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Gregory A. Hood, MD

JAMA. 1998;279:1410.

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During training, residents are taught about some types of fraud that physicians encounter; unfortunately, many are not taught to protect themselves from certain types of fraud such as the theft of personal information and violation of privacy. While everyone needs to secure themselves against this, residents should be particularly careful for 3 important reasons: the invasion of their privacy may compromise patients' privacy, busy schedules may prevent them from meticulously protecting sensitive personal information, and criminals may perceive all physicians to be wealthy and consequently target them. There are a number of steps residents can take to protect themselves against these types of fraud. Although no methods are foolproof, taking these steps can limit the risk to residents and their patients.

Telephones. Whenever you use a telephone to discuss or transmit information about yourself or patients, be sure to use the most secure telephone available. Many . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Internal Medicine
Mercy Hospital
San Diego, Calif

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