ER Doc Advisor - Financial Planning & Taxes for Emergency Physicians

EP 204: Your Identity Was Likely Stolen: What You Should Do

Identity theft is a real concern for ER docs due to high patient interaction volume. Consider the reality that accessing an EP’s signature can open up opportunities to obtain medications or allow for other financially-driven motives. Combine this with other variables, such as higher income and thus higher credit limits and a busy lifestyle that may prevent them from noticing identity theft schemes, it’s no mystery as to why ER docs as a subset of professionals are prime targets.

On today’s episode, we’ll discuss a large data breach that impacted most Americans and lay out the things you can do today to prevent fraud happening tomorrow.

Topics Discussed:   

  • How difficult it is to be completely safe from fraud.
  • The huge data breach that could affect you or someone you know.
  • Specific ways ER docs are even more at risk of being fraud victims.
  • What you can do to better protect yourself, your family, and your business from fraud.
  • Where to freeze your credit and a new place to check your credit.

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identity theft, fraud, fraud prevention, identity theft prevention, data breach, identity protection, identity theft schemes, financial security, financial safety, ER doc, emergency medicine,