Write an article in your own words with references about rec

Write an article in your own words with references about recognizing and mitigation of identity theft .

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In 2007, Kern Medical Center (KMC), located in Bakersfield, CA, identified a need to provide a more user-friendly and coordinated process for customers and staff filing medical identity theft complaints. This led to the creation of a Medical Identity Theft Team charged with educating staff on theft prevention and detection, simplifying medical identity theft reporting, and routing the facility’s medical identity theft complaint form.

Key members of KMC were brought together on the team and buy-in was sought from various organization leaders. The team consists of two people from the health information services (HIS), billing, admitting/registration, and financial services departments, and one member from the compliance department-all areas commonly impacted by medical identity theft. Their first goal was to create strategies for complying with HIPAA and other identity theft laws, as well as develop strategies for preventing identity theft.

The Medical Identity Theft Team created a streamlined process for the handling of identity theft, and promoted a proactive response with the hope of curbing incidents. The team took a four-point approach, focusing efforts on: