State identity theft bill in the works
October 15, 2007
A new bill working its way through the state legislature that applies to general identity theft may also help victims of medical identity theft.
Medical I.D. theft is a prescription for legal headache
October 15, 2007
A rising trend of medical identity theft – where a patient’s personal information is used fraudulently to obtain or to bill for medical services – is raising tricky legal issues for medical providers.When misinformation finds its way into the medical file of the identity theft victim, doctors and hospitals must juggle the competing interests of the patient’s demands, federal privacy requirements and their own liability.
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