SSN Remediation

Growing concern about the prevalent use of social security numbers to identify patients and healthcare plan members is focused on both privacy and fraud. So, the pressure is on IT departments to:

• Develop either an alternative n-digit numeric/alphanumeric value to be used as an identifier in lieu of the SSN—or in correspondence with it (sometimes known as partial remediation)
• Or replace the old SSN-based identifiers with an entirely new type of identifier.

Each approach has long- and short-term pros and cons, which we can assess and map to your organization’s needs. Our SSN remediation services include program management and phased remediation.