Personal Health Cards Store Life-Saving Medical Information, Speed Up Hospital Administration: From Smart Card Alliance/CTST Conference

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., May 19, 2008â€"Another regional healthcare network in Spokane, Wash. is starting to use smart card technology, attendees learned during the healthcare track at the joint Smart Card Alliance annual meeting and CTST conference last week. LifeNexus is starting to deploy its smart card-based Personal Health Card with Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), a member of the Northwest Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) connecting 38 hospitals in northwest Washingt