SIST EN 1387:1998
(Main)Machine readable cards - Health care applications - Cards: General characteristics
Machine readable cards - Health care applications - Cards: General characteristics
This European Standard specifies directly or by reference the requirements for cards used for health care, health care coverage or health care entitlement. This European Standard specifies the physical characteristics of cards and the recording techniques, but not the security requirements. It defines the area on each side of the surface of the card allocated to each type of media.
Maschinenlesbare Karten - Anwendungen im Gesundheitswesen - Karten: Allgemeine Eigenschaften
Diese Europäische Norm legt direkt oder bezugnehmend die Anforderungen an Karten für das Gesundheitswesen und für Sozialversicherungstransaktionen fest. Diese Europäische Norm legt die physikalischen Eigenschaften von Karten und Aufzeichnungstechniken, nicht jedoch die Sicherheitsanforderungen fest. Sie definiert auf der Oberfläche jeder Kartenseite den Bereich, der dem entsprechenden Medientyp zugeordnet ist.
Cartes lisibles par machine - Applications pour la santé - Cartes: Caractéristiques générales
La présente norme européenne spécifie directement ou par référence les prescriptions à respecter par les cartes utilisées pour gérer des soins, et assurer la gestion administrative dans le domaine de la santé. La présente norme européenne spécifie les caractéristiques physiques des cartes et les méthodes d'enregistrement, mais pas les conditions de sécurité. Elle définit la zone de la surface de chaque face de la carte attribuée à chacun des supports de données.
Machine readable cards - Health care applications - Cards: General characteristics
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 31-May-1998
- Technical Committee
- BFS - Banking and related financial services
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Jun-1998
- Due Date
- 01-Jun-1998
- Completion Date
- 01-Jun-1998
Relations
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
Overview
SIST EN 1387:1998 is a European standard focusing on machine readable cards specifically for health care applications. Developed by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST), this standard details the essential general characteristics required for health care cards used for health care services, entitlement, and coverage verification. The document directly or by reference sets the requirements for the physical attributes and recording techniques of these cards, ensuring interoperability and consistent performance across the European health care sector. Importantly, SIST EN 1387:1998 does not address security aspects but provides crucial foundation guidelines for card structure and data media allocation.
Key Topics
- Physical Characteristics: The standard specifies the size, thickness, and other fundamental physical properties of machine readable health care cards, ensuring reliable performance, durability, and compatibility with commonly used card reading devices.
- Recording Techniques: SIST EN 1387:1998 defines methods for recording data on both sides of the card. This includes allocation of areas for different media types, such as magnetic stripes or optical elements, vital for health care information management.
- Card Surface Allocation: Clear guidelines are provided on how to distribute and assign space on the card's surface. The allocation ensures sufficient room for machine readable and human readable information, improving usability in medical environments.
- Applicability to Health Care: The standard is tailored to health care settings, ensuring cards can be universally accepted and processed in clinics, hospitals, and insurance networks.
Applications
Implementing SIST EN 1387:1998 offers numerous practical benefits in the health care sector:
- Patient Identification: Makes patient authentication and management more efficient with a standardized card format, reducing errors and streamlining administrative processes.
- Health Care Coverage Verification: Ensures rapid verification of entitlement and coverage details at the point of care, improving service delivery and eliminating delays.
- Interoperability: Facilitates compatibility between different card technologies and reading systems within and across European health care institutions.
- Medical Record Access: Standardized cards serve as a gateway to electronic health records, allowing authorized access to crucial patient information in emergencies or routine consultations.
- Administrative Efficiency: By standardizing physical and data recording aspects, medical organizations can reduce costs and simplify procurement and systems integration related to identification cards.
Related Standards
Organizations and technical teams working with SIST EN 1387:1998 may also need to reference the following standards for comprehensive implementation:
- EN 1387:1996: The original European reference on which SIST EN 1387:1998 is based, focusing on similar card characteristics for health care.
- ISO/IEC 7810: Specifies physical characteristics for identification cards, offering guidelines on card dimensions and durability.
- ISO/IEC 7811: Outlines recording techniques for identification cards, including embossing and magnetic stripe technologies.
- ISO/IEC 7812: Covers numbering systems for identification cards, crucial for card issuance and administration.
By aligning with SIST EN 1387:1998 and related standards, health care providers and system integrators ensure robust, reliable, and consistent implementation of machine readable health care cards across their services. These standards support improved patient management, better interoperability, and a more efficient health care ecosystem.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 1387:1998 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Machine readable cards - Health care applications - Cards: General characteristics". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies directly or by reference the requirements for cards used for health care, health care coverage or health care entitlement. This European Standard specifies the physical characteristics of cards and the recording techniques, but not the security requirements. It defines the area on each side of the surface of the card allocated to each type of media.
This European Standard specifies directly or by reference the requirements for cards used for health care, health care coverage or health care entitlement. This European Standard specifies the physical characteristics of cards and the recording techniques, but not the security requirements. It defines the area on each side of the surface of the card allocated to each type of media.
SIST EN 1387:1998 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.240.15 - Identification cards. Chip cards. Biometrics. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 1387:1998 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 3372-001:2009, SIST EN 2591-509:2004, SIST EN 16602-70-17:2020, SIST EN 1867:1998, SIST EN 3155-001:2009. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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