Smart-card technology is believed to help healthcare industries in several ways, since it minimizes risks and medical errors, enables accurate patient identification, reduces administrative costs, improves efficiency, and facilitates prompt delivery of care to patients. The present study aims to highlight the adoption of a newly designed dental smart card for medically complex patients. The present smart card is an advance in patient identification, using a quick-response (QR) code to automatically report or receive certain types of responses from patients or physicians once illuminated by signals from QR readers. Further, the card provides general information about the patient's condition and physical details. The card is pocket sized and can be carried easily by the patient anywhere, alongside a digital copy of the card.
Keywords: medical informatics; medical record linkage dentistry; medical records; medically complex; patient care.