Gemplus to supply 3.7m healthcare smartcards in Mexico
22 May 2006 Luxembourg. Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext:
LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), will deliver 3.7 million healthcare
smartcards to Seguro Popular, one of the Mexican government's social
security organizations The smartcards will be part of a new country-wide
e-healthcare program aimed at securely storing patient information, ensuring
citizens get the correct healthcare benefits and reducing paper-based
administration. The new social security cards will be distributed to those
covered by the Seguro Popular healthcare scheme. Each family in the program
will be given a card for use by the whole household. When the cardholders
visit their doctor, important patient information can be securely accessed
and additional medical information can be added in real time. Seguro Popular
benefits from fewer administration costs while reducing the possibility of
benefit fraud. The order came from Image Technology Mexico, the project
integrator who developed the overall e-healthcare solution for Seguro
Popular. "Secure cards provide benefits for patients, healthcare
professionals and us at Seguro Popular by reducing costs, securing private
data and providing our citizens with their healthcare rights", said Actuario
(Actuary) Juan Antonio Fernandez Ortiz, Comisionado Nacional (National
Commissioner) of Seguro Popular. The cards, based on Gemplus MPCOS
technology, were first deployed in Q1 2006 and contain an e-purse, patient
information and prescriptions. The information can only be read by
authorized healthcare professionals once they are inserted into a reader
(also supplied by Gemplus). This ensures privacy of confidential data and
better control over healthcare payment and subsidies. "Gemplus has a long
established presence in Mexico", stated Michel Canitrot, President Gemplus
Latin America. "Local card production and personalization services linked
with a strong partnership with Image Technology Mexico ensured a smooth
integration into Seguro Popular's ground-breaking healthcare program".
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