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8/08/10 Medical Identity Theft

dennis — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:25:26 +0000

Not as widely known as your run of the mill Identity Theft, Medical Identity Theft can have a far more dangerous impact on a person. While it involves finances, it has the ability to undermine someones ability to get medical care, insurance and even a job. While the threat is known, means to thwart it are still being developed. The public knowledge of this is still relatively small. Katalin Goencz of MedBillAssist in Stamford, CT discusses how this affects each of us and what we can do to protect ourselves.

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Articles

Identity Theft Programs Are Vital for Compliance and Sound Business

http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/hbd080210.html

Medical Identity Theft – Facts for Consumers

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/idtheft/idt10.shtm

Medical Identity Theft

http://www.voluntarybenefitsmagazine.com/article-detail.php?issue=issue14&article=medical-identity

Aftercare Tips for Patients Checking Out of the Hospital

dennis — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:13:26 +0000

“Hospitals tend to focus their efforts on the admissions process, because that’s when the patient is most sick,” said Dr. Mark V. Williams, one of the authors of the study. “The discharge process can be just as important but rarely gets the same level of attention.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/19/health/19patient.html

Purchasing a Hearing Aid

dennis — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:42:16 +0000

Purchasing a Hearing Aid
A Consumer Checklist

http://www.hearingloss.org/learn/docs/HLAAHearingAidChecklist_4-14-2009.pdf

Buying a Hearing Aid? You’ve Got a Lot to Learn

dennis — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:36:42 +0000

BOB BUCKWALTER, a retired pastor in Williamstown, Mass., bought his first pair of hearing aids in January.
Like most people suffering from gradual hearing loss, he had resisted the idea for years. But, after talking with people who have benefited from aids and doing research to find a nearby audiologist, Mr. Buckwalter was ready to take the plunge.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/health/25patient.html?nl=health&emc=healthupdateemb3&pagewanted=print

What? Me Pay? – Poor Long Term Planning

dennis — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:17:25 +0000

What? Me Pay? – Poor Long Term Planning – a study conducted by Connecticut into what residents understandings and abilities are to plan for or provide for their long term care. The frightening results prompted the creation of a state website www.ct.gov/longtermcare is a resources for residents and others on what long term care is all about.

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Why Hospitals Want Your Credit Report

dennis — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:04:23 +0000

Why Hospitals Want Your Credit Report – Are they meddling or do they have a good reason. Knowing who won’t pay their bills is important, cause someone’s gonna have to.

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Brain Changes Make Seniors Vulnerable to Scams

dennis — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:24:32 +0000

Brain Changes Make Seniors Vulnerable to Scams – Affecting the pre-frontal cortex, what does this mean to you?

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Medicare Pay for Performance

dennis — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:12:52 +0000

Medicare Pay for Performance-Can proactive services by medical providers improve health and drive down costs?

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A Guide Through a Medical Wilderness

dennis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:09:14 +0000

THESE days, dealing with medical bills and insurance claims makes April 15 look easy. The medical jargon and inscrutable coding on invoices and explanations of benefits are indecipherable for most lay people. Worse, seriously ill patients may simply be too sick or too broke to deal with the mountains of red tape. That can lead to unpaid medical debts and even bankruptcy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/health/08patient.html

WHAT? Did I Hear You Right?

dennis — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:24:55 +0000

The cost of a hearing aide may be way more than you thought and the way it gets paid for may really surprise you.

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