Telemedicine is vital to expand the borders and provides the tools necessary for a patient to choose the doctor of their choice. Argentina generates approximately USD6 billion with export of Knowledge Based Services (SBC) that go through a cable and telemedicine is one among them.

The Omint health group of Argentina has an online medical platform for medical consultation through videoconference between a doctor and patient. Omint works with Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires (ICBA) on a program called “Balloon Gate” for patients with infraction. Once a patient calls for ambulance and in the times the ambulance reaches the Institute, patient data is sent to the clinic in electronic form reducing the diagnosis time and treating patient in the golden hour.

Argentina’s medical tourism is among the top five in Latin America and the low treatment prices drive the growth of this sector. As compared to the United States, surgeries in Argentina can cost up to four times less. Telemedicine is regarded as a fundamental technology for internationalization.

The new tool was presented during the Open Data on Health event in Brazil, by Google, in São Paulo.

The application offers online information on health and access to the data of the national health card, list of drugs withdrawn, vaccination card follow-up, list of examinations carried out, and other information.

The new tool once launched can be accessed on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. The tool intends to use technology to integrate health data, improve the planning of activities and increase the access and quality of care provided to the population ultimately making the service more efficient.

This tool will aid in reducing wastage of services and connect patients to various stakeholders in the healthcare community.

Patients can access information from their location and avail the services nearest to their location. Citizens can lodge complaints of care and others online.

The tool has information from Hórus, Hemovida, Cartão SUS, CNES, e-sus AB, Ouvidoria and the Information System of the National Immunization Program (SIPNI).