Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Episode 47: Health ID initiatives

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Health care is not only a hot political topic but also one of great interest in the identification industry. How patients and caregivers will be identified is a discussion taking place all over the country. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talks with Randy Vanderhoof executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, about the organization’s health care initiatives in 2010.



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