title: Smart card technology offers new marketing and operational advantages for U.S. health care providers.
authors.affiliation: DataCard, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warthen
mesh_terms: D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital; D003363:Cost Control; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D010358:Patient Participation; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States