The Doctor Will See Your Credit Score Now

mytrip writes to mention that the same people who invented credit scores are working to create a similar system for hospitals and other health care providers. "The project, dubbed "MedFICO" in some early press reports, will aid hospitals in assessing a patient's ability to pay their medical bills. But privacy advocates are worried that the notorious errors that have caused frequent criticism of the credit system will also cause trouble with any attempt to create a health-related risk score. They also fear that a low score might impact the quality of the health care that patients receive."

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Re:This only makes an existing problem worse.

[ilikepi314]

And if someone drives themselves into a ditch and goes to the hospital, will it be possible to steal my identity and affect my health score now too? How easy is it to fix mistakes like that?