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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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1 results foundAuthor: Ponemon Institute Title: Fifth Annual Study on Medical Identity Theft Summary: Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the results of our fifth annual study on medical identity theft. This annual study is conducted to determine how pervasive this crime is in the United States, how it affects the lives of victims and what steps should be taken by consumers, healthcare providers and government to stop its proliferation. Since last year's study, medical identity theft incidents increased 21.7 percent. Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses an individual's name and personal identity to fraudulently receive medical services, prescription drugs and/or goods, including attempts to commit fraudulent billing. In the context of this study, medical identity theft can also occur when an individual shares his or her health insurance credentials with others. The research, sponsored by the Medical Identity Fraud Alliance (MIFA), confirms that medical identity theft is costly and complex to resolve. Because the crime can cause serious harm to its victims, it is critical for healthcare providers, health plans and technology/service providers to do more to help victims resolve the consequences of the theft and prevent future fraud. Government's increased influence and involvement in the delivery of healthcare services as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also requires it to become more proactive in addressing medical identity theft. Details: Traverse, MI: Ponemon Institute, 2015. 38p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 4, 2015 at: http://medidfraud.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2014_Medical_ID_Theft_Study1.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United States URL: http://medidfraud.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2014_Medical_ID_Theft_Study1.pdf Shelf Number: 134740 Keywords: FraudHealthcare FraudIdentity Theft (U.S.) |