There’s no doubt about it: healthcare is getting more and more expensive. In 2021, people paid an average of 10% more than they paid in 2020, or an average of…
5 Trends We’ve Seen In Cyberattacks
As we discussed in an earlier blog post, medical data breaches are a serious threat to your privacy. Now that you have a better understanding of what a medical breach…
Medical Identity Theft: A Stats Roundup
If you’ve been reading our blog, you know that medical identity theft is a continuing problem. Your medical data is far more valuable than your financial data. On top of…
Medical Privacy: A Two Thousand-Year Journey
In recent years, much media attention has focused on HIPAA and the protections (or lack thereof, in some cases) that it provides. But what was medical privacy like before HIPAA…
How to Negotiate Your Medical Bill
There’s no doubt about it: medical bills can get expensive. Even if you have excellent health insurance, you may be looking at a large bill following an important treatment or…
Can Your Medical Professionals Guard Your Privacy?
If you’ve been following our blog, you know that under HIPAA, most healthcare facilities are legally required to provide some kind of protection for your sensitive medical data. Unfortunately, in…
What Is A Medical Breach, and Are Your Records In Danger?
The team at HealthLock is dedicated to helping you maintain your medical security. In some cases, that means helping you learn more about the vulnerabilities in the healthcare system, and…
3 Reasons Why Medical Identity Theft Is So Much Worse Than Financial Identity Theft
Even if you only watch or read the news sporadically, you know that identity theft is an ongoing problem in the United States. About one in 20 Americans are impacted…
Telehealth and Medical Privacy: A Quick Primer
There’s no question about it: since 2020, telehealth has surged in popularity, in large part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been around in some capacity for decades—doctors used to…
Launch Announcement: NavProtect powered by HealthLock
Our country has some of the best healthcare in the world. Unfortunately, the system it’s balanced on is delicate and easy to exploit—every year, medical fraud, overbilling, and data breaches…