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…
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…
What to Do If You’re a Victim of Healthcare Fraud
Anyone can become a victim of healthcare fraud. Even if you’ve taken all the right steps to protect your medical privacy, you may still realize that someone has used your…
Protecting Your Privacy, Part 7: Treat Your Medical Information Like Financial Information
Here at HealthLock, we’re dedicated to helping protect your medical privacy and the security of your healthcare information. But while we’re proud to stand between you and those that want…
Protecting Your Privacy, Part 5: The Power of a Password
HealthLock was designed with your medical privacy and security in mind. Our proprietary AI technology helps us monitor your medical bills for fraud and identity theft, but the best defense…
Have You Been Hacked? 4 Ways to Know if Fraudsters are Using Your Medical Identity
Medical identity theft has been on the rise for years. The rapid digitization of medical files, and the changes the healthcare industry has undergone to keep up with technological advances,…