Electronic health card, that is, resident health card, is based on electronic health records and electronic medical records, recording all medical care of a person from birth to death. The electronic medical insurance card is issued by the national medical insurance information platform, which is a medical insurance identification electronic medium generated for all insured persons based on the basic medical insurance information base.
The functions of the electronic medical insurance card are as follows:
1, identification. Electronic medical insurance card will completely replace social insurance card as the only identification for medical insurance business;
2. Query function. The electronic medical insurance card is loaded with medical insurance business inquiry function, which can realize online inquiry of insurance information, payment information, personal account transaction records, medical institutions, pharmacies, treatment information and medical insurance policies;
3. Business processing function. Electronic medical insurance card will soon be applied in designated pharmacies, designated clinics, designated hospitals and medical insurance business halls. With this card, online medical insurance business such as registration, payment, settlement and filing will soon be realized.
To sum up, electronic health card refers to residents' health card, and medical insurance card generally refers to social medical insurance card, which is a special card for personal account of medical insurance. With the personal identity card as the identification code, it stores and records the personal identity card number, name, gender, transfer and consumption of account funds and other detailed information.
Legal basis:
Article 74 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The social insurance agency shall obtain the data needed for social insurance work through business handling, statistics and investigation, and the relevant units and individuals shall provide it in a timely and truthful manner. The social insurance agency shall establish a file for the employer in a timely manner, completely and accurately record the social insurance data such as personnel's participation in social insurance and payment, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration and accounting vouchers for payment and settlement. The social insurance agency shall timely, completely and accurately record the individual's personal rights and interests such as social insurance payment, employer's payment and social insurance benefits, and regularly send the personal rights and interests records to me free of charge. Employers and individuals can inquire and check the records of payment and social insurance benefits from social insurance agencies free of charge, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.