The Austrian e-card

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Wolfgang Kreutzer
International EHIC Workshop, Brussels, 2005-06-29
Sozialversicherungs-Chipkarten Betriebs- und
Errichtungsgesellschaft m.b.H. Schiffamtsgasse
15, A-1020 Wien
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SVC - the Social Insurance Chipcard Company

• SVC Sozialversicherungs-Chipkarten Betriebs-
  und Errichtungsges.m.b.H.
• SVC was established on February 24th, 2001
• SVC is owned 100 by the Main Association of
  Austrian Social Insurance Institutions
• SVC sets up the Austrian e-card project and is
  also in charge of operating the system

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The Austrian e-card
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Basic Application Substitution of Health
Insurance Vouchers
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The e-card is used ...
Medical Practices
Key Card for eGov-Applications
Dentists
Social Insurance Services
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Old Process Consultation of a Physician
Employee
Physician
Employer
Computer System(s) of Social Insurance
Institutions
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New Process Consultation of a Physician
Employee
Physician
Employer
Claim
Computer System(s) Social Insurance Instit.
Consultation ServerCenter for e-cards
Data
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Advantages of the e-card
Insured
Physicians
Social Insurance
Employer
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The Key Card Principle

• The e-card contains identification data
• The e-card is not a carrier of applications
• The e-card represents the access key to system
  based services
• The access key (token) is unique within the
  system
• Lost tokens are locked throughout the system

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Configuration without IT
Working Area (Reception Desk)
PSTN
Telephone
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Configuration with a Single Workstation
Working Area (Reception Desk)
PSTN
Telephone
Workstation of Medical Assistent
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Configuration with Multiple Workstations (LAN)
Working Area (Reception Desk 1)
Working Area (Reception Desk N)
PSTN
Workstation of Medical Assistent 1
Workstation of Medical Assistent N
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Overview e-card Network
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Extensions of the System

• NETC_at_RDS Project and EHIC(European Health
  Insurance Card)? implementation of the EHIC
  on/in the e-card? substitution of E-111 within
  the scope of NETC_at_RDS

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Time Schedule
2005
2003
2004



Award of Partial Projects

Implementation

TestOperation

Nationwide Roll-out
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Status Quo

• The roll-out started by end of May, 2005
• As of June 26th, 2005
• 1.525 medical practices were equipped and
  connected
• 1.391.474 e-cards have been delivered to insurees
• 397.163 insurees have used their e-card already

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Thank you for your attention !