Stealing your good name.
Identity theft--the fastest-growing crime in America--has infiltrated the health care sector. The medical practice administrator plays a key role in protecting a group's employees and patients from this peril. The vast amounts of patient data stored by health care organizations--paper and electronic--can lure identity thieves. The daunting task of developing and implementing policies to safeguard protected health information for patients, physicians and employees frequently falls to the practice manager.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Ac↗