Identifying and Preventing Prescriber Identity Theft in the Digital Era
- Between 2013 and 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) identified nearly 10,000 cases of prescriber identity theft. An article by the Cooperative of American Physicians states that 10% of prescribers have had their Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number stolen or lost, with an additional 29% knowing someone who has experienced DEA number fraud. While everyone would like to...
