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Just had a pt call and state he is getting phone calls from an 844 number claiming to be "Your Healthcare Team" and wanting information. It is a robo call so he is not leaving information for them. I called the number and got a message, "our nurses and pharmacists work with your primary provider". I have no idea who this company is or how they would be getting his phone number. That seems to be the only information they have. A google search shows this is a scam. Several reported that the call even says the pt name and the provider's name. Has anyone else gotten calls from your pts with this type of complaint?
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No not yet but with the databases out there; pharmacy providers, hospital systems, hell even AC (with whom I signed the do not share desensitized data form) I am sure there are dark websites with such data available for sale to interested parties.
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Scams like this across industries are all too common. Other scams along the same vein:
* We work with your long distance carrier
* We work with your insurance company
There have been many high profile hacks in the past few years with Experian being a big one. Others include banks. So, yes, much of the information scammers need to convince someone they are the real deal is out there already.
JamesNT
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