The Digital Health Ecosystem (EDS) seeks to automate medical processes at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
The EDS strategy began in 2020 at the IMSS with the aim of simplifying the operation of outpatient, emergency, hospitalization, surgery, psychology, oncology and physical rehabilitation systems. The institute is currently working on the development of modules for radiotherapy, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer care, as well as for nursing, social work, and nutrition.
In this sense, the EDS seeks to align computer processes that establish a single point of contact for health professionals and administrative staff, and offer a more agile service for beneficiaries. Currently the EDS offers digital consultations, access to clinical history, in the modules mentioned above.
This strategy is being developed by the Coordination of Digital Services and Health and Administrative Information and the Directorates of Innovation and Technological Development and Medical Benefits. The goal is to incorporate the largest number of medical units and hospitals at the three levels of care.
“It is about having a single model through a platform where it is managed from the time the beneficiary enters the Emergency room, which can go on to a hospitalization stage or to surgery, and have this process fully integrated,” he explained. the head of Digital Services and Health and Administrative Information, Oscar Reyes Miguel.
In this way, professionals can know how each patient was treated at the first and second level of care, in their hospitalization or in a High Specialty Medical Unit (UMAE). Likewise, the traceability of medical notes, the evolution of laboratory studies and even disabilities is possible.
Dr. Italy Adriana Arvizu, technical coordinator of Medical Risks, Quality and Patient Safety of the IMSS, explained that: “It is a very important moment for the Institute, in which there has been a synergy between Information Technologies with the health care part; In this joint effort we were able to make automation a reality in the First, Second and Third Level of Care on the same platform, with all the benefits that this has for our patients and have much faster processes in medical care processes”.
In Baja California, the EDS system is implemented in all IMSS hospitals, being the first state to reach this goal.
