Health Identity Theft Is An Inside Job

PriceWaterhouse Coopers has released a new report that details exactly the risks involved in entrusting your medical professionals to safeguard some of the most private information in your life - PwC: Health industry under-prepared to protect privacy | Healthcare IT News:

Most are completely unaware of the dangers associated with medical identity theft or with errors in one's medical records. These will only be magnified as medical practices, insurers, and hospitals share more and more information that is easily accessible by employees who don't have your best interests at heart.

It's bad enough that errors in handwriting or data input result in more than 100,000 deaths in the US annually. But, people using your identity can run up huge bills in stolen health care. Imagine what that can result in when you're admitted into a hospital through an emergency room and they proceed with treatment based on someone else's medical profile associated with your name! Imagine what that can do to your credit rating. Your ability to get future health coverage, approval for a mortgage, or even get a job are all impacted.

We believe one way to safeguard against these possibilities is to manage your own health histories. Take control of your health!

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On September 1st, a month long campaign was launched thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Care About Your Care to help individuals learn what quality health care is, look for the right care for themselves and their families, and live better by engaging more closely in their own health care. It's part of ongoing efforts to provide resources to help us understand the importance, the necessity for taking control of our health in every way you can think of and to take action. It's all about improving health care quality.

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That's what we're all about here at Caduces. Helping you take control of your health is critical not only to your health, but to everyone in your family now and in the future generations!