There’s no consensus on whether smart cards have a role to play in an increasingly connected industry.
“In 2003, executives at Queens (N.Y.) Health Network rolled out an initiative to use smart cards to fill in the information gaps at its two emergency departments.
The cards are “smart” by virtue of embedded microprocessors that can store 64 kilobytes of data, more than enough storage room to house patient identity, insurance and basic health information. To date, Queens Health has distributed more than 14,000 cards.”
Bill Briggs, Health Data Management, February 2006
