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The Federal Trade Commission says physicians who regularly bill their patients for services (including billing for copayments and coinsurance) are creditors and must develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs for their practices by Aug. 1. The programs must identify and respond to patterns, practices, or specific activities known as "red flags" that could indicate identity theft.
Visit TMA's Identity Theft Compliance resource page, and read "Flagging Identity Theft" in the July issue of Texas Medicine for more information on this topic.
If you have questions or require assistance, call the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955; or e-mail Shanan Anderson, or call her at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1419, or (512) 370-1419.
Action, July 15, 2009
Last Published: 7/15/2009 Print this page
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