--- title: "Healthcare Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/tag/healthcare/page/2/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/tag/healthcare/page/2/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Healthcare # Tag: Healthcare ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and Healthcare Providers In this FAQ What is a smart card? How can smart healthcare cards help providers? How can healthcare cards help hospitals? Are any hospitals or healthcare systems currently using smart cards? How can smart card technology improve critical or emergency care? What are… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and Patients In this FAQ What is a smart card? How can the smart healthcare card help patients? How would patients use healthcare cards? How do smart healthcare cards protect personal healthcare information? 1. What is a smart card? A smart card is a small card… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – Smart Cards and the Healthcare Ecosystem In this FAQ What is a smart card? Who benefits from smart cards? How many smart cards are currently deployed in the healthcare market? Have any stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem deployed smart cards? What are the major barriers to implementation? How… ### Smart Cards in Healthcare FAQ Series – About Smart Cards In this FAQ What is a smart card? How do smart cards work? How are smart cards used? What kinds of healthcare information can smart cards store? What smart card security features can protect personal healthcare information? Do smart cards have advantages over magnetic stripe… ### Smart Card Technology in U.S. Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions Series These FAQ documents were developed to answer questions about how smart cards work and how the technology is used to manage patient identity and protect a healthcare consumer’s personal information. This FAQ series provides easy-to-use resources for understanding how smart card technology is used for… ### Smart Cards and Biometrics in Healthcare Identity Applications Publication Date: May 2012 Click here to download the white paper Both smart cards and biometrics are used in identity management systems to verify individuals’ identities. Biometrics alone, smart cards alone, and a combination of smart cards with biometrics are options for healthcare organizations moving to stronger,… ### Benefits of Smart Cards versus Magnetic Stripe Cards for Healthcare Applications Click here to download the brief. Smart cards have significant benefits versus magnetic stripe (“mag stripe”) cards for healthcare applications. First, smart cards are highly secure and are used worldwide in applications where the security and privacy of information are critical requirements. Smart cards… ### Complementary Smart Card Guidance for the WEDI Health Identification Card Implementation Guide Publication Date: October 2011 Click here to download the white paper. Version 1.1 of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange’s (WEDI) Health Identification Card Implementation Guide includes Integrated Circuit Cards (ICC), commonly known as smart cards, as an appropriate card type. The Smart… ### Getting to Meaningful Use and Beyond: How Smart Card Technology Can Support Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records Publication Date: February 2011 Click here to download the white paper. Healthcare is at a pivotal point in its evolution–one that has been faced by many other industries which have made the painful transition from a paper… ### Healthcare Identity Resources A solid foundation for healthcare information management requires accurate identification of each person receiving or providing healthcare services, and anyone accessing or using this information. As the healthcare industry moves away from paper-based medical records that are controlled by physical access to buildings, rooms, and files, an infrastructure that supports strong identity… [ ** ](#)