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21 May 2008

Fraunhofer study backs German smartcard plans

Germany’s health smartcard project uses up-to-date technology and is suitable to guarantee both data security and accessibility. This is the
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20 March 2008

German government unveils smartcard costs

The German ministry of health has issued details on recent and estimated future costs of the healthcare smartcard project in
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3 March 2008

Mobile health and EPR feature at CeBIT

CeBIT in Hannover is the biggest consumer IT show in the world, and is the place for laptop-maniacs, iPod-addicts and
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28 February 2008

Insurance companies to pay doctors for smartcards

After a year of negotiations, German health insurance companies have agreed to pay doctors for the smartcard readers and software
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27 February 2008

German ID card to allow pseudonyms

The German Home Office has confirmed that a new electronic identity card for German citizens will incorporate the use of
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20 February 2008

Gemalto to deliver Slovenia’s smartcard upgrade

Slovenia has chosen Gemalto to help develop its upgrade to their electronic health cards for Slovenian citizens. Gemalto will provide
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30 January 2008

National media attention for anti-smartcard group

In Germany this week doctors and civil rights activists joined forces to organise a boycott of the German smartcard programme,
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24 January 2008

Two pharmacy PHR projects launched in Germany

Two new pilots are underway to offer pharmacy personal health records (PHRs) in Germany. Both are based on a PHR
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18 January 2008

SCM card terminal MKT+ certified

SCM Microsystems has received certification for its eHealth100 health card terminal to be used as an MKT+ terminal (multi-functional terminal)
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17 January 2008

Austrian hospitals get fingerprint biometrics

Austria’s biggest private hospital chain, the ‘Barmherzige Brüder’, is to begin using biometric fingerprinting to control access to IT systems.
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