Gemalto Launches Sealys e-Health Terminal for German Market
IT News Online Staff
2009-04-15
Gemalto, a provider of digital security, has launched its Sealys e-health terminal, specially designed for the German market. The product has been approved by Gematik, which establishes that it meets the security requirements of the country's e-healthcare system. Gematik is the authority in charge of defining and approving the healthcare infrastructure in Germany.
The company said the Sealys e-health terminal has been designed with convenience and ease of use in mind, it is remarkably compact and offers a large display for greater ergonomics.
The product is fully and immediately operational with the current healthcare system. It also has all the necessary features to operate in online mode in connection with the future "Telematik" infrastructure, due to be implemented in 2010, and will offer health professionals all the services provided by this new healthcare system.
New services include access to the patient's electronic medical file and emergency data such as blood group, allergies and ongoing treatment records. Doctors will also be able to issue electronic prescriptions that facilitate data exchange with pharmacists and reduce fraud, while eliminating paperwork. The Gemalto terminal offers optional connection of biometric and contactless devices, allowing doctors to sign e-prescriptions using their fingerprint or any contactless device.
"Gemalto is a key player in the German healthcare program with major contracts related to the e-health card. Our customers will benefit from perfect interoperability along with deep knowledge of the application, and not simply from a terminal point of view as any hardware vendor," said Jacques Seneca, executive vice president of the Security Business Unit for Gemalto. "After the success of the 'GCR 550', our classic health card reader, this new release has been developed to incorporate the latest technological advances requested by German health professionals."
Technical specifications:
- Host Interface:
-- LAN Ethernet (TCP/IP 10/100)
-- One USB Slave for eHealth BCS mode
-- Two USB Master for Options
- Smart card Interface:
-- vertical ID-1 slot for patient card
-- lateral ID-1 slot for professional card
-- 2 slots for SMC (ID-000 card)
-- 1 slot for SM-KT (ID-000 card)
- Human Interface:
-- Graphical display backlighted
-- Key pad with 10 keys
-- 4 function keys
-- 3 navigation keys
- Security Features:
-- Tamper evident casing
-- Secure download functions
- Approvals:
-- EAL3+ (BSI-PP-0032 on going)
-- Gematik
-- CE
- Dimensions: 180 x 114 x 75 mm, 535g
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