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The February issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association says there were more than 3,600 cases of physician and patient medical identity reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2009. Read More
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emailNew Data Spill Shows Risk of Online Health Records
Posted on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 by Elaine Rigoli
An eye-opening Associated Press article suggests that even the most well-designed online medical systems are not safe. Several experts point out that “the human element is the weakest link” when it comes to having our Social Security numbers and medical histories online. The article interviews those who have been affected by medical data breaches and now worry that hackers may have spotted their information online and tagged them for future financial scams. One of the victims in the AP article here says the prospect of all health records going electronic — which federal law mandates should happen by 2014 — “scares the living hell out of me.” Read More
Criminal Medical Identity Theft: A Tornado of a Different Kind
Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 by Nikki Junker
Many victims of Identity theft are overwhelmed by the amount of damage their identity thief has done. Just when they think they have cleared up one problem another will surface and it will seem that every aspect of their life is affected in one way or another. Even within each type of identity theft (Financial, Criminal and Medical) there are further distinctions, each with its own havoc-wreaking consequences. Read on here to learn more about criminal medical identity theft. Read More