TY - JOUR
T1 - Using health smart cards to check drug allergy history
T2 - The perspective from taiwan's experiences
AU - Hsu, Min Huei
AU - Yen, Ju Chuan
AU - Chiu, Wen Ta
AU - Tsai, Shu Ling
AU - Liu, Chien Tsai
AU - Li, Yu Chuan
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - In Taiwan, national health insurance coverage began in 1994, and the Bureau of National Health Insurance has issued health smart cards since 2004. In addition to tracking medical reimbursements, these smart cards store healthcare information, including electronic prescriptions, medical procedure and vaccination records, drug allergy histories, and information about a patient's willingness to be an organ donor. We conducted this study 4 years after the smart cards had been introduced in order to review how drug allergy history is recorded using this system. Our results reveal that the drug allergy histories are incomplete in many cases, and the format used to record a patient's drug allergy history is not consistent. We offer suggestions to promote the standardization of drug allergy history records.
AB - In Taiwan, national health insurance coverage began in 1994, and the Bureau of National Health Insurance has issued health smart cards since 2004. In addition to tracking medical reimbursements, these smart cards store healthcare information, including electronic prescriptions, medical procedure and vaccination records, drug allergy histories, and information about a patient's willingness to be an organ donor. We conducted this study 4 years after the smart cards had been introduced in order to review how drug allergy history is recorded using this system. Our results reveal that the drug allergy histories are incomplete in many cases, and the format used to record a patient's drug allergy history is not consistent. We offer suggestions to promote the standardization of drug allergy history records.
KW - Drug allergy history
KW - Health smart cards
KW - Hospital information system
KW - National health insurance
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U2 - 10.1007/s10916-009-9391-5
DO - 10.1007/s10916-009-9391-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 20703535
AN - SCOPUS:79961168788
SN - 0148-5598
VL - 35
SP - 555
EP - 558
JO - Journal of Medical Systems
JF - Journal of Medical Systems
IS - 4
ER -
