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Health systems get smart with patient records

By Joey Gardiner

Published: Thursday 13 July 2000

Personal health systems provider LifeGard has developed a smartcard capable of holding a patient's full medical record.

LifeGard claims the technology, based on multi-application operating system MULTOS, allows it to be programmed to securely hold individual patient records.

The smartcards are to undergo trials in three hospitals - two in the UK - later this year.