After a long delay, health-care providers are scrambling to establish Red Flag Rules in their practices by the May 1 deadline. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Medical Identity Theft’
LifeLock review: Red Flag Rules to prevent medical identity theft
Monday, March 23rd, 2009University of Florida official reveals ID theft cases, warns of more to come
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009University of Florida has achieved unwanted notoriety for their numerous data breaches over the last year, and the news presented to the university’s trustees yesterday can only worsen the school’s reputation. (more…)
Medical Identity Theft
Friday, October 10th, 2008Identity theft is something we’re all familiar with by now – some of us have become painfully familiar with the ensuing aggravation, paranoia and financial damage. But there’s a new and growing subset of identity theft whose ramifications can deadly.
Medical identity theft is a crime wherein your medical or insurance information is used to obtain medical care or to falsely file for payment of medical care. Perhaps it’s best illustrated by example: (more…)
