{"id":5264,"date":"2021-06-11T07:46:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T07:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/in\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:29:37","slug":"ekyc-for-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/ekyc-for-healthcare","title":{"rendered":"Secure your healthcare insurance with eKYC and prevent fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

eKYC<\/a> – Healthcare Insurance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Healthcare sector is one of the most vulnerable sectors in India. No one wants to experience the financial and emotional shock when they find out that someone has stolen\/misused their identity to gain healthcare benefits or to purchase drugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fraudsters may also go the extra mile and misuse credit cards belonging to someone else to pay their medical bills. Solutions in <\/span>eKYC for healthcare<\/b><\/span><\/a> can help prevent such unfortunate incidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is not just the customers who land in a soup when they are a victim of frauds. Insurers too suffer significant losses. According to a report by the <\/span>Insurance Institute of India<\/b><\/span><\/a>,<\/span> the healthcare insurance industry is experiencing a loss of Rs 600-800 crores annually, due to fraudulent activities.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"eKYC-Health-Insurance\"<\/p>\n

What is health insurance fraud?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Health insurance fraud is an act of deliberately submitting false claims to health insurance plans; deceiving or misrepresenting despite knowing that it could result in unauthorized benefits to the individual or to another party.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Going digital is crucial in safeguarding an individual’s identity and keeping fraudsters at bay. It has also simplified <\/span>customer onboarding<\/span> and verifying their identity. The rise in medical and healthcare insurance frauds has brought people’s attention to the importance of digitizing their health insurance.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to sensitive information, especially in the finance and healthcare sector, <\/span>eKYC<\/b><\/span><\/a> or <\/span>digital KYC<\/b><\/span><\/a> cuts the risk of identity theft and misuse of an individual’s information.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Going digital simplifies not only the insurance process but also prevents fraud in the healthcare system. In order to understand how online eKYC<\/b><\/a> safeguards against insurance fraud, it\u2019s imperative to be aware of the various types of health insurance fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n

Types of health insurance frauds in India<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n