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Article L6112-5 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

Private health establishments other than those mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 6112-3 which are authorised to provide care to patients in emergency situations are associated with the public hospital service. Any patient treated in an emergency situation or as part of ongoing care in these establishments benefits from the guarantees provided for in I of article L. 6112-2 of the present code, including for consecutive care linked…

Article L6112-6 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

For the application of the rules governing the authorisations mentioned in chapter II of title II of this book, no account is taken of the fact that the establishment provides the public hospital service defined in article L. 6112-2 or that it is associated with it pursuant to article L. 6112-5.

Article L6112-7 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

The procedures for applying this chapter, in particular the procedures for submitting and examining applications for authorisation from private health establishments, are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

Article L6113-1 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

In order to provide high-quality care, health establishments, whether public or private, are required to have adequate resources and to evaluate their activities.

Article L6113-2 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

Public and private healthcare establishments develop a policy of evaluating professional practices, methods of organising care and any action contributing to overall patient care, in order to guarantee quality and efficiency. The French National Authority for Health (HAS) contributes to the development of this evaluation. The evaluation of medical practices must respect the ethical rules and professional independence of practitioners in the exercise of their art.

Article L6113-3 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

In order to ensure continuous improvement in the quality and safety of healthcare, all public and private healthcare establishments must undergo an external assessment procedure known as certification. This procedure, carried out by the Haute Autorité de santé (French National Authority for Health), aims to provide an independent assessment of the quality of an institution or, where appropriate, of one or more divisions, internal structures or activities of an institution,…

Article L6113-4 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

The certification procedure is initiated by the health care organisation, in particular as part of the contract between it and the Regional Health Agency. The health cooperation groupings mentioned in article L. 6133-7 are also subject to this obligation.

Article L6113-5 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

In the absence of a multiannual contract of objectives and resources referred to in article L. 6114-1, the regional health agency shall submit a request to the director of the public health institution or the representative of the private health institution for this procedure to be initiated.

Article L6113-6 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

The certification report, which is sent to the health care organisation, is forwarded to the competent regional health agency. The Director of the Haute Autorité de santé provides the Director General of the regional health agency with all quantitative and qualitative information on the certification programmes under way in the region’s health care organisations.

Article L6113-7 of the French Public Health Code

November 6, 2023

Healthcare establishments, whether public or private, analyse their activity. With due respect for medical confidentiality and patients’ rights, they implement information systems that take account of pathologies and treatment methods in order to improve knowledge and evaluation of activity and costs and to encourage optimisation of the care offered. Practitioners working in public and private health establishments transmit the nominative medical data required to analyse and invoice their activity to…

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Article L6112-5 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6112-6 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6112-7 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-1 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-2 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-3 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-4 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-5 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-6 of the French Public Health Code

Article L6113-7 of the French Public Health Code

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