Vietnam plans to digitize healthcare cards

 08-Feb-17, VN Express

Vietnam plans to issue electronic health security cards to its citizens verifying their right to medical services. The healthcare security card will make it more convenient for patients to access insurance plans and health care.

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With the new system, electronic healthcare registries in all 63 cities and provinces will be synced together so that regardless of whether a cardholder changes their job, move to a different place or have pre-existing medical conditions, insurance plans will have to accept all cardholders.

The electronic system will also make insurance payments faster and more transparent through digital transactions. 

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