PhilCare Brings the first NFC-enabled HMO Card in the Philippines

Awesome Reason why you should use your new PhilCare NFC HMO card


It is convenient and efficient, a quick, efficient, and accurate service with just one tap of your card on the NFC terminal.

It is easy to view your membership benefits, you can easily check your eligibility status and membership benefits.

The update of member records is real-time, patient information is updated in real-time.

A quick approval of LOA (Letter of Authorization) request, you can enjoy a quick approval of LOA requests for consultations and selected outpatient procedures.

How to use your PhilCare NFC HMO card?


The PhilCare application is powered by Smart and Globe available in each PhilCare HMO offices in different hospitals.

First, open the PhilCare application.



Second, tap the PhilCare membership card.



Third, check the member status, if active proceed to required procedure. (If consultation or in-patient).



Fourth, choose the available doctor.


Fifth, generate the authorization (LOA).



With a single tap, hospitals and clinics can now determine coverage and benefits of a member, as well as other details of the member’s account.

To give you the details about the PhilCare NFC HMO card



The NFC-capable card means to do away with the usual tedious process of availing health services from health maintenance organizations (HMO). With a single tap, hospitals and clinics can now determine coverage and benefits of a member, as well as other details of the member’s account.

NFC, the radio frequency technology considered by experts worldwide as “the next best thing” in mobile transaction, continues its integration in the Philippines – this time providing much-needed upgrade in the way health care is delivered to thousands of Filipinos.

This after leading health care provider PhilCare came up and put in operation NFC-capable membership cards designed to make availment of health services from hospitals faster, more efficient, and close to paperless.

PhilCare is the first health care provider in the Philippines to adopt and actually put into use cards with near field communication NFC technologies.

“We are proud to introduce this new technology to the HMO industry. We’ve been looking for the best technology to make medical services smoother and more convenient for our clients and providers and NFC seems to be the perfect fit for this goal. We are very excited with this technology and in the future we hope to set up a rewards program for members with the NFC cards,” said Noemi G. Azura, PhilCare’s President and CEO. She also added “All these innovations are geared towards providing best-in-class customer service to our members. This is just the start of our foray into NFC technology, which will be part of an ecosystem all intended to bring a new brand of bridging access to health care for our members.

Basic consultations and procedures will also be processed faster with just a single tap since it will no longer require long waiting times just to confirm coverage.  Thanks to this new innovation, members only need to hand over their NFC-enabled health cards to any of the 200 service providers of PhilCare with NFC-capable phones from Samsung. 

Making this transaction possible is NFC, a form of wireless, radio-wave technology that allows two objects – a reader device and a storage device – to send and receive information via brief contact.

The NFC technology is used by banks, retail, transport, and service providers worldwide and has been deployed to accommodate wireless payments.

This new technology is the first of its kind in the Philippine health care industry and allows patient information to be updated in real-time, ensuring quick, efficient, and accurate service.

The launch of its new membership cards is only one of the many innovations PhilCare has set up to affirm its position as a pioneer in the health care industry.

In 2013, PhilCare launched its mobile application GO! Mobile, becoming the first HMO provider to bring the service to its members.

PhilCare’s Go! Mobile app is designed as a quick reference guide for members on their coverage and benefits while also giving access to complete lists of PhilCare-affiliated hospitals, clinics, and doctors.

Just last year, the mobile app introduced various updates in addition to being made compatible with iOS devices alongside Android devices. With GO! Mobile, PhilCare members no longer need to call any hotline for provider information since it is made available right at their fingertips.

In addition to its mobile app, PhilCare also recently launched its eCommerce website, becoming the first HMO provider to offer online purchases for its health care packages.


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24/7 Customer Service Hotline: +63 (2) 46 1800
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