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Express Scripts clients being extorted, too

November 13, 2008 — 9:52am ET | By Anne Zieger
Last week, Express Scripts broke the news that someone was threatening to extort them for an undisclosed amount. The extortionist said that if Express Scripts didn't pay up, they would release... Read more...

Health industry group releases draft of security standards

November 12, 2008 — 10:29am ET | By Anne Zieger
We've been telling you about the new requirements for information security for all healthcare providers--that since healthcare providers are creditors, they need to have identity theft policies in... Read more...

FTC's identity theft rules get a new deadline

October 27, 2008 — 10:04am ET | By Anne Zieger
Last week we told you about the FTC's new "red flag" rules designed to prevent medical identity theft. The rules, which impose new administrative requirements on any creditor--including... Read more...

Medical identity theft information still scarce

October 16, 2008 — 10:08am ET | By Anne Zieger
This week, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) held its town hall on medical identity theft as promised. Most of what people learned, however, was that... Read more...

GA Blue plan sends benefit letters to wrong addresses

July 30, 2008 — 10:54am ET | By Anne Zieger
It all goes to show you that even without electronic medical records in place, computers can screw things up. This week, Georgia's largest health insurer has concluded that it sent about 202,000... Read more...

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