Question

2.28 Medical identity theft and PHRs Subdomain II.B.1 ly confidentiality, privacy and security measures, and policies and procedures for internal and external use and exchange to protect electronic health information Assume that your parents have decided to create individual PHRs. They found a vendor PHRs-R-Us, online and want your advice, as an HIM student, about using their service. They are quick to tell you the vendor is HIPAA-compliant. Offer your opinion on using th vendor and be sure to address your concern about medical identity theft in your response at References Brod dnik, M. S., I. A. Rinehart-Thompson, and R. B. Reynolds. 2012. Fundamentals of Lau for Health Informatics and Information Management, 2nd ed, revised reprint. Chicago: AHIMA Rinehart-Thompson, L A. 2008. Raising Awareness of Medical Identity Theft: For Consumers Prevention Starts with Guarding, Monitoring Health Information. Jounal of AHIMA 79(10):74- 75, 81.

Answer 1

Personal Health Record are the data related to health and illness maintained by a patient themselves .There are chances for medical identity theft. The following things will enable one to be aware of it

• Receiving bills for the services not availed by you
• Withdrawal from bank accounts
• Not receiving mails or messages for the transactions happened
• Call received from debt collector to make payment which have not contributed
• Finding unfamiliar accounts in the credit
• Put a fraud alert and credit freeze to avoid theft
• Check for the vendors license issued by the government
• The vendor should remain compliant with the standards
• The vendor should have information up to date
• Assess the staffs are qualified to maintain the document
• Check for the security features