Amoroso L A, Pollokoff A M
Healthc Inform. 1990 Dec;7(12):38-9.
Smart cards and optical memory cards are among the fastest growing technologies today. Though their use in healthcare is not yet widespread, they promise great potential benefits in several areas of healthcare delivery. Both cards are credit card-sized plastic devices that can store information. Embedded in smart cards are one or more computer chips which store and process information, and some cards provide as much computer power as a PC. Optical memory cards use laser technology to store and read information.
