This is all very well. But if the EEPROM touches the contactless EPROM
what will the children look like? And if 51% of the population are happy
to carry around the A4 size ELEEPROM (the Extra Large Electronically
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) what are we to do with the other
49%.
So why don't we give them 650mb Recordable CD-ROMs instead of 16k smart
cards. Not only could you record the details of their panic attacks, but
the relaxation tape as well. Or practical advice on how to use out of
hours services etc. Even JPEG's of their x-rays?
Real problem is the people who would need a 10 CD set...... :-(
Bill Beeby
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Herd [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, January 16, 1998 8:48 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Patient smart cards
Smart cards have been the subject of several trials, going back a decade in
the UK. Last one I can recall was in Exeter. I enclose an article written
in
1988 (!) when they were the smart new thing.
I think the economic arguments have always defeated them.
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Smartcards
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I would suggest that wider
debate is necessary, before the profession is presented with a fait
accompli. Watch this space.
Andrew
Dr. Andrew N. Herd MRCGP [log in to unmask]
Family Physician, Medical Adviser to Durham Health Authority
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