Sarasota Memorial Hospital implementing smart card program for improved patient care
Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida is implementing a new smart card program for its over 800 bed regional medical center. The program is aimed at streamlining patient check-in processes and improving the overall continuity in patient care.
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Senior ID program offers assistance to the elderly and medical responders
VA Hospital ID cards go high tech
Health care smart card program implemented by Brooklyn medical center
Washington state implements new Medicaid ID program
Washington State is moving towards a new ID card system to verify eligibility for Medicaid. The Department of Social and Health Services announced that they are switching to as system of plastic ID cards for Medicaid clients similar to those used by private health insurance companies. The free cards will be mailed to Medicaid clients starting in November. Along with the new cards come a computer payer system called ProviderOne will be launched, which will reimburse doctors, clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes for medical assistance services.
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Visitor badges part of new security system for California hospitals
In response to increasing security risks, hospitals are implementing programs that make it easier to identify who is walking through their doors. With more than 4,000 visitors everyday, hospitals in the Cottage Health system in California are taking extra security precautions and employing a visitor identification badge system.
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Children’s Hospital combines entertainment and medical records with the swipe of a smart card
The Children’s Hospital in Sheffield, England is rolling out a new system that combines entertainment and medical records in one unit. Bedside terminals previously used to provide entertainment and interactive services for patients are being outfitted with access to electronic patient records using a smart card access system. Medical records and data are also available from nursing stations and offices throughout the hospital using authorized smart cards.
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Health care smart cards on the rise
More and more hospitals and medical centers are turning to smart card credentials as a way to solve some of the health care industry’s bigger problems. By providing patients with smart cards, it’s much easier to properly match medical records, including previous conditions and medications, to the patient. In many cases, quick access to this information can make the difference between life and death.
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Medical alert cards issued in New Jersey’s Monmouth County
There’s a new medical ID card program up and running in New Jersey with a very important mission – to save lives. A project of Monmouth County, the medical alert program is especially helpful for individuals with medical conditions such as autism and Asperger’s syndrome that make it hard for them to communicate. The ID cards will contain the necessary information for the right medical help to be called upon in the event of an emergency.
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