Combating The Privacy Crime That Can Kill HITSS It Out of the Park 9 April 2015
Case History Examples of Identity theft Medical Identity Theft: Recommendations for the Age of Electronic Medical Records -California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris
Harris: “The move to electronic medical records provides an opportunity to address this serious quality-of-care issue….There are lessons to be learned from other industries that have experience in detecting and responding to fraud in electronic transactions.”
How Medical ID Theft Happens Consensual Individual gives personal information to an acquaintance in order to receive care, goods, or services. 30 percent of all ID theft victims admit to sharing personal information with someone they knew. Expected to decline as ACA extends insurance to uninsured individuals.
How Medical ID Theft Happens Unknown to the victim Very often from industry insiders Sometimes from strangers via normal ID theft routes Organized crime statistics
Impact/Potential Impact Still the Same Inflict financial harm Quality of Care Incorrect history Incorrect diagnosis Incorrect treatment Dire consequences regardless if the crime was committed by a friend or a stranger
Difficulties with detection Ponemon Institute: approximately 1.84 million victims in 2013. How many people actually read their statement of benefits? Timeliness?