Abstract
Health care researchers and professionals have had increasing interest in the development of Internet-based solutions in health care, casting doubt on the future of IC card systems. However, IC cards used in conjunction with Internet-based health information systems may be more viable than either system alone. We conducted a worldwide survey to explore the possibilities of such a combined system. Our analysis shows that there is considerable awareness of the concept of Internet-based health care services among the professionals of IC card projects. In addition, our results indicate that IC cards could play a major role in health care systems as authorization keys that permit access to health information.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-92 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Sep |
Keywords
- Access key
- Health web
- Healthcare information
- IC card
- Internet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Science Applications
- Health Informatics