US 2018/0018747 A1 · RISK BASED MEDICAL IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a medical identity theft prevention method performed by a computing server. The method includes: (a) registering an individual to an identity theft service, the registering comprising receiving individual identifying data from a computing device; (b) configuring a profile for the individual based on the individual identifying data; (c) monitoring use of a medical identity associated with the individual, the monitoring comprising receiving medical data from one or more provider devices; (d) determining from the medical data whether the medical identity is being misused; (e) in response to the determining that the medical identity being misused, alerting the individual through a victim device to the misuse of the medical identity; and (f) receiving a confirmation from the individual through the victim device, the confirmation indicating whether the medical identity is being used properly.

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Dependent claims

A medical identity theft prevention method performed by a computing server, the computing server comprising a processor to execute computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, so that when the instructions are executed, the server performs the method comprising:

registering an individual to an identity theft service, the registering comprising receiving individual identifying data from a computing device;
configuring a profile for the individual based on the individual identifying data;
monitoring use of a medical identity associated with the individual, the monitoring comprising receiving medical data from one or more provider devices;
determining from the medical data whether the medical identity is being misused;
in response to the determining that the medical identity being misused, alerting the individual through a victim device to the misuse of the medical identity;
and
receiving a confirmation from the individual through the victim device, the confirmation indicating whether the medical identity is being used properly.

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A server for medical identity theft prevention, the server comprising a processor to execute computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, so that when the instructions are executed, the server is configured to:

register an individual to an identity theft service, wherein registering the individual comprises receiving individual identifying data from a computing device;
configure a profile for the individual based on the individual identifying data;
monitor use of a medical identity associated with the individual, wherein monitoring use of the medical identity comprises receiving medical data from one or more provider devices;
determine from the medical data whether the medical identity is being misused;
in response to the determining that the medical identity being misused, sending an alert to a victim device associated with the individual, the alert indicating the misuse of the medical identity;
and
receive a confirmation from the individual through the victim device, the confirmation indicating whether the medical identity is being used properly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Risk based medical identity theft prevention

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Risk based medical identity theft prevention

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