Medical Identity Theft: Tips for Prevention

So, our tip(s) for today to prevent medical identity theft from happening to you or an elderly loved one are:
Get copies of everything in your medical file
Request the disclosure of who's accessed your records
Look for any treatments you did not personally recieve
Get a list of all payments made using your medical insurance
Monitor your credit report for signs of un-paid medical debts
Finally, make sure you ask your doctor's office how they secure your medical information file containing your social security number according to the provisions of the federal HIPAA & FACTA laws.

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You may ask why this is important... well if you are one of the 250,000 victims per year of medical identity theft... then , you will understand when you get denial for needed surgery due to "previous conditions", inability to purchase disability or life insurance, or you will receive the wrong medications or treatments