{"id":3960,"date":"2026-09-13T07:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/?page_id=3960"},"modified":"2026-09-19T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T14:43:00","slug":"artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/inteligencia-artificial-en-medicina-uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence in medicine in Uruguay"},"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)\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 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:62%\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>URUGUAYAN CONTEXT<\/strong><\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artificial intelligence in medicine in Uruguay<\/h1><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uruguay has a National Electronic Health Record (HCEN) and a consolidated framework for the protection of personal data. Clinical AI must be integrated into that ecosystem without confusing documentary support with the official record or displacing professional judgment.<\/p><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=\"#marco-uruguay\" style=\"border-radius:100px;text-decoration:none\">Understanding Uruguay's framework<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#ffefc7;padding:36px\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size:40px\">Uruguay<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uruguay<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Privacy: Law 18.331.<\/li><li>Interoperability: HCEN.<\/li><li>National Program: Salud.uy.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"marco-uruguay\" 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)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CLINICAL AND DIGITAL FRAMEWORK<\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical history and artificial intelligence in Uruguay<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data protection<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law 18,331 recognizes the protection of personal data as a right and establishes principles for its processing. Health information requires enhanced controls. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.impo.com.uy\/bases\/leyes\/18331-2008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPO: Law 18.331 \u2197<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Electronic Health Record<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EHCR allows the exchange of clinical information between providers through a national platform. The documents remain the responsibility of the institutions that generate them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gub.uy\/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento\/historia-clinica-electronica-nacional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agesic: HCEN \u2197<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salud.uy<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Salud.uy program coordinates standards, services, and governance for the digital transformation of the sector. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gub.uy\/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento\/politicas-y-gestion\/programas\/es-saluduy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agesic: Salud.uy program \u2197<\/a><\/p><\/div><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)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical documentation challenges in Uruguay<\/h2> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Integrate tools without creating parallel repositories disconnected from the HCEN.<\/li><li>Maintain semantic quality and traceability among providers.<\/li><li>Ensure legal basis, limited access, and clinical review of each document.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These challenges are not solved with more text. They require useful information, defined owners, and a review process that corresponds to actual practice.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"hospitales-uruguay\" 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)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference hospitals and institutions in Uruguay<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These institutions help understand the scale, specialization, and care models of the country. The selection is informative; it is not a ranking nor does it imply affiliation with Itaca.<\/p> <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\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hc.uy\/index.php\/el-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Manuel Quintela Hospital of Clinics \u2197<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montevideo.<\/strong> Reference university hospital and clinical training.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalmaciel.com.uy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maciel Hospital<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montevideo.<\/strong> General public referral hospital.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gub.uy\/ministerio-salud-publica\/comunicacion\/noticias\/designacion-centros-referencia-dos-servicios-pereira-rossell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pereira Rossell Hospital Center<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montevideo.<\/strong> Maternal-infant and pediatric reference center.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><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)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The HCEN exchanges information; it does not replace the provider's systems<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Electronic Health Record allows consultation of clinical information shared among providers, but each institution continues to produce and safeguard documentation in its own systems. This distinction is essential when evaluating AI: a draft can support local work without automatically becoming a document available in the NEHR.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization must identify the legal basis for processing, access profiles, traceability, and the publication or exchange mechanism. It must also check whether data leaves the country, which sub-processors are involved, and how rectification is exercised. Law 18.331 and the Salud.uy ecosystem provide a more mature framework than in other markets, but they do not eliminate the need for institutional governance.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, it is advisable to test outpatient consultation, emergency care, chronic follow-up, and telemedicine separately. Each workflow produces different documents and permissions. The useful metric is not how many notes the AI generates, but how many are correctly reviewed, incorporated, and available for continuity of care without duplication.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to evaluate before adopting clinical AI<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An evaluation must check interoperability, provider responsibilities, the legal basis for data processing, service location, access control, and how the reviewed result is incorporated into the case file.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Integrate tools without creating parallel repositories disconnected from the HCEN.<\/li><li>Maintain semantic quality and traceability among providers.<\/li><li>Ensure legal basis, limited access, and clinical review of each document.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-alt-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)\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center 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\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?resize=1672%2C941&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Itaca available for healthcare professionals\" class=\"wp-image-3508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?w=1672&amp;ssl=1 1672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itaca.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/itaca-mobile-ios-android-illustration.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical notes ready to review and share<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Itaca helps professionals and teams prepare clinical documentation, query information using sources, and organize cases. The professional reviews the results and retains control over clinical decisions.<\/p><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 for free<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><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)\"><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\/software-for-clinics\/\">Clinic software<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/clinical-notes-ai\/security-and-privacy\/\">security and privacy<\/a>, and compare with <a href=\"\/en\/artificial-intelligence-in-argentine-medicine\/\">Argentina<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-paraguay\/\">Paraguay<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to evaluate clinical AI in a Uruguayan institution<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pilot should start in a service with repetitive documentation and clear review criteria. In addition to measuring time and quality, it is advisable to check how the responsible professional is identified, how the result is incorporated into the institutional system, and what information can be circulated through the National Electronic Health Record. The AI tool supports the work; it does not replace the provider's governance or the rules of the medical record.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public sources for further reading<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impo.com.uy\/bases\/leyes\/18331-2008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPO: Law 18.331 \u2197<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gub.uy\/agencia-gobierno-electronico-sociedad-informacion-conocimiento\/historia-clinica-electronica-nacional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agesic: HCEN \u2197<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Informative content prepared on September 12, 2026. Use this page as initial guidance. Before deciding, confirm the current regulations and policies of your organization.<\/em><\/p><\/div><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)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions about medical AI<\/h2><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Does the EHR replace each healthcare provider's medical record system?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. It facilitates the exchange of information while providers maintain their own systems and responsibilities.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Does an AI-prepared note automatically appear in the HCEN?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It must not be assumed. The institution must define and control how a revised note enters its system and what information is shared.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What must be reviewed under Law 18.331?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purpose, legitimization, access, security, processors, transfers, retention, and exercise of rights, as the specific case may be.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How can Itaca help?<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Itaca can prepare drafts and organize documentation. The professional reviews it, and the provider keeps the official record and the decision regarding its exchange.<\/p><\/details><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical context, regulation, documentation, and artificial intelligence for doctors and health organizations in Uruguay.<\/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 Uruguay: Regulation and Practice | Itaca","description":"HCEN, Salud.uy, Law 18.331 and clinical history: Uruguayan context for evaluating artificial intelligence in medicine with sources."},"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3960","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3960","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=3960"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4568,"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3960\/revisions\/4568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itaca.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}