Health informatics — Health cards — General characteristics

This standard describes general characteristics of machine-readable cards used in the field of healthcare. These characteristics enable confirmation of the identities of the healthcare application provider and the healthcare cardholder for the purposes of information exchange.

The standard focuses on cards of ID-1 type, as defined in ISO/IEC 7810, that are issued for healthcare services provided in a service area that crosses the national borders of two or more countries or areas.

Main sections:

· Scope

· Normative references

· Terms and definitions

· Abbreviated terms

· Physical characteristics

· Visually readable data

· Recording technique

· Test method

· Annex A: Examples of field identifiers written in Latin-1 code

· Annex B: Examples of healthcare card layout