Stealing your good name.

Abstract

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.