This record will record healthcare data for each person, from perinatal records to death in both public and private establishments. “It will be a revolution for healthcare provision in Buenos Aires Province,” said Deputy Juan de Jesús, the author of the project. The objective of the new regulation is to “achieve greater efficiency and improve the use of resources,” explained the president of the Frente para la Victoria block in the Chamber of Deputies, adding that it means “modernizing healthcare provision policies by making use of new technologies.” The new regulation establishes that the system for the unique electronic health record for each person will meet the following general principles: finality, veracity, confidentiality, accessibility and individual ownership. De Jesús concluded that the law “is part of a series of policies that are being implemented to improve patient rights and facilitate the work of professionals in the system.”
