Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-02Who holds the health record in Argentina?
In 2026, Argentina scores 48 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 47= of 65 countries, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-02.
Argentine law makes patients owners of their record, and a national app lets people refuse network sharing, but the network is still young.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Argentina?
Access to the full record scores 60 of 100 in Argentina, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. Ley 26.529 makes the patient the owner of the clinical record, with an authenticated copy due within 48 hours. The Mi Argentina app shows vaccines, 60 days of e-prescriptions and records from connected facilities, not the full chart; usage figures were not verified.
Can I control who sees my health record in Argentina?
Control and consent scores 48 of 100 in Argentina, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Official pages say facilities on the national network can see a record unless the person explicitly refuses, using privacy settings in Mi Argentina. A patient-visible access log is described only as design intent; use of the opt-out was not verified.
Eight rights, against United States, Brazil, Canada and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 60 | 50 · 62 · 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 48 | 35 · 35 · 55 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 42 | 50 · 58 · 58 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 45 | 60 · 55 · 50 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 45 | 38 · 55 · 45 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 42 | 55 · 50 · 55 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 49 · 50 · 49 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 40 | 56 · 57 · 56 |
Black dot: Argentina. Hollow dots: United States, Brazil, Canada (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Argentina 48, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Argentina need to change to score higher?
Argentina sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (45, median 62) and privacy and security (42, median 55). The published rubric reads:
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
Which laws give health record rights in Argentina?
- Ley 26.529 (derechos del paciente, historia clinica y consentimiento informado) (2009): Patient owns the record; authenticated copy within 48 hours; confidentiality; habeas data if refused.
- Ley 25.326 (proteccion de los datos personales) (2000): Health is sensitive data; consent to pass data on; ten-day access right; AAIP enforces.
- Ley 27.706 (historias clinicas electronicas) (2023): Federal program for a single interoperable electronic record system; patient owns data with free access.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 50.9 2023
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 64.9 2023
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 38.2% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- partial
"creates a federal program to progressively set up a single electronic record system and an interoperability framework across public, private and social security sectors."
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