Posts Tagged ‘Red Flags of Fraud’

Red Flags of Fraud Delayed again by the FTC

Here we go again. The Federal Trade Commission on May 28 announced it would delay enforcement of the Red Flags Rule from June 1 to Dec. 31, 2010. Is this the result of all the doctors protesting the changes required by their offices or is it just the unnecessary inconvenience. If you have ever had your identity stolen or your medical identity compromised it is a detriment for you financially and your for health records and various treatments, due to HIPAA. Read the HealthData Management article at: http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/ftc-red-flags-rule-enforcement-delay-40345-1.html?ET=healthdatamanagement:e1288:44339a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HDM_Alert_052810.

Now the scary part is the number of breeches of unsecured protected health information that have occurred. See the list of hospitals and practices at: http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/issues/18_5/list-of-breaches-40158-1.html