--- title: "Healthcare Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/tag/healthcare/page/3/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/tag/healthcare/page/3/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Healthcare # Tag: Healthcare ### Medical Identity Theft in Healthcare Publication Date: March 2010 Click here to download the brief. While identity theft is a global issue that garners much media attention, most do not realize that medical identity theft is a serious and growing threat. Many authorities consider medical identity theft one of the fastest growing crimes in America…. ### Healthcare Identity Management: The Foundation for a Secure and Trusted National Health Information Network A Smart Card Alliance Position Paper for Government Policy Makers and Healthcare Stakeholders Publication Date: September 2009 Click here to download the position paper. Executive Summary Policy makers are looking carefully at the best ways to improve our healthcare system with… ### Smart Card Technology in U.S. Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions Download PDF document. This document was 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. The FAQ provides an easy-to-use resource for understanding how smart card technology is used… ### Effective Healthcare Identity Management: A Necessary First Step for Improving U.S. Healthcare Information Systems Publication Date: March 2009 Click here to download the brief. Government policy makers are looking carefully at the best ways to improve the efficiency of information systems in the healthcare industry. Much emphasis has been placed on the need for electronic… ### A Healthcare CFO’s Guide to Smart Card Technology and Applications Publication Date: February 2009 Click here to download the white paper. Click here for information about the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council. Healthcare is seeing a steady and increasing dependence on information technology that is rapidly transforming the practice of medicine and the delivery of… ### What Makes a Smart Card Secure? Download white paper Smart card-enabled applications are becoming more prevalent in many of today’s businesses. The financial payments industry has moved to smart cards. The majority of the regional financial organizations worldwide have mandated that financial credit and debit cards must be smart card-enabled by a specified date. Plus,… ### Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers Publication Date: February 2007 Click here to download the white paper. Click here for information about the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council. The healthcare market is poised to move from a paper world to an electronic one. In an era of managed care, specialized… ### Healthcare Applications Healthcare organizations worldwide are implementing smart health cards supporting a wide variety of features and applications. Smart health cards can improve the security and privacy of patient information, provide the secure carrier for portable medical records, reduce healthcare fraud, support new processes for portable medical records, provide secure access to emergency medical information,… ### HIPAA Compliance and Smart Cards: Solutions to Privacy and Security Requirements Publication Date: September 2003 Pages: 47 Click Here to download the report. Click here for the report table of contents. Executive Summary The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) affects health care organizations in two ways: first, by strongly encouraging the… ### Smart Card Applications in the U.S. Healthcare Industry Publication Date: February 2006 Click here to download the white paper [263k PDF]. Click here for information about the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council. Executive Summary John Taylor walks into the cancer clinic with his 7-year-old daughter for what he hopes will be the last time. After… [ ** ](#)