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With 1.5 million victims in the U.S., physicians can take a few simple steps to ensure that patients aren't using someone else's name to get care. 

One-third of health care organizations, including physician practices, insurers and pharmacies, have reported catching a patient using the identity of someone else to obtain services, according to a report from the professional services firm PwC.

The report, "Old Data Learns New Tricks," by PwC's Health Research Institute, said the problem -- and consequences -- of medical identity theft could get worse as electronic sharing of patient data increases.  Physicians unwittingly could end up using information obtained during a visit with an identity thief in deciding how to treat a patient, for example. 

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