Medical Identity Theft in Today’s World: The Causes, Impacts, and Ways to Implement Safety Measures

Medical identity theft is a growing threat in the nefarious world of identity theft. The impact of medical identity theft is long-lasting and life-threatening. It affects one in four Americans and accounts for morethan four percent of all identity theft cases. With only one arrest made in every 700 cases, medical identity theft costs consumers and businesses nearly $60 billion each year. Data Breaches and cyber security threat s have taken the forefront with costs, record changes and sold on the dark web for get rich endeavors by cyber criminals. Education and increased security and knowledge are paramount in today’s world.

This webinar will cover:

• How to understand fraudulent tactics, such as abusive billing practices
• To be aware of medical identity theft scams through case studies
• Common tactics thieves useto gain access to personal information, data breaches
• Strategies to implement to prevent medical identity theft
• Immediate actions to take if you become a victim