Medical identity theft on the rise
February 26, 2015
A recent survey of 49,000 adults across the country conducted by the Ponemon Institute found that incidents of medical identity theft increased by nearly 22% in 2014 from the previous year.
The survey also found that 68% of respondents said they were not confident that their healthcare provider’s security measures would protect their medical records from loss or theft. Only 11% said they were “very confident.”
If notified of an incident of medical identity theft, 80% of respondents said that being reimbursed for money spent to prevent further damage is the most important action.
Source: FierceHealthIT