Medical card free!360,000 people apply for virtual health insurance cards and plan to combine actions to pay for one-stop-Medical Regulations-Free Health Network

People hold virtual health insurance cards to seek medical treatment, and medical personnel only need to scan the QR-Code, and then obtain the patient’s virtual card authorization through mobile credentials. (Photo by reporter Lin Huiqin)

[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report]The epidemic has driven the vigorous development of communication diagnosis and treatment. The Health Insurance Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare has also planned a virtual health insurance card. In just about one year, the number of participating medical institutions has increased from 563 to 967, and the number of applicants has increased from 47,000. To 364,000 people, an increase of 7.74 times. In the future, it will combine prescription slips, mobile payment and other one-stop services. People can see a doctor and pay with one finger.

The National Health Insurance Administration’s promotion of the virtual health insurance card has carried out a pilot plan for the medical treatment model from 2019 to 2021. This year, it will further promote the three major fields of home medical care, telemedicine, and video diagnosis and treatment. Hospitals such as Beijing, Shuanghe, and Chimei have proactively set up stations to assist the public to log in and use them. It is expected that the speed will become faster and faster.

Li Bozhang pointed out that Chinese people are used to seeing doctors face-to-face. However, during the epidemic, diagnosed patients were inconvenient to go to the hospital, but they still needed medication for chronic diseases. The past experience was gradually reversed, and the functions of the virtual health insurance card became more significant, such as assisting remote elders to seek medical treatment It is convenient and reduces the amount of equipment that medical personnel carry for rural services. After connecting with mobile payment in the future, people can directly pay through the medical finger payment of the National Health Insurance Autotoll APP or the bank account set up by the financial company after seeing the doctor. It is expected that the development of virtual health insurance cards will continue. It is a great breakthrough in digital medical care in Taiwan.

Li Bozhang, director of the National Health Insurance Administration, said that it is expected that the development of virtual health insurance cards will become faster and faster. (Photo by reporter Lin Huiqin)

Zheng Tianjun, vice president of Chimei Hospital, explained that in terms of outpatient services, the virtual health insurance card can be operated with only a mobile phone, which can solve the problems of people forgetting to bring their health insurance cards, and the physical card is lost, malfunctioned, damaged, etc. Operation. In addition, for example, the hospital provides Alishan people with telemedicine services in ophthalmology, eliminating the need for people to go back and forth for at least 2 hours. The virtual health insurance card operation will help make the operation more convenient, and it is an important milestone for medical equality.

Ma Hanping, deputy director of Shuanghe Hospital, also mentioned that the application of virtual health insurance cards has brought about changes. In the future, unless there are special circumstances, it is expected to reduce the number of people seeking medical treatment in person.

The virtual health insurance card application process only needs 7 steps, including opening the Health Insurance Autotoll APP and clicking “Virtual Health Insurance Card”, checking the consent and then clicking “General Application”, uploading a frontal photo of the ID card, uploading a clear headshot of personal facial features, filling in the contact information Send the application by phone or E-mail. Before completing the review, you can use the virtual card without photo and show your identity documents. After the review, your personal photo will be displayed.

The National Health Insurance Department simulated the future application display site today. People hold virtual health insurance cards for medical treatment. Medical personnel only need to scan the QR-Code, and then obtain the authorization of the patient’s virtual card through mobile credentials. Home medical care can be scanned through a light bluetooth APP to complete contactless reading. After receiving the card, an electronic prescription can be issued, and the patient can pay the bill with mobile payment.

Chimei Hospital physician Li Baiyou demonstrates the application of ophthalmology telemedicine. (Photo by reporter Lin Huiqin)

Chimei Hospital physician Li Baiyou demonstrates the application of ophthalmology telemedicine. (Photo by reporter Lin Huiqin)

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