What are the types of plastic hospital cards?

     Each patient must get a plastic hospital card before their first visit to the hospital. The registration desk issues a plastic hospital cards for all new patients at the hospital. The hospital visit card is a bridge between the hospital and the patient. Patients can register, see a doctor and settle accounts while holding the plastic hospital card. However, some hospital cards do not have these functions. The most commonly used plastic hospital cards include proximity IC hospital cards, contact hospital IC cards, hospital ID cards, hospital cards with magnetic stripe and hospital cards with barcodes.



(1) Hospital Cards With Magnetic Stripe
     Some hospitals still use the old hospital management system, so the magnetic stripe card is still used as the hospital card. On the one hand, the system is limited, on the other hand, the magnetic stripe card is convenient and cheap to use, which can save the hospital management costs.

(2) Hospital Cards With Barcodes
     Barcode cards and magnetic stripe cards are almost contemporary products. The use principle of the two is similar, and the cost is low.

(3) Proximity Hospital IC Cards
     The proximity IC card is a non-contact chip card with functions such as storage and encryption. It transmits data through frequency, which is fast and efficient.

(4) Contact Hospital IC Cards
     Contact IC card has storage function and encryption function, and is also used by many hospitals. This is a plug-in card type and is simple to use, but the chip on the card is easily damaged by the external environment.

(5) Hospital ID Cards
     As the hospital management system is upgraded and used, the use of proximity cards has become more common and convenient. ID cards are also used by many hospitals now. Because it transmits data through induction, its high work efficiency and fast card swiping increase the speed of payment, and also increase the speed of doctors reading information.

     With the continuous improvement of technology, the function of the plastic hospital card is also upgraded. More and more hospitals now start to use proximity IC cards. As a hospital card, the proximity IC card can not only realize a variety of functions, but also has high security performance. It's not easy to be copied, and will be more convenient to use.