Fraudulent Website Rostering Patients Says Peterborough Family Health Team
/The Peterborough Family Health Team (FHT) warns the public of a scamming website (healthdoc.ca) that misleads residents by suggesting it can connect them with local Peterborough family doctors for a fee.
Photo courtesy of FHT.
The website targets individuals seeking a family doctor in Peterborough while the site displays legitimate information about local physicians, it misleads users by requesting financial information during the rostering process.
FHT has released a few tips in order to spot a scamming healthcare website:
Family doctors will not charge people to become a rostered patient;
Family doctors rarely charge for services – if they do, patients are told in advance; and
In Ontario, to get a family doctor you need to register with Health Care Connect.
