EDUS with predictive AI
Institution: Costa Rican Social Security Fund
What it is
Single Digital Health Record (live since 2010, Law 9162) with planned AI incorporation for predictive medicine.
Context
EDUS covers 100% of CCSS members and was stress-tested during the pandemic. The AI layer is planned but has no public timeline; it is one of the most valuable Costa Rican state datasets still untapped at scale by AI.
Official source
↗ https://publications.iadb.org/en/costa-ricas-unified-digital-health-record-edus-system-best-practices-history-and-implementationRelated projects
TEC-CCSS training program in medical AI
Live8-week course for medical, IT and administrative staff. Projects: anomaly detection in mammograms, analysis of neonatal eye imaging.
Live since: 2025
AIDA — Intelligent Digital Assistant for Care
PilotAI assistant embedded in EDUS that supports health professionals in real time during consultation: suggests differential diagnoses, helps with chronic-disease follow-up, and enables asynchronous tele-consultation with specialists.
Live since: 2026
LIDIA — Predictive models in EDUS
PilotInternal program of four predictive health models (type 2 diabetes, lung health, acute coronary syndrome and breast cancer) running on EDUS. Identifies at-risk populations so clinics can reach out before formal diagnosis.
Live since: 2023