“The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council is urging the use of two-factor authentication with smart card technology as a way to protect against medical identity theft.
According to a recent Ponemon Institute study, nearly 1.5 million Americans have been victims of medical identity theft with an estimated total cost of $28.6 billion – about $20,000 per victim.”
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Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 21 April 2010

