{"id":3952,"date":"2026-09-13T07:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/?page_id=3952"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:51:05","slug":"artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-panama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/inteligencia-artificial-en-medicina-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence in medicine in Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-47d814f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0c16f12a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase\">Panamanian Context<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artificial intelligence in medicine in Panama<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Panama, artificial intelligence in medicine enters a mixed system in which the Ministry of Health and the Social Security Fund administer separate networks and platforms. Law 68 defines the clinical record within the care process, while Law 81 establishes general obligations for the processing of personal data, including health data.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foregound-alt-color has-heading-color-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#marco-panama\" style=\"border-radius:100px;text-decoration:none\">Understand the Panama framework<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e525af0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#ffefc7;padding-top:38px;padding-right:38px;padding-bottom:38px;padding-left:38px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:42px\">Panama<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panama<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Central document:<\/strong> medical record.<\/li><li><strong>Privacy:<\/strong> Law 81 of 2019.<\/li><li><strong>Digitization:<\/strong> SIX and CSS systems.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"marco-panama\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a565c507 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase\">CLINICAL AND DIGITAL FRAMEWORK<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical history, data, and interoperability in Panama<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical record<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law 68 of 2003 defines it as the set of documents relating to the healthcare process and identifies those who intervened in the care. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minsa.gob.pa\/sites\/default\/files\/publicaciones\/informe_de_egresos_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MINSA: Audit and definition of the medical record \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health data<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law 81 of 2019 and its regulations treat health data as sensitive information and require purpose, security, confidentiality, and data subject rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antai.gob.pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ley-81-de-2019-Proteccion-de-Datos-Personales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ANTAI: Data Protection Law 81 \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digitization<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Electronic Health Information System (SEIS) seeks to provide an electronic medical record that can be consulted at the facilities where it is implemented. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minsa.gob.pa\/node\/10296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MINSA: Electronic Health Information System<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a565c507 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical challenges for doctors and clinics in Panama<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The adoption of clinical AI does not depend solely on the quality of the model. It also depends on how it fits into the networks, responsibilities, and systems that each institution already uses.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Coordinate information between MINSA, CSS, and private provider networks without assuming that a single national health record is available at all points of care.<\/li><li>Maintain authorship, review, and traceability when a tool prepares drafts from conversations or documents.<\/li><li>Define role-based access control and keep evidence of who viewed, corrected, or approved clinical information.<\/li><li>Evaluate technology transfers and providers under Law 81 and the special rules applicable to the health sector.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-29cee9e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference hospitals and institutions in Panama<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These institutions help to understand the levels of complexity, teaching, and coordination that mark national clinical practice. The selection is informative; it does not imply affiliation with Itaca.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17c5c485 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-940dfb54 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#c7f8ff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalsantotomas.gob.pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santo Tom\u00e1s Hospital<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panama City.<\/strong> Public tertiary-level and national reference hospital, with care, teaching, and research functions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-940dfb54 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#dfd3ff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prensa.css.gob.pa\/2024\/12\/17\/expediente-electronico-modernizara-y-facilitara-atencion-en-css\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Health \u2014 CSS<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panama City.<\/strong> High-specialty complex of the Social Security Fund and a key milestone for the modernization of the electronic health record.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-940dfb54 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#ffefc7;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hn.sld.pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Jos\u00e9 Ren\u00e1n Esquivel Children's Hospital \u2197<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panama City.<\/strong> Public pediatric reference center that receives patients referred from different networks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5cbf47a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a Panamanian clinic should evaluate before using AI<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A useful pilot must define the document to be improved, who reviews the result, and where the official record is kept. It must also check what data goes into and comes out of the tool.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical control<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each note or document must remain available for review and correction by the responsible professional.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traceability<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The institution needs to identify accesses, changes, versions, and approvals.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data protection<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You must review purpose, permissions, retention, transfers, and vendor conditions.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real integration<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result must fit into the SIS, the CSS system, or the corresponding institutional record; AI does not replace them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3f2476ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-02e41962 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1586\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?resize=1586%2C992&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Healthcare professional reviews a clinical note created with Itaca\" class=\"wp-image-1487\" style=\"width:100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?w=1586&amp;ssl=1 1586w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?resize=1536%2C961&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-clinical-notes-soap-illustration.png?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:4px;text-transform:uppercase\">ITACA IN PANAMA<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less paperwork, with professional review<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Itaca helps turn conversations, documents, and quick notes into structured clinical drafts. The professional reviews and approves the content; the institution retains responsibility for its medical records, policies, and system integration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foregound-alt-color has-heading-color-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.itaca.pro\/sign_up?locale=en\" style=\"border-radius:100px;text-decoration:none\">Try Itaca<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-heading-color-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/software-for-clinics\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px;text-decoration:none\">Itaca for clinics<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a565c507 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expand the context in <a href=\"\/en\/artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-by-country\/\">Medical AI by country<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/ai-for-physicians\/\">AI for Doctors<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/clinical-functions\/\">clinical functions<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/clinical-notes-ai\/security-and-privacy\/\">security and privacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources for further study<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antai.gob.pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ley-81-de-2019-Proteccion-de-Datos-Personales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Law 81 of 2019 on Personal Data Protection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/antai.gob.pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Reglamentacio%CC%81n-de-Ley-81-de-Proteccio%CC%81n-de-Datos-Personales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regulations of Law 81<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minsa.gob.pa\/node\/10296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electronic Health Information System (EHIS) \u2197<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minsa.gob.pa\/sites\/default\/files\/publicaciones\/informe_de_egresos_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official reference to Law 68 and the medical record \u2197<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-by-country\/\">Compare other countries<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Editorial and source review:<\/strong> Itaca team. <strong>Draft prepared:<\/strong> September 12, 2026. Use this page as initial guidance. Always verify the current version and your institution's obligations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a565c507 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:4.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions about medical AI in Panama<\/h2>\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Is there a single electronic health record for all of Panama?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">It should not be taken for granted. The SEIS and CSS initiatives advance digitalization, but a clinic must verify which network, facility, and system maintains the official record of each patient.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Does Law 81 apply to clinical data?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Yes. The law includes specific rules for health data and coexists with the special obligations of the healthcare sector and professional secrecy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can an AI tool turn your draft into the final note?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The professional and the institution must maintain the review, authorship, and custody of the record incorporated into the clinical chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px\"><summary>What should a clinic check before adopting AI?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The purpose of the tool, the data flow, the permissions, the traceability, the retention, the transfers, and the way in which the result is incorporated into the official file.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/details><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical record, Law 68, data protection, and SEIS: Panamanian context for evaluating artificial intelligence in medicine with official sources.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Medical AI in Panama: Regulation and Practice | Itaca","description":"Clinical record, Law 68, data protection, and SEIS: Panamanian context for evaluating artificial intelligence in medicine with official sources."},"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3952","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3952"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5142,"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952\/revisions\/5142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}