medical identity theft: Medical Identity Theft: 12 Million Patients Breached
- 10/17/19 08:52 AM
Quest Diagnostics is a US-based company that provides medical testing services, and announced that it used third-party billing collection companies that were hit by a severe data breach. In fact, about 11.9 million Quest customers were affected. The compromised information could include personal data of the patients, including Social Security numbers, as well as medical and financial information. However, laboratory test results aren’t included in the breach. What Happened? The AMCA (American Medical Collection Agency) is a billing collection service provider and informed Quest Diagnostics that it had an unauthorized user who gained access to the AMCA system, which contained personal information that AMCA … (8 comments)
medical identity theft: Medical Identity Theft can be deadly
- 11/17/15 09:49 PM
Every time you have a medical procedure done, including routine checkups and treatment for minor issues, paperwork is generated. You should have copies of every single paper. This is one line of defense against medical identity theft. Review your paperwork thoroughly for unauthorized or duplicate charges, mistakes with diagnoses, dates, names, anything that looks odd. Signs of medical identity theft include: Being billed for treatment or diagnostics you never received. Being told you’ve maxed out your coverage limit when you haven’t. A collection agency claiming you owe a debt that you don’t owe. Being denied coverage for a “pre-existing” condition that you … (1 comments)
medical identity theft: Frequently Asked Questions About Identity Theft
- 03/29/15 11:11 PM
I remember my teachers always telling me there are no stupid questions. When it comes to identity theft, this is especially true. The more you know about identity theft, the better prepared you will be to prevent it from happening to you. Here are some commonly asked questions about identity theft. What is identity theft? Identity theft is when a person pretends to be you to access money, credit, medical care, and other benefits. They acquire your identity by stealing and using your personal information like government ID number or bank account number. Once they have this information, identity thieves can … (2 comments)
medical identity theft: Everyone is vulnerable to Attack
- 03/24/15 10:54 PM
There’s the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, the war on cancer and the war on cyber threats. In fact, more people are vulnerable to cyber attacks than they are to the first three threats combined. So pervasive is this threat that President Obama fully recognizes that everyone is at risk. He even signed an executive order recently in the hopes of promoting the sharing of more cybersecurity related data between the government and the private sector. Recently President Obama presented a speech at Stanford University; the attendees included government officials and leaders in the tech world. He admitted that … (1 comments)
medical identity theft: Medical Identity Theft Can be Deadly
- 07/23/14 11:17 PM
If you feel like you are starting to get the flu, going to the doctor’s office can get you some medicine and get you on the road to recovery. But, there’s no pill or surgery that can protect you from medical identity theft—which can kill you. Literally. The thief who steals your identity doesn’t mean to kill you; he just wants to obtain free medical care on your dime.
If a thief has access to your personal information, he can pose as you and see doctors and have procedures done—for free or for a nominal copay. The crook uses fake … (2 comments)
medical identity theft: Medical Identity Theft Protection And Prevention
- 05/18/14 10:52 PM
Identity theft can be fatal to the victim — if it’s of the medical kind. Medical ID theft can result in getting the wrong blood type during a transfusion, the wrong diagnosis or the wrong prescription — all because the thief’s medical history gets integrated with the victim’s.
I hope you’re scared, because that’s my goal. Up to 43 percent of ID theft is medical, says the Identity Theft Resource Center. The nonfatal fallout of medical identity theft can be quite dastardly, like the crook using your private data to commit other forms of ID theft. Prevent Medical ID Theft Always … (5 comments)
medical identity theft: 1.5 Million Americans Have Been Victims of Medical Identity
- 04/16/10 06:46 PM
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert The Smartcard Alliance has released an in-depth report called “Medical Identity Theft in Healthcare.” While identity theft is a global issue that garners much media attention, most do not realize that medical identity theft is a serious and growing threat. Many authorities consider medical identity theft one of the fastest growing crimes in America. With the digital age of healthcare upon us, the risks are expected to increase as electronic medical records become more prevalent and the exchange of this data over expanding networks becomes more pervasive. Heightened concern over personal data security and privacy … (0 comments)
medical identity theft: The Scourge of Medical Identity Theft
- 09/22/09 02:23 PM
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Medical identity theft can make you sick. When I was asked by the reporter on the CBS Early Show, “If medical identity theft happens to you”…and I eloquently responded “You’re screwed”, and amazingly it made the edits to air. Because in sum, it’s true. Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses a person’s name and sometimes other parts of their identity—such as insurance information—without the person’s knowledge or consent to obtain medical services or goods, or uses the person’s identity information to make false claims for medical services or goods. Medical identity theft frequently results in … (0 comments)
medical identity theft: Will a National ID Card Prevent Identity Theft?
- 08/31/09 02:02 PM
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano In a word, no. By itself a national ID card will not prevent all forms of identity theft. However, if a number of other factors come into play that will effectively associate the credited with credit, meaning there is a factual amount of accountability through identity proofing, then yes, new account fraud as it relates to identity theft can be averted. The same can be said to prevent medical identity theft and criminal identity theft, but again there needs to be effective identity proofing. Identity proofing means proving identity, that someone is who they say they … (1 comments)
Quest Diagnostics is a US-based company that provides medical testing services, and announced that it used third-party billing collection companies that were hit by a severe data breach. In fact, about 11.9 million Quest customers were affected.
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