Updated: Feb 1, 97
EUROCARDS

Extending the use of Patient Data Cards in Europe

Project Code: A2108 Project value: 6025 KECU EC contribution: 537 KECU No of partners: 6 No of countries: 3 Duration: 15 months

Contact: Herve Doare CAP SESA I.H. 129 rue de l'Universite F-75007 Paris, France Tel.: +33-1-49.55.96.80 Fax: +33-1-49.55.96.96 E-mail: hdoare@ecom.cgs.fr

The concerted action Eurocards was launched by DGXIII to foster the convergence of the national initiatives on health cards to a common interoperable solution, on the basis of new available technologies (memory/smart cards and telematics). The action gathered the various relevant experiences in Europe and elsewhere, and developed a technical, social, and legal framework for data card applications. The benefits of using cards containing administrative information for patient identification, social security and health insurance, and basic medical information to be used in emergency are already proven enough for some countries in Europe, which are moving or considering to move towards national large-scale implementations.

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