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Watchdog: Medical ID theft
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Medical ID theft
After Nov. 1, it could be harder for doctors and healthcare organizations to ignore warning signs of medical ID theft. According to the World Privacy Forum, the Federal Trade Commission is launching rules that require those who keep our medical records to recognize "red flag" situations that could mean that ID theft has taken place.
Some recommended flags from the WPV are also good warnings for patients to know in general. Pay attention when:
A patient gets a bill for another person.
A bill comes for services not received.
A bill comes from a healthcare provider the patient never visited.
Medical records are inconsistent.
Health benefits are listed as depleted when they aren’t.
A patient visits a healthcare provider and has an insurance number but not a card. — Dave Lieber
