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Descriptor English: Medical Identity Theft
Descriptor Spanish: Robo de Identidad Médica
Descriptor robo de identidad médica
Scope note: Acceso no autorizado a la información personal con el fin de obtener atención médica o medicamentos, o para remitir una factura fraudulenta por los servicios. (de https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/medical-id-theft/index.asp)
Descriptor Portuguese: Roubo de Identidade Médica
Descriptor French: Usurpation d'identité médicale
Entry term(s): Identity Theft, Medical
Medical Identity Thefts
Theft, Medical Identity
Tree number(s): I01.198.240.300.249.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063866
Scope note: Unauthorized access to personal information to obtain medical care or drugs, or to submit fraudulent billing for services. (from https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/medical-id-theft/index.asp)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Fraud (2000-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
DeCS ID: 55424
Unique ID: D063866
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Medical Identity Theft - Preferred
Concept UI M0578017
Scope note Unauthorized access to personal information to obtain medical care or drugs, or to submit fraudulent billing for services. (from https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/medical-id-theft/index.asp)
Preferred term Medical Identity Theft
Entry term(s) Identity Theft, Medical
Medical Identity Thefts
Theft, Medical Identity



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