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Press Release Source: On Track Innovations Ltd.
OTI to Discuss Contactless Smart Cards as Medical Passports At the CTST The Americas 2009 Show in New Orleans On Monday May 4, 2009, 8:00 am EDT
FORT LEE, N.J., May 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NasdaqGM:OTIV - News), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, will discuss as part of the Healthcare Data Management track the usage of Contactless Smart Cards as Medical Passports on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, at the CTST The Americas 2009.
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{"s" : "otiv","k" : "c10,l10,p20,t10","o" : "","j" : ""} In the healthcare market, positive identification of patients and verification of benefits is required. At the same time, Electronic Patient Health Records are becoming necessary globally.
By identifying all points of service -- at hospitals, pharmacies and general practitioner sites, etc., the system can enable patient authentication, benefits verification and claims processing in a seamless process. Moreover, by digitizing the system, payments for services can now be made electronically, allowing for less cash handling and reduced client medical expenses.
OTI's MediSmart provides a complete healthcare solution including cards, readers and related software that can be seamlessly integrated with healthcare management systems. The OTI MediSmart solution offers secure and fast front-end patient authentication and benefit verification at the service provider level. It allows for electronic clinical data capture and electronic claim and/or report generation, taking into consideration benefit rules in respect to services provided and benefit utilization. At the same time the information is recorded on each patient's personal MediSmart card (or mobile data repository), relevant data is transferred to the corporate and insurer levels. With MediSmart, statements and invoices are generated faster, administration time and cost are reduced and, since claims are authenticated electronically, it further guarantees payment and reduces payment cycles at the provider levels.
The OTI MediSmart solution offers the following benefits:
* Biometrically authenticated member identification * No Over expenditure -- members use only the benefit balance on their cards * Faster member scheme rules verification * Remote communication with card for benefits renewal or update * Remote member cancellation * An improvement in clinical decision making by facilitating the communication of client-option/plan specific guidelines, protocols, rules and warnings amongst all role players in the health care sector * Reduction of human error, medical risk, service errors or Rx * Easy and rapid access to essential patient medical information in case of emergencies In addition, the solution helps eliminate:
* Payments for fraudulent services not rendered * Over expenditure in line with benefit balances About OTI
Established in 1990, OTI (NasdaqGM:OTIV - News) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2005 and 2006 Company of the Year Award in the field of smart cards.
For more information on OTI, visit http://www.otiglobal.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the ``safe harbor'' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws. Whenever we use words such as ``believe,'' ``expect,'' ``anticipate,'' ``intend,'' ``plan,'' ``estimate'' or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on OTI's current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results, performance or achievements of OTI could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this press release. For example, forward-looking statements include statements regarding our plans or current expectations, such as those regarding the superiority of the MediSmart Solution or the potential market hereof. Forward-looking statements could be impacted by market acceptance of new and existing products and our ability to execute production on orders, as well as the other risk factors discussed in OTI's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although OTI believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Except as otherwise required by law, OTI disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
Contact: On Track Innovations Ltd. Galit Mendelson, Vice President of Corporate Relations 201 944 5200 ext. 111 galit@otiglobal.com
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