Medical identity theft podcast

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Medical Identity Theft Podcast with Special Guest Jim Quiggle from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses a person’s name and sometimes other parts of their identity — such as insurance information — without the person’s knowledge or consent to obtain medical services or goods, or uses the person’s identity information to make false claims for medical services or goods. Medical identity theft frequently results in the creation of duplicate medical records and overlays which include erroneous entries being put into existing medical records, and can involve the creation of fictitious medical records in the victim’s name.

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Our latest podcast closely examines the topic of medical identity theft and how it affects patients, providers and the healthcare industry. We are pleased at the opportunity to interview Jim Quiggle from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud to discuss the causes and repercussions of medical identity theft, including what can be done to prevent it and what steps patients and doctors can take immediately after discovering they have been victims.

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Medical Identity Theft Podcast with Special Guest Jim Quiggle from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud

Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses a person’s name and sometimes other parts of their identity — such as insurance information — without the person’s knowledge or consent to obtain medical services or goods, or uses the person’s identity information to make false claims for medical services or goods. Medical identity theft frequently results in the creation of duplicate medical records and overlays which include erroneous entries being put into existing medical records, and can involve the creation of fictitious medical records in the victim’s name.