Smart Cards in Healthcare; Maintain Efficiency of Patient Care and Privacy Safeguards
Smart cards in healthcare are small plastic cards with an embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. These integrated chips store, manage, analyze, and process data and can also hold important information. Smart cards are paper or digital versions of clinical information, such as vaccination history or test results. Smart health cards can either be printed on paper or digital. Smart cards can provide personal identification, authentication, data storage, and application processing. IC chips make the smart card suitable for different electronic applications. These chips are used to store, calculate, manage, and access personal data or information when needed. Thus, smart cards are widely used in a wide variety of health care services. Smart cards in healthcare perform encrypted algorithms and are safe compared to magnetic strip cards. Smart cards store and manage vital information such as finances, personal health information, and more. Moreover, in healthcare, smart cards are r...