A step towards the electronic EHIC

On behalf of the NETC@RDS consortium of European partners, the SESAM Vitale Economic Interest Grouping (EIG) put an EHIC TEST SET at the disposal of those business and industry companies, which are aiming to implement Optical Card Readers (OCR) for the EHIC and put them to the test then to the market place. Instructions how to get the EHIC TEST SET are downloadable in French from the below URL link:

http://www.sesam-vitale.fr/programme/pdf/netcards-inf-001-ProcedureJeuxTestCEAM.pdf

NETC@RDS piloting activities have been extended to Switzerland (Kanton Basel - city). The opportunity is to prepare conditions for making the service operational during the European Football Championships 2008. Two hospitals have been integrated as NETC@RDS service points: St. Clara Hospital (Basel) and University hospital (Basel). These hospitals have been equipped with card-readers, optical scanners and the necessary software. The initiative is conducted by Swiss healthcare authorities of the city of Basel.

Member of the European Parliament, Evelyne Gebhardt (SPD – Social Democratic Party of Germany) visited the premises of the AOK Baden-Württemberg receiving first hand information from Christopher Hermann, Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board, and Rainer Baudermann, Project Manager for the implementation of the EU NETC@RDS Project.