WPF Resource Page: The Medical Identity Theft Information Page
World Privacy Forum information and materials on medical identity theft.
World Privacy Forum information and materials on medical identity theft.
World Privacy Forum information and materials on medical privacy topics.
Consumers can learn about Medical Identity Theft, what how to avoid it, and what actions to take if you are a victim.
WPF Completes Medical ID Theft Training — Pam Dixon of WPF conducted a detailed training for law enforcement and health care professionals on medical identity theft detection, prevention, and cures. The training was held at the campus of the Denver Health Medical Center.
In a rare enforcement action of HIPAA, HHS fined an Arizona health care provider $100,000 for a variety of HIPAA violations, especially regarding electronic exchanges of protected health information. The HHS document outlining the reasons for the fine should act as a wake-up call to health care providers using public email, calendaring, and other tools for communication of ePHI. HHS specifically noted that the fined health care provider did not conduct an adequate risk assessment prior to using the email and Internet tools. The full HHS document is a must-read for health care providers. WPF has been warning about the need for full e-risk assessments since 2005 and strongly advocates for medical-identity-theft-specific risk assessments.