›› Presentation

The Chifa system is an innovative project based on the use of advanced technology – the smart card called CHIFA. It is part of the modernization process of social insurance management procedures.

Main Objectives

• Improving the quality of services:

  • Simplifying procedures and formalities
  • Systematic and fast reimbursement

• Improving relationships with healthcare providers:

  • Pharmacists
  • Doctors
  • Healthcare facilities
  • Etc.

• Better management through:

  • Productivity
  • Traceability
  • Control and prevention of abuse and fraud

Key Project Milestones

Technical Specifications of the CHIFA Card

• Increased storage capacity including:
  • The last 40 prescribed electronic prescriptions
  • The last 400 dispensed medications
• High-level data encryption system
• Ability to consult all prescribed and dispensed medications
• Estimated validity period of 10 years
• High-quality manufacturing materials for durability
• Ability to include additional administrative and medical information, such as:
  • Gender, category, chronic diseases covered
• PIN code option for secure card usage
• Enhanced security with both a printed photo and an embedded photo in the card chip

Uses of the CHIFA Card

It allows you to:

• Verify the card’s validity
• Verify the insured and beneficiaries’ entitlements
• Track consumption
• Automatically generate an invoice (care sheet)
• Authenticate the cardholder
• Electronically sign the invoice
• Generate and send electronic invoices to CNAS

Information Stored on the CHIFA Card

• Administrative Information:

  • Entitlement to benefits
  • Information on agreements

• Medical Information:

  • Emergencies and chronic illnesses
  • Information on reimbursed procedures
  • Technical and security data

The Healthcare Professional’s Key (PS Key)

It is distributed to system-authorized professionals. It grants permissions based on the user’s role to perform card operations or issue electronic invoices.

Main Uses of the Key:

• Activate the professional software
• Access the insured’s card data
• Create and sign the invoice
• Encrypt messages
• Extract and send invoice batches

Main Users of the CHIFA Card

• Doctors
• Pharmacists
• Medical analysis laboratories
• Opticians
• Hospital admission desks
• CNAS advisory doctors
• CNAS departments (for card activation and updates, etc.)

Smart Card Readers

Smart card readers are intended for users. They are used to read the CHIFA card.