ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 14
Clip And Save: Identity Theft Is On the Rise — Protect Your Practice Now
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Article Overview
This article examines medical identity theft as a compliance, legal, financial, and patient-safety issue for healthcare providers and facilities. It explains why the topic matters for privacy and security programs, risk management, and breach response planning, and it references federal and state enforcement considerations that may be relevant to covered entities and other institutions.
Why This Topic Matters
Medical identity theft can trigger privacy and security concerns, legal exposure, notification burdens, and reputational harm, while also creating confusion that can affect patient care. The article is relevant to compliance, privacy, and operations teams that need to understand the broader impact of identity-related incidents in healthcare.
What You Will Learn
- How medical identity theft affects healthcare organizations beyond privacy concerns
- Why identity-related incidents can create compliance and enforcement exposure
- How identity mix-ups can interfere with patient records and care delivery
- Which federal and state oversight themes are connected to the issue
Who Should Read This
- Healthcare compliance professionals
- Privacy and security officers
- Healthcare administrators
- Risk management teams
- Medical practice managers
- Hospital compliance teams
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