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Sector · e-Health vendors & startups

Compliance for e-health solution vendors

Vendors, e-health startups and medtechs: for a vendor of health software or applications, compliance is not a constraint — it is a decisive commercial argument in front of hospital clients and public buyers who demand it. Privacy by design, HDS, data processing agreements, and now the AI Act: we turn your compliance into a competitive advantage.

Illustration — e-Health vendors & startups
Your challenges

What is at stake for your organization

  • Build privacy by design into the product from the outset.
  • Qualify your role (processor, controller, hosting provider) and structure your Article 28 contracts.
  • Choose — and showcase — HDS-certified hosting.
  • Meet the GDPR requirements of hospital tenders.
  • Anticipate the AI Act for embedded AI features.

What triggers the need

  • A hospital buyer’s security and data-protection questionnaire
  • Investor due diligence or a fundraising round
  • Adding an AI feature or a new data flow
  • Signing your first healthcare-facility client

Sound familiar? Now is the right time to get the subject under control — before it takes control on its own.

The most common mistake

Postponing compliance until “after the sale”. The buyer’s questionnaire always lands at the worst moment of the sales cycle — and a file improvised in a few days shows. Prepared, compliance accelerates sales; improvised, it slows them down.

Our support

What we put in place

  • Privacy-by-design audit of your product
  • Data processing agreement (DPA) templates, finalized with your legal counsel
  • Compliance file for tenders
  • AI Act qualification of your algorithms
  • Outsourced DPO for vendors
Frequently asked questions

Your questions

Health SaaS vendor: am I a processor or a data controller?

Most often a processor for your clients’ data, and a controller for your own processing (accounts, support, statistics). This dual role must be clearly reflected in your contracts and documentation.

Does the AI Act apply to my health application?

If your solution embeds AI applied to health, it may qualify as a high-risk system under the AI Act, with specific obligations (risk management, documentation, human oversight). We qualify your use cases and prepare your compliance.

Can compliance really accelerate my sales?

Yes: facilities require GDPR and HDS guarantees from the very first consultation. A solid compliance file shortens buying cycles and reassures public buyers. It is a commercial investment as much as a regulatory one.

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