Title :
A smart card network in health care services
Author :
Gogou, V. ; Pavlopoulos, S. ; Karayiannis, D. ; Koutsouris, D.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Lab., Athens Univ., Greece
Abstract :
This study investigates the applicability of a smart card network expected to interconnect health care service providers. In this paper, the current development of the proposed network and its infrastructure are highlighted. The goal of this project is to benefit healthcare service providers as well as patients. A private network is being implemented to which insurance companies and healthcare service providers are connected. A central database stores electronic administrative profiles for contracted providers, as well as electronic medical records for individual insurance company customers. The smart card is used by insurance company customers as a key to the network and also as their personal portable emergency medical record
Keywords :
health care; medical administrative data processing; smart cards; central database; contracted providers; electronic administrative profiles; insurance companies; insurance company customers; personal portable emergency medical record; private network; Biomedical imaging; Contracts; Costs; Databases; Insurance; Intelligent networks; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Medical treatment; Smart cards;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900801
