Written by Stephen Bentfield and previously published in Mintz Levin’s Health Law & Policy Matters Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the results of a study entitled CMS Response to Breaches and Medical Identity Theft. OIG had two objectives for commencing this study. First, OIG sought to determine whether… Continue Reading
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FTC Offers Tips for Dealing with Medical Identity Theft
Posted in UncategorizedWritten by Dianne Bourque The Federal Trade Commission has released a series of medical identity theft FAQs for health care providers and health plans. The FAQs contain resources for patients and a variety of practical tips that are intended to help health care providers and insurers minimize risk to patients and assist those who become victims… Continue Reading
