Siemens and Mount Sinai Medical Center said they will collaborate on the Patient Health Smart Card initiative in the New York area. The project builds on a successful pilot at Elmhurst Hospital. In the initiative's first phase of 100,000 patient smart cards will be distributed to area hospitals. The cards, which are issued with a patient's photo on their front, can store medical information, including allergy history, current medications and laboratory results.
- read this press release from Siemens