Reducing exposure to medical identity theft has become a priority for insurers as rising numbers of customers fall victim to this crime. For advice on curbing identity theft and the healthcare fraud that often follows on its heels, FierceHealthPayer brought […]
As serious as those legal consequences can be, they pale before the medical risks of sharing your health identity. When a friend or family member who doesn’t have health insurance gets sick or injured, the urge to “share” your insurance […]
The health care industry accounted for 44% of all data breaches in 2013. A survey done by the security firm ID Experts found that 90% of health care organizations polled had suffered a data breach during the past two years […]
With an ever-growing number of breaches, cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated. “Essentially, criminals have come to understand that using your medical credentials–your name, Social Security Number and health insurance numbers–to order goods and services that are never delivered and […]
The health care industry in the United States experienced an alarming number of identity theft in 2013. Accounting for 44 percent of total data breaches in the country, the industry is finding ways to update its information security. In a […]
Attention all healthcare organizations: In case you haven’t noticed, your data is under siege from increasingly prevalent and sophisticated threats. Cyber-attacks aimed at stealing protected health information (PHI) are currently popping up all over the country, the most recent examples […]
With Hack Attacks Occurring at an Alarming Rate, How Are You Gearing Up to Combat Medical ID Theft? The business of healthcare fraud is booming, fueling an outbreak of medical ID theft and a new wave of security risks for […]
The health world is flirting with disaster, say the experts who monitor crime in cyberspace. A hack that exposes the medical and financial records of tens of thousands of patients is coming, they say — it’s only a matter of […]
Industry experts say that medical identity theft is the fastest-growing form of identity theft in America today – and there’s no shortage of research to prove they’re right. The Ponemon Institute 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft sponsored by the […]
As Experian continues to serve a high volume of healthcare clients, it supports industry dialogue on topic of identity theft and fraud Costa Mesa, Calif., June 9, 2014 Experian Data Breach Resolution, a leader in helping businesses plan for and […]
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