Although other alternatives might exist, identification cards have been chosen as an acceptable and adequate tool to be used to identify patients and health professionals.They are planned for a digital signature and for access to electronic health records as well as for health information exchange and for databases querying. Local applications might exist independently, but the Federal State ha...

While technology and legal advancements now enable health consumers to have their medical records transmitted electronically, either to the web or to a personal device (e.g., smart card), ultimately resulting in a lifetime health record, many obstacles remain in the way of that vision. So who’s afraid of electronic medical records (EMR)? Healthcare providers would prefer that EMRs remain under ...

The purpose of writing is to analyze the Implementation E-Government in Public Services with a case study Electronic ID Card Pulomerak District. indicators used are accountable, participatory, orderly, and precise. This uses qualitative method data sources, namely secondary collection techniques library research. analysis this research descriptive analysis. results indicate that application car...

Credit-card issuers in the United States have begun to explore the idea of introducing electronic-cash products. Seven financial giants, including Wells Fargo, Chase Manhattan, and MasterCard, have agreed to market the Mondex electronic cash product in the United States.1 VISA is developing a separate product. These products consist of a plastic payment card and other accessories, and consumers...

Aims: The use of the electronic health record systems has been developed in the health system, but it is still not known whether empathy is created in the visit of the patient despite this system. Therefore, this study was designed with the purpose of comparing patients’ perceptions about physicians’ empathy after the patient viewed standardized and scripted video vignettes of two physicians on...

Database applications and technologies are of central importance in many information systems a person may encounter. To obtain services, the end-users are required a smart card (plastic card containing a microcomputer), which is a device providing information about the user's identity and some related personal data. It can be updated and loaded with new data that will be used during further ses...

This paper describes an on-going e-government pilot project to implement an electronic child support disbursement system in the state of Indiana. The new electronic disbursement system is designed to replace the current paper-based check system with a dual electronic system of direct bank deposits for custodial parents with bank accounts and commercial debit cards with a MasterCard logo for unb...

 Advancement in payment technologies have an important impact on the quality of life. The emerging payment technologies create both opportunities and challenges for future. Being a quick and convenient process, contactless payment gained its momentum, especially in merchants, where throughput is the main important parameter. However, it poses risk to issuers as no robust verification method of...

Based on experience with Slovene Health Insurance Card System, the further development of smart-card based health care information systems is discussed. Emphasis is placed on required functionality starting with smart cards and ending with EDI technology on the other side. The current architecture is investigated in the light of emerging standards and commercial solutions from major software ve...