Foley Partners Andrew Serwin and Judith Waltz were quoted by HCPro’s Strategies for Nurse Managers.com on “Flag Identity Theft as Federal Rule Takes Effect.” 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.
