Cherbourg Hospital Center Receives Award for Innovation

By Editorial Staff La Presse de la Manche Published on April 12, 2026 at 11:56

Every year, two million virtual documents must be assigned to patients. This involves placing examinations, analysis results, or medical data in each individual’s electronic record so that each patient’s digital medical file is as comprehensive as possible.

It is a monumental and meticulous task that sometimes leads to errors: documents may be assigned to the wrong patient.

“When a patient notices this, they can correct the error, but it can also have dramatic consequences. If the patient is unconscious and receives incorrect instructions due to a misaddressed document, it can lead to a misdiagnosis,” explained Dr. Jérémie Pasco, a Public Health doctor and clinical research and innovation director.

He found a solution to this issue. “We have developed a software with artificial intelligence to read documents and verify their correct assignment to the respective patient. Errors are then identified and highlighted in red,” Dr. Jérémie Pasco elaborated.

A savings of 10,000 euros

In a day, the VigIA software analyzes two million documents, equivalent to a year’s worth of data. This innovative artificial intelligence solution was awarded the third prize in the InIAtives Trophies, a national award presented by UniHA (Union of Hospitals for Purchases) and CAIH (Central Purchasing of Hospital Computing).

“The 10,000 euros received will help continue the software’s development. Artificial intelligence is costly, and all data is currently processed internally within CHPC. This innovation was conceived in November 2025 following an identified error to address it effectively. Today, and within a month, we hope to implement the software in Cherbourg, address the red flags flagged by the software, verify and correct errors. We follow a principle in all the software we implement; it is never the AI that decides, the decision rests with the human,” said Dr. Jérémie Pasco.

Soon in other hospitals in France

Following this initial implementation, the software could also be deployed in other Normandy establishments.

“As a public hospital, we cannot profit from selling this software solution but simply offer it to the Fares network, which aims to unite research efforts from different hospitals,” said the Public Health doctor. Thanks to the innovation at CHPC and Dr. Pasco, medical records will be more reliable, a significant achievement!

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