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Medical interoperability goes into operation and promises lower costs, more accurate diagnoses, and faster care
Interoperability of clinical history begins on April 15 in Colombia Photo: iStock
TL;DR
- Colombia's healthcare system begins clinical history interoperability on April 15, 2026.
- This aims to resolve issues from fragmented medical data across institutions.
- Patients will no longer need to repeat medical history when changing providers.
- Interoperability will allow faster care, more contextualized diagnoses, and continuous treatments.
- Efficiency gains include elimination of duplicate exams and reduced attention times, impacting operational costs.
- Healthcare professionals will have secure access to relevant patient data.
- The patient experience improves with fewer procedures and continuous medical information.
- Institutions began adapting their systems in October 2025, with training provided to healthcare professionals.
- Access to information depends on effective integration with the Ministry of Health's system.
- The coverage of interoperability will expand as more institutions connect.