus France). Significant implementer of IHE, HL7, and FHIR standards in French hospitals — both consumer of Interop'Santé's standards and a stakeholder in their evolution.
• Enovacom: French healthcare interoperability solutions vendor and Interop'Santé board member. Operates in the same ecosystem, implementing HPRIM, HL7, and FHIR-based integration products for French hospitals.

Direct peers

• IHE-Europe: European coordination body for IHE national deployment committees including IHE France. Co-organizes Connectathons (one of which was hosted in Rennes in 2023) where Interop'Santé members test interoperability.

Emerging players

• openEHR Foundation: Promotes an alternative open health record architecture approach (archetypes + open APIs). Has overlapping goals with Interop'Santé on data portability but takes a different architectural path than FHIR/IHE.
• SNOMED International: Maintains the SNOMED CT clinical terminology that Interop'Santé's FRCore and training programs integrate. Strategic alignment but a different layer of the interoperability stack.

Broad incumbents

• IHE International: International organization whose IHE France deployment committee is hosted by Interop'Santé. Develops the integration profiles (PAM, PaLM, etc.) that Interop'Santé localizes for French healthcare.
• HL7 International: Global parent of HL7 France (hosted by Interop'Santé). Develops the underlying FHIR, HL7 v2, CDA, and V3 standards that Interop'Santé localizes and implements for France.

Regional players

• HL7 UK: UK national HL7 affiliate providing FHIR implementation guides, SNOMED CT integration, and member-supported interoperability services for NHS and private UK healthcare providers.
• HL7 Deutschland (HL7 Germany): German national HL7 affiliate performing the same FHIR/HL7 v2 localization, working group coordination, and member-driven standards activity for the German healthcare market. Most structurally similar peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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