Cleveland Clinic Identity Theft Prevention Program: Red Flags Detection and Mitigation Strategies
Overview
This paper presents Cleveland Clinic's identity theft prevention program developed in compliance with Federal Trade Commission regulations. It identifies red flags in medical identity theft cases and outlines preventive measures including patient identity verification and transaction monitoring to protect covered accounts.
What this coursework covers
- Description of identity theft as an emerging crime and the necessity for organizational prevention programs
- Identifiable red flags for covered accounts including suspicious information, address inconsistencies, and patient notifications
- Prevention and mitigation strategies through staff training, identity verification procedures, and authentication of patients
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Cleveland Clinic Identity Theft Prevention Program
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Cleveland Clinic Identity Theft Prevention Program
Origination: 07/2021
Effective: 07/2021
Last Approved: 07/2021
Last Revised: 07/2021
Next Review: 07/2022
Description
In the present digitized technological era, identity theft is an emerging crime its cases on the rise. Identity theft has found a way to electronic and print media, which has necessitated awareness of the crime. For instance, commercial televisions are engaging efforts to sensitize the public on the crime to raise public awareness. Complexities involved in identity theft have led to few people being aware of this type of crime. In identity theft, the scale of the crime can be resourceful to the public in being enlightened of the consequences. Using stolen identities, issues involved in this type of crime can range from significant crimes to petty swindles by fraudsters. Interestingly, close family members to international gangs can perpetuate the fraudulent action in identity theft. As enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, the Red Flags Rule requires organizations to develop programs in combating identity theft. Medical identity theft is a type of identity theft that calls for creating an Identity Theft Prevention Program for Cleveland Clinic.
Procedures put in place to detect red flags in your day-to-day operation
- Identifiable Red Flags for Covered Accounts.
The following “red flags” should be noted and followed up where possible in accordance with this policy program:
- Suspicious information being presented, for example:
- Similarities in phone numbers or addresses accorded to another patient within the system.