{"id":3778,"date":"2026-09-11T17:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/?page_id=3778"},"modified":"2026-09-11T18:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:05:52","slug":"artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-mexico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/inteligencia-artificial-en-medicina-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence for doctors in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEXICO CONTEXT<\/p>\n\n

Artificial intelligence for doctors in Mexico<\/h1>\n\n

Artificial intelligence for doctors in Mexico can help prepare notes, organize information, and consult evidence. Its value depends on the results being reviewable and correctly integrated into the medical record.<\/p>\n\n

In Mexico, it is advisable to distinguish the tool that generates a draft, the file that documents the care provided, and the SIRES that preserves and exchanges electronic information.<\/p>\n\n

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Understand Mexico's framework<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Medical record:<\/strong> NOM-004-SSA3-2012.<\/p>\n\n

Electronic registration:<\/strong> NOM-024-SSA3-2012.<\/p>\n\n

Scope:<\/strong> public, social, and private sectors.<\/p>\n\n

Local term:<\/strong> medical record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What does NOM-004 require for a clinical note in Mexico?<\/h2>\n\n

The NOM-004-SSA3-2012<\/a> it establishes scientific, ethical, technological, and administrative criteria for the creation, integration, use, conservation, and protection of the medical record. It does not define a single template for all care, but it makes clear that each record must identify the professional intervention and provide useful information for the continuity of care.<\/p>\n\n

Identification and context<\/strong><\/td>Sufficient patient, facility, and professional data to link the note to the correct care.<\/td><\/tr>
Interrogation and medical history<\/strong><\/td>Relevant clinical information, current condition, and background supporting the evaluation.<\/td><\/tr>
Exploration and results<\/strong><\/td>Relevant findings, vital signs, and available results for the episode.<\/td><\/tr>
Problems, prognosis and plan<\/strong><\/td>Diagnoses or clinical problems, prognosis, and therapeutic indications in an understandable way.<\/td><\/tr>
Authorship and opportunity<\/strong><\/td>Date, time, full name, and signature of the person who prepares the note, recorded during or at the end of the care.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

A longer note is not necessarily a better note. Documentation should be sufficient, consistent with the visit, and easy to attribute to the responsible healthcare professional. The Mexican guide to clinical documentation using AI translates these principles into a practical checklist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FRAME OF MEXICO<\/p>\n\n

From the medical record to the interoperable electronic health record<\/h2>\n\n

Mexico regulates healthcare content and the systems that manage it separately. That separation is important when evaluating an AI tool: drafting text does not turn the tool into the official record or a certified exchange system.<\/p>\n\n

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NOM-004<\/h3>\n\n

It defines the clinical record and the minimum criteria for its notes and documents in doctor's offices, clinics, and hospitals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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NOM-024<\/h3>\n\n

It regulates Electronic Health Record Information Systems and their mechanisms for exchange, security, and use of standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Health data<\/h3>\n\n

They are particularly sensitive information. The controller must determine the applicable regime depending on whether it is a public institution or a private provider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Responsibility<\/h3>\n\n

The establishment and the professional retain their obligations regarding registration, custody, access, and confidentiality even if they use third-party software.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Reference institutes and hospitals in Mexico<\/h2>\n\n

Mexico combines national institutes of health, federal hospitals, and state networks. To observe high-specialty practices, teaching, and research, institutions such as the following are especially relevant:<\/p>\n\n

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Salvador Zubir\u00e1n National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition \u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n

Mexico City.<\/strong> National Center for High Specialty, Clinical Training, and Research.<\/p>\n\n

General Hospital of Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga \u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n

Mexico City.<\/strong> General referral hospital with multiple specialties and teaching activity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Federico G\u00f3mez Children's Hospital of Mexico \u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n

Mexico City.<\/strong> National Institute dedicated to specialized pediatric care, teaching, and research.<\/p>\n\n

Ignacio Ch\u00e1vez National Institute of Cardiology \u2197<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n

Mexico City.<\/strong> National reference institute for cardiovascular care, education, and research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Non-exhaustive selection of benchmark public institutions. This is not a ranking nor does it indicate affiliation with Itaca.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Medical record, EHR and SIRES: three distinct levels<\/h2>\n\n

The terms are often mixed up, but they describe different objects. Knowing which one is being evaluated prevents asking a support application to single-handedly fulfill functions that belong to the institutional system.<\/p>\n\n

Element<\/th>Main function<\/th>Responsibility<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Medical record<\/strong><\/td>Conjunto \u00fanico de informaci\u00f3n y documentos sobre la atenci\u00f3n de una persona.<\/td>El establecimiento conserva y administra el expediente.<\/td><\/tr>
Expediente Cl\u00ednico Electr\u00f3nico (ECE)<\/strong><\/td>Expediente almacenado y gestionado en medios electr\u00f3nicos dentro del establecimiento.<\/td>Forma parte del proceso asistencial y de sus controles de acceso.<\/td><\/tr>
SIRES<\/strong><\/td>Sistema que captura, maneja o intercambia informaci\u00f3n electr\u00f3nica de salud, incluido el ECE.<\/td>Est\u00e1 sujeto a los requisitos funcionales y de interoperabilidad de la NOM-024 cuando corresponda.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Qu\u00e9 cambia cuando la atenci\u00f3n es remota o utiliza IA<\/h2>\n\n

Las obligaciones de documentaci\u00f3n no desaparecen porque la consulta sea remota. El profesional debe poder identificar al paciente, registrar la valoraci\u00f3n y conservar en el expediente la informaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica pertinente.<\/p>\n\n

En M\u00e9xico no toda herramienta de IA cumple la misma funci\u00f3n. Una aplicaci\u00f3n que prepara un borrador de nota debe evaluarse de manera distinta a un SIRES o a un software con una finalidad diagn\u00f3stica. La instituci\u00f3n debe revisar la finalidad prevista, los accesos, la trazabilidad y la forma en que el resultado llega al expediente oficial.<\/p>\n\n

Scope:<\/strong> esta p\u00e1gina resume referencias nacionales. Los prestadores deben revisar adem\u00e1s las reglas institucionales, estatales, contractuales y profesionales aplicables a su servicio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Five questions to evaluate a tool<\/h3>\n\n