Practice Management Alert

Compliance:

Take 8 Steps Toward Tripping Up Medical ID Thieves

Beneficiaries, practice employees are potential targets. A Medicare beneficiary can quickly become the victim of identity theft. For example, if she forgets her Medicare card at the drug store for an hour, that could be all it takes to have her identity stolen, leading to scores of problems. Did you know: These same thieves are also itching to get their [...]
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