A primary care clinic in a small urban center sees a high volume of cardiology patients.Patients who attend the clinic have smart cards that they use at hospitals,clinics,and Emergency Departments within that region of the state.A primary benefit of the smart card for these patients would be:

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Credit card-like devices called smart cards store a limited number of pages of data on a computer chip and serve as a bridge between the clinician terminal and the central repository of the electronic health record (EHR),making patient information available to the caregiver quickly and cheaply at the point-of-service.Smart cards provide information to healthcare providers regarding the patient's demographic and contact information,allergies,immunizations,lab results,and past patient care encounters and are presented at the point-of-service.

A Primary Care Clinic in a Small Urban Center Sees