Gemalto to rollout healthcare smart cards in Algeria

AMSTERDAM: Gemalto has been selected by the Algerian national health insurance

authority, CNAS) to be its provider for the rollout of the first healthcare

microprocessor cards in Algeria.






Main roll out is to take place in 2007, including a total of 7 million smart
cards. As prime contractor, Gemalto will manage the entire project.






Gemalto will provide CNAS with a microprocessor card-based turnkey solution to
strongly authenticate both healthcare beneficiaries and healthcare providers,

while ensuring full prescription traceability. Gemalto's solution involves smart

cards for citizens, for healthcare professionals, the related customization

system and an integrated issuance and management system.






Leveraging on its expertise in solutions and services customization, it will
assist the CNAS in starting off the production process, and ensure proper

training for the CNAS personnel.






For the citizens, the healthcare smart card simplifies substantially the
submission of claims to the Algerian social security services by digitizing

claims forms. It also offers a high degree of transaction security and speeds up

claim reimbursements.






Ahmed Khenchoul, general director of CNAS, said, "We needed a partner with
expertise in rolling out healthcare smart card and customization systems.

Gemalto had a clear understanding of our needs and was able to propose a turnkey

solution enabling healthcare institutions to migrate efficiently to smart card

technology.”






“By doing so, healthcare institutions in Algeria will be able to securely manage
patient records and verify patient benefits while keeping patient data

confidential," he added.






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