title: Introducing smartcards in healthcare in the Netherlands.
abstract: New technologies may contribute to innovation and improvement of the quality of healthcare. A necessary condition to achieve this objective is a good relationships between all parties involved: healthcare providers, healthcare institutions, and healthcare insurance companies. The Delft project proves that a smartcard facilitates the linking up of activities of the various participants. As a result, the quality of care improves while, at the same time, administrative procedures and the financial settlement of transactions are simplified.
authors.affiliation: Zorgverzekeraar DSW, Schiedam - The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van den Broek
mesh_terms: D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009426:Netherlands; D010355:Patient Identification Systems