Friday, August 31, 2007

French Healthcare System set to Revolutionize with Smart Card Technology

Healthcare system in France has chosen a smart card chip technology company to aid in developing the leading edge Sesam-Vitale2 health card. According to Jacques de Varax, Groupement d'Interet Economique Sesam-Vitale's General Manager, "Use of this card will result in speedier transactions and reduced fraud." The country has been making use of Sesam-Vital health card since the year 1998, and it has become a vital part of healthcare system in France. However, the original version could store only a small amount of data and did not have any photographic identification. Users and health professionals have added comfort of being capable of conducting quick and easy transactions with just a single card at the same time knowing that the process to be safe, as per Varax. NX View the rest of this article


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