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## [Collecting Patient Social Security Numbers](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/collecting-patient-social-security-numbers)

 By [Emerald](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/author/emerald) on March 19, 2019 - 3:35 PM

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For medical care providers, it is essential to have accurate and up-to-date information for identification purposes -- not only to ensure that the proper treatment is given to a patient but to correct important administrative errors. This article covers issues related to the collection of social security numbers ("SSNs") of patients and prospective patients.

Topics: [Medicaid](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaid) [data intelligence](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/data-intelligence) [billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/billing) [medicaidbilling](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaidbilling) [Fraud](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/fraud) [Medicaidfraud](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaidfraud) 

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## [How to Prevent and Deal with Medicaid Fraud](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/how-to-prevent-and-deal-with-medicaid-fraud)

 By [Kaylee Gordon Riddle](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/author/kaylee-gordon-riddle) on February 4, 2019 - 5:35 PM

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Topics: [Medicaid](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaid) [FQHC billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/fqhc-billing) [healthcare debt](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/healthcare-debt) [medical billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medical-billing) [cfo](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/cfo) [billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/billing) [medicaidbilling](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaidbilling) [Fraud](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/fraud) [Medicaidfraud](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaidfraud) 

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