Title :
Smart cards in healthcare information systems: Benefits and limitations
Author :
Keliris, Anastasis P. ; Kolias, Vassileios D. ; Nikita, Konstantina S.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Simulations & Imaging Lab., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
Smart cards in Health Information Services (HIS) are considered to have great potential to improve the delivery of healthcare services and reduce healthcare costs. On the other hand, HIS smart cards also introduce new challenges and limitations that require further analysis before a full-scale implementation. In this paper, smart cards in HIS are presented, along with current implementations and the benefits and the limitations that arise from their use.
Keywords :
cost reduction; health care; medical information systems; smart cards; HIS; healthcare cost reduction; healthcare information systems; healthcare services; smart cards; Biomedical imaging; Contacts; Europe; Insurance; Medical services; Security; Smart cards;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chania
DOI :
10.1109/BIBE.2013.6701540
