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belonging to wmc technologies as a norwegian company 1 headquartered in bergen norway . the company s business is health information technology more specifically supplying personal health records . contents 1 history 2 current product 3 references 4 external links history edit world medical center was established in 1998 to create a system to improve safety for people requiring immediate medical treatment by doctors unfamiliar with the patients medical history . in cooperation with specialists in acute medicine and the university of bergen the company developed an international personal medical card world medical card to allow individuals to carry essential medical information with them at all times and everywhere in the world . early experimental versions included smart card and data matrix versions but those were abandoned as they required specific infrastructure to be installed at the facility receiving the patient in order to be useful . the latest generation of cards include the information in printed letters but the content is only accessible by physically cutting open the card which reveals an emergency code that provides the medical professional access to a read only web profile describing the card holder . later products include a web based personal health record to manage personal information while also serving as the source of information for producing the card and a mobile application . the company has been a pioneer in promoting the use of icd 10 2 and atc 3 codes as defined by the world health organization for processing all medical data . current product edit the current world medical card comprises three main elements a web based health profile that allows the user to add and edit personal health data onweb 4 a mobile app that gives access to the same data translated to a language of choice onmobile 5 a sealed physical card containing a condensed summary of the holder s health information oncard 6 the product s main purpose is to allow the user to manage and access vital personal data such as adverse drug reactions allergies diagnoses emergency contacts important personal documents by upload medical history medications vaccinations references edit entry in the norwegian business register . 28 june 2010 . world health organization on icd 10 . 28 june 2010 . world health organization on atc . 28 june 2010 . world medical card onweb . 25 november 2009 . archived from the original on march 7 2012 . world medical card onmobile . 25 november 2009 . archived from the original on march 7 2012 . world medical card oncard . 25 november 2009 . archived from the original on march 7 2012 . external links edit world medical card official website v t e health software barcoding bar code medication administration databases acp smart medicine epocrates lexicomp medscape micromedex diagnostics bioimaging dicom general 3dslicer drishti gimias ginkgo cadx invesalius itk snap osirix vista imaging voreen xebra servers orthanc xebra heuristics 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