Medical Smart Cards

Health Card Technologies, Inc. has solutions to some of the healthcare industry's biggest concerns. We give healthcare payors and providers the ability to streamline the process of conducting routine medical transactions with smart card technology. The advantages of smart card technology are so compelling that several European countries have made smart cards the centerpiece of national healthcare reform efforts.  

Smart Card Technology Can:

  • Protect the privacy of patient records
  • Enable the normal processing of patient information even when network communications are down.
  • Adapt to virtually any computer platform
  • Provide vital information in emergency care situations
  • Eliminate the need to replace certain types of computer equipment
  • Save telecommunications costs by eliminating data lines
  • Establish a platform for future and more advanced smart card applications
  • Streamline the admissions process in hospitals and clinics by increasing efficiency
  • Verify patient ID
  • Verify insurance coverage
  • Secure payment for health services
  • Provide auditing data to combat fraud
  • Help physicians, pharmacists, and patients track medications
  • Enhance marketing efforts

Choosing Smart Cards

Several types of smart cards are reducing transaction costs and improving care in medical applications around the world. The needs of prospective card issuers must be matched with a thorough knowledge of each available technology and prevailing trends.

The principals of Health Card Technologies, Inc., have over 25 years of experience in smart card manufacturing and application development. Our customers benefit from a design, support, and manufacturing capability unmatched in the industry. We have expertise in all types of smart card systems including:

  • Contact Microprocessor-Chip
  • Serial Memory
  • Contactless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Our Unique Approach

Our goal at Health Card Technologies, Inc., is to enable our customers to receive the maximum benefits of smart card technology. We do this by thoroughly assessing our customer's needs.

Our Approach:

  1. Integrating with the Customer's Current Software Systems Wherever Possible. We understand the benefits of technology can be lost when weighed against the cost of software replacement and retraining. We work to create a seamless interface that allows systems to read and update smart cards with a keystroke. Our experience ensures our ability to bridge the gap between different medical software programs.
  2. Incorporating Standard Hardware Architecture. Our medical smart card systems are built on the same architecture as the national health card system of Germany. Our customers benefit by knowing that there exists multiple supply sources for each component and that the technology will be supported for decades to come.