The Ministry of Health of the country presented the new Monitoring Dashboard of the National Program of Congenital Cardiopathies (NPCC), a technological tool designed to guarantee the absolute traceability of cases and optimize decision-making in real time. A total of 220 patients were referred to treatment centers, while 109 have already been successfully operated on. The federal network that supports this scheme is made up of 15 reference hospitals located in 9 jurisdictions, including establishments in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Mendoza, Neuquén, Salta, Santa Fe, and Tucumán. With the launch of this tool, the Government seeks to consolidate a management model based on data so that every child can "timely access the diagnosis and treatment they need, at any point in the country". According to reports from the health portfolio, this innovation seeks to "generate quality information for timely decision-making" and contribute "greater transparency in referral processes" through the analysis of temporal variables. The implementation of this resource is part of a comprehensive strengthening strategy that included the recent incorporation of the national hospitals Posadas, Garrahan, and El Cruce into a Reference Coordination Center. The initiative seeks to strengthen transparency and operational efficiency through the precise follow-up of each referral and surgical treatment. In this context, the authorities highlighted that the program "does not register patients on a waiting list" and maintains a notable efficiency, with an average time of just 50 minutes for the assignment of cases from their entry into the system. The statistical data reflect the activity of the period between January 1 and February 10, during which 288 complaints were registered. In addition, the operational structure was moved to the central headquarters of the Ministry to expedite articulation with the health teams of the different jurisdictions. This development proposes to monitor with precision each entry into the system, allowing for the immediate detection of opportunities for improvement in operational circuits. According to what Noticias Argentinas agency could find out, the dashboard allows for a detailed view of the number of complaints received, the number of children who require intervention and referral, the hospitals assigned, and the status of the surgeries performed.
