--- title: "VectorVida vs. an electronic health record" canonical: https://vectorvida.com/en/vs-electronic-health-record description: "VectorVida offers two paths: Núcleo as an EHR, or the AI and interoperability layer on top of the record you already run. A point-by-point comparison with a conventional EHR." site: VectorVida language: en revised: 2026-07-29 --- # With Núcleo, or on top of the EHR you already run VectorVida supports two adoption modes. If your institution needs a system of record, Núcleo is the electronic health record: the foundation where the single clinical record lives, aligned to NOM-024 and FHIR. If you already have an EHR — or several that do not talk to each other — VectorVida operates as the second layer: interoperability, data protection and AI on top of the records you already run, without requiring you to replace the system clinical staff work in. Delta, Therion, Kronos and Gamma apply in both modes. ## Point-by-point comparison ### What it is - **A conventional EHR:** The system of record where an institution’s clinical record is captured and consulted. - **Núcleo:** VectorVida’s EHR: a single clinical record, patients and sites, with auditability and data sovereignty in Mexico. - **VectorVida layer:** The AI, interoperability and data-protection layer that operates on Núcleo or on the EHR you already run. ### Relationship to your current system - **A conventional EHR:** Replaces it. The migration is the project. - **Núcleo:** Can be the new system of record when the institution needs that foundation. - **VectorVida layer:** Integrates with what you already run. FHIR integration is the starting point, not a forced migration. ### Data scope - **A conventional EHR:** The patients and sites of a single institution. - **Núcleo:** The patients and sites of the institution, in a single source of truth. - **VectorVida layer:** Built so that institutions fragmented today can exchange information under NOM-024 and FHIR. ### Role of artificial intelligence - **A conventional EHR:** Usually a feature bolted onto the product, where it exists at all. - **Núcleo:** Native foundation that Therion, Kronos and Gamma connect to when adopted. - **VectorVida layer:** The starting point of the design: diagnostic assistance (Therion), temporal analysis (Kronos) and document structuring (Gamma). ### Protection before using AI - **A conventional EHR:** Out of scope; the data leaves exactly as it is. - **Núcleo:** Prepared so Delta can protect the record before any model sees it. - **VectorVida layer:** Delta de-identifies patient information locally before it reaches any model, with reversible re-identification inside the institution. ### Historical paper records - **A conventional EHR:** Typically stay outside the system, or get keyed in by hand. - **Núcleo:** Receives the structured record Gamma produces, or captures new clinical flow. - **VectorVida layer:** Gamma digitizes paper, PDF, Word and scans and returns them structured in FHIR and coded in ICD-10 and ICD-11. ### Where the data is processed - **A conventional EHR:** Frequently in the vendor’s cloud, often outside Mexico. - **Núcleo:** On infrastructure built in Mexico, under national control. - **VectorVida layer:** On infrastructure built in Mexico; the sensitive modules run on-premise and are air-gap capable. ### Adoption - **A conventional EHR:** All or nothing: the system goes in whole. - **Núcleo:** Can be adopted as the foundation alone, or together with the rest of the stack. - **VectorVida layer:** Modular. Each module runs independently, so you can start with just one — even without installing Núcleo. ## In short Put plainly: if you need an EHR, Núcleo is one. If you already have one — or several — and the problem is unifying them, making use of the information they hold, or applying AI without exposing patient data, that is the layer VectorVida adds. You can take either path, or both. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is VectorVida an electronic health record (EHR)? Yes when you need one: Núcleo is VectorVida’s electronic health record. It can also operate as the interoperability, protection and AI layer on top of the EHR you already run — including Núcleo. The platform is not only an EHR. ### Do I have to replace my current system to use VectorVida? Not necessarily. If you adopt Núcleo as your EHR, yes — that is a change of system of record. If you already have an EHR, the platform connects over HL7 FHIR and in compliance with Mexico’s NOM-024; integration is the starting point. ### How is this different from adding an AI module to my current EHR? In the order of priorities. Before any data reaches a model, Delta de-identifies the patient information locally and leaves NOM-024 compliance evidence behind. An AI module bolted onto an EHR normally sends the clinical text exactly as it is, personal data included. ### What happens to my historical paper records? The Gamma module digitizes them. It turns paper, PDFs, Word documents and scans into structured FHIR records, de-identified and coded in ICD-10 and ICD-11, processing everything locally. ### Can I adopt only part of the platform? Yes. All five modules — Núcleo, Delta, Therion, Kronos and Gamma — run independently or as a full stack. Delta and Gamma in particular are designed to work on their own, with none of the others installed — including without Núcleo. ### Does VectorVida’s AI make clinical decisions? No. Therion proposes diagnoses and ICD-10 coding, and Kronos flags patterns and risk, but both operate as a copilot: every clinical decision requires a health professional’s validation and signature, and the suggestion is recorded alongside that validation.