| Question | Short answer | What to remember |
|---|---|---|
| What is the DMP? | The patient's shared medical record, now hosted inside Mon espace santé. | One record, many caregivers. |
| Who feeds it? | Health professionals, directly from their business software. | The right document, in the right format. |
| Why does it matter? | A well-fed DMP gives every authorised caregiver a fuller history. | Better safety and continuity of care. |
| Is feeding mandatory? | For a defined set of documents, yes, it is expected. | Ségur-referenced software supports it. |
| Framework? | The ANS security and interoperability reference for the DMP. | Structure, identity, traceability. |
| Patient control? | The patient keeps rights over their space, including masking. | Strong aid, not a guaranteed full view. |
A discharge report that never reaches the next caregiver, a lab result re-ordered because nobody found the first one: fragmented records cost time and, sometimes, safety. The DMP (Dossier Médical Partagé) inside Mon espace santé exists to give professionals a shared, reliable history of the patient.
Galeon has built an AI-native EHR (DPI) with caregivers since 2016, used in 19 hospitals including 2 university hospitals (CHU) across more than 3 million patient records, so feeding and reading the DMP inside the care workflow is a daily reality we design for.
One thing to remember: the DMP only delivers its promise when hospitals feed it well and can consult it without leaving the care workflow.
The DMP is the shared medical record that centralises a patient's key health documents: discharge reports, lab results, imaging reports and treatments. Since 2022 it lives inside Mon espace santé, the digital health space opened for every insured person. The patient stays in control while professionals contribute and consult under clear rules.
Feeding happens from the professional software, ideally from the EHR itself so it fits the normal care workflow. Ségur-referenced software makes this smoother and, for some documents, automatic. Some flows are now automated at national level, for example certain documents pushed through amelipro. The principle is simple: the right document, in the right format, at the right moment, without re-entering data.
Professionals can consult a patient's Mon espace santé profile directly from their software rather than opening a separate portal. This integrated access, when prerequisites are met, saves time and keeps the caregiver inside their tool. Access is always framed by authorisation rules and by the patient's rights over their own space.
The ANS publishes a security and interoperability reference for the DMP. It sets how documents are structured, how identity is checked, and how access is traced. Aligning the EHR with this reference is what turns DMP access from a theoretical feature into a daily, compliant reality.
| Criterion | Fragmented handling (legacy) | Integrated DMP in the EHR (Galeon) |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding the DMP | Manual export, document by document | From the record, in the workflow |
| Consultation | Separate portal, extra login | Inside the EHR |
| Document structuring | Free text, hard to reuse | Structured, validated by caregivers |
| Identity (INS) | Checked late | Qualified in the patient flow |
| Patient rights | Poorly surfaced | Respected, masking honoured |
| Hosting | Varies by contract | HDS certified, ISO 27001:2022 aligned |
Is the DMP the same as Mon espace santé?
Not exactly. Mon espace santé is the patient's overall digital space; the DMP is the medical record inside it.
Is feeding the DMP mandatory?
For a defined set of documents, yes, feeding is expected from professionals, and Ségur-referenced software is built to support it.
Can the patient hide documents?
Yes, the patient keeps rights over their space, including masking certain documents.
Which documents should a hospital feed first?
Start with the high-value, mandatory documents such as discharge reports, then broaden as workflows mature.
Does consulting the DMP require a separate login?
Not necessarily, integrated access from the EHR is possible when identity and prerequisites are in place.
The DMP only delivers its promise when hospitals feed it well and can consult it without leaving the care workflow. Galeon, an HDS certified EHR (DPI) aligned with ISO 27001:2022 and built for interoperability, is designed to feed and consult Mon espace santé as part of the normal clinical flow, so the shared record becomes a real asset for continuity of care rather than an extra chore.
Want to know more about our smart EHR ?
Book a demoRead next: predictive medicine in hospitals, why AI depends first on data quality.
