“Identity management in healthcare was a hot topic at the Smart Card Alliance 9th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference held last week in Washington. Controlling access to healthcare records, particularly when it comes to consent, was an issue recognized by experts as requiring more innovation.
New to this year’s conference was expanded coverage of the government’s efforts to improve and implement secure electronic medical records and smart card applications with the potential to improve the security and privacy of patient information, provide the secure carrier for portable medical records, reduce healthcare fraud, and support new processes for portable medical records.”
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 23 November 2010
