Foley Partners Andrew Serwin and Judith Waltz were quoted in a November 2008 HCPro article on Staff Training is Critical in Preventing Identity Theft and Complying With FTC Red Flags Rule. Although identity theft is often associated with exploited credit cards, patients can also be subject to medical identity theft when thieves use a victim’s identity to undergo procedures or receive treatment or prescriptions using the victim’s medical insurance information — essentially stealing his or her identity to obtain services.
