First of all, the electronic health insurance card: in the form of the Internet exists, through the cell phone display, there is no physical card, belonging to the online health insurance card. Participants use electronic social health insurance card to pay medical expenses, only need to show the electronic health insurance card QR code or direct online payment. However, there are limitations to the scope of use, and only hospitals and drug stores that support the use of the card can use it.
Physical medical insurance card: It is a multi-functional physical IC card with a chip attached to it, which records various information of the insured and belongs to the card system of physical cards. If you are paying for medical expenses, you need to rely on the card and swipe it at the designated hospitals or designated pharmacies in order to complete the process. All hospitals and stores can be used, there is no limit to the scope.
The difference between the electronic health insurance card and the medical insurance card
The electronic health insurance card as the online version of the medical insurance card, although it can also be used to buy medicine to see the doctor, but there is still a certain difference with the actual card system of the medical insurance card. So what are the differences between the electronic health insurance card and the medical insurance card? Specifically in the following aspects.
1, the difference in payment methods
Electronic medical insurance card: belonging to the online medical insurance card, the insured person using the electronic social medical insurance card to pay for medical expenses, only need to show the QR code of the electronic medical insurance card or direct online payment can be.
Entity medical insurance card: belongs to the card system entity card, if the payment of medical expenses, you need to rely on the card, in the designated hospitals or designated pharmacies to complete the card.
2. Difference in the form of card
Electronic medical insurance card: in the form of the Internet, through the cell phone display, there is no physical card.
Physical health insurance card: a multi-functional physical IC card, the card is attached to the chip, recording a variety of information about the participant.
3, the difference in the scope of use
Electronic medical insurance card: currently support the use of hospitals and drug stores can only be used, so the scope of use has limitations.
Three, electronic health insurance card can be used in the hospital? The electronic health insurance card can be used in the hospital, but the premise is to visit the hospital is to support the electronic health insurance card payment. But not all regions, hospitals and other medical institutions are able to use the electronic health insurance card payment, so before you go to the hospital to find out whether the hospital can use the electronic health insurance card.