Hacker gains control Virginia’s medical data
The Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program website was breached in late April by a hacker demanding $10 million in return for the confidential medical information of 8.3 million patients. The hacker...
View ArticleWill EHR adoption increase medical identity theft?
It would seem that having all your medical/health information in one place would be a good thing. You wouldn’t have to go from doctor to doctor requesting medical charts and cutting through red tape to...
View ArticlePrescription fraud and misuse rising
This post is in response to a recent article highlighting the rise of prescription fraud. I wanted to highlight some important aspects of the article. Frequent incidences of prescription drug misuse:...
View Article2010 Healthcare Audit Forecast
Medical Business Associates President & CEO Rebecca Busch was featured in the March issue of the Journal of AHIMA in an article titled, “The Year of the Audit.” The article highlights coding audits...
View ArticleRecent Healthcare Fraud Scams
We have discussed types of healthcare fraud (i.e. Rent-a-Patient Schemes, Pill Mill Schemes, Drop Box Schemes & Third-Party Billing Schemes) in a previous post. However we didn’t highlight some new...
View ArticleMedical Identity Theft: What is it? How does it happen? How can it affect you...
Some stats for thought: As many as 500,000 Americans have been victims of medical identify theft, according to the World Privacy Forum. At one medical clinic in Weston, Florida, a front desk clerk...
View ArticleAttention Employers: Medical Identity Theft Concerns You, Your Bottom Line,...
Opportunity for crime comes in many forms, from an open window for a burglar to a victim’s lack of information to avoid a fraudster. At one point or another, many of us have fallen victim to a theft...
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