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HIPAA-Protection of Patient Privacy

What is HIPAA? HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The federal law originated in 1996 and protects the privacy of a patient's personal and health information. The purpose of...

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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft - Paper Shredding To Save Yourself From The Likes Of Benji The Binman

I had never really thought about paper shredding for identity theft prevention until I read an account of rubbish being stolen. A woman had taken her rubbish to a bin room as the bag was too large to fit down...

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Identity Theft Statistics

Identity theft statistics from the US Federal trade Commission in 2001 indicate that 42% of complaints relate to identity theft. With nearly 90% of the American population featured in these files which are...

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Stopping Identity Theft

Anyone can become a victim of theft because there are so many different ways. To give some examples, your home might be burglarized, you may be robbed at gunpoint, or your vehicle might be stolen. Each of...

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Protecting the Identity of the "ambulatory patients".

We cannot be mistaken for the amount of damage that can be done in little to no time at all when it comes to the identity of our patients should someone knowingly steal or take from their identity. We have...

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LifeLock Can It Really Protect Your Identity?

To my horror, I ended up being a victim of identity theft. I originally had been subscribed to a credit monitoring service for many years and thought I was protected. Boy was I wrong.Unbeknownst to me, it...

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Smart Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft

In our highly technical society these days, identity theft is one of the most serious problems we face. It occurs frequently, and just about everyone is susceptible to it. Indeed, it's not far fetched to...

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How Identity Theft Happens

Identity theft befalls any person at any given time, there are ways to protect yourself from it but when you think you have done everything right it happens.

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8 Steps To Protecting Your Personal Information From Identity Theft

Identity theft is one of the most common crimes currently being committed in the United States, and nearly anyone who owns a credit card or uses the Internet frequently is susceptible to falling victim to it....

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Identity Theft and How It Affects You - Part Two

Hello, again! Greg from Arlington, VA. This is a follow up to my Hub on Identity Theft and How It Affects You. Concern and Extent of the Problem I conducted a keyword search at Google today and discovered that...

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