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Smart Health ID Cards: Addressing Challenges with Patient Identity Management and Authentication Webinar
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Smart Card Alliance Smart Health ID Cards: Addressing Challenges with Patient Identity Management and Authentication webinar
Accurately identifying and authenticating patients are significant problems for hospitals, other healthcare providers and healthcare payers that impact administrative efficiency, revenue collection, legislative compliance and patient quality of care. The Smart Card Alliance Smart Health ID Cards: Addressing Challenges with Patient Identity Management and Authentication webinar focused on smart health ID cards for patients, reviewing the key challenges with patient identity management and authentication today and discussing how patient ID cards and smart card technology can address the critical issues. The American Medical Association Health Security Card pilot and the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center medical smart cards were featured as examples of smart health ID card programs.
- Click here to view the webinar video
- Click here to download webinar presentation
Webinar speakers were:
- Cathy Medich, Director, Strategic Programs, Smart Card Alliance
- Michael Magrath, CSCIP, Director, Business Development - Government & Healthcare, Gemalto, and Chair, Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council
- David N. Gans, MSHA, FACMPE, Vice President, Innovation and Research, Medical Group Management Association
- Rajiv Garg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
- James J. James, MD, DrPH, MHA, Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Preparation, American Medical Association
The Smart Card Alliance has published a number of white papers on smart cards and the healthcare market, including:
- Getting to Meaningful Use and Beyond: How Smart Card Technology Can Support Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
- Medical Identity Theft in Healthcare
- Smart Card Technology in Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions
- A Healthcare CFO’s Guide to Smart Card Technology and Applications
- Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers
Please visit the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council web site for additional information.
