Comment on How Hackers Dox Doctors to Order Mountains of Oxy and Adderall

• ShunkW@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You’re not understanding, or you’re arguing in bad faith. This is the system that doctors use to send prescriptions electronically to pharmacists so that the patient can pick up the medication.

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  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • its_the_new_style@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Article said they were phishing (or otherwise) to get enough info from the Dr to create their own ePrescribing accounts. Then they are effectively writing prescriptions as though they are a doctor and getting them filled at local pharmacies. Just a much more sophisticated version of stealing the prescription pad and forging a signature.

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    • Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Have you heard of Sovereign Citizens? You would probably fit right in.

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      • cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think you’re misunderstanding the word “order.” They mean order like “Dr’s Orders” not like the Dr is generating requests to the drug warehouse.

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• gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They’re using “order” as a command, not physically buying medication. Outpatient pharmacies receive the physician’s order as a prescription, but in hospitals and clinics they’re just referred to as “orders” and could include everything from medication to diet, scheduled treatments, physical activity, etc.

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  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ah k, lol I should know that after all the House MD i’ve watched :/

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