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Healthcare Crime : Investigating Abuse, Fraud, and Homicide by Caregivers.

Crime perpetrated by healthcare professionals is increasingly pervasive in today's hospitals and other healthcare settings. Patients, coworkers, and employers are vulnerable to exploitation, fraud, abuse, and even murder. Investigative journalist Kelly M. Pyrek interviews experts who provide ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pyrek, Kelly M.
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Caregivers.
Medical ethics.
Medical personnel > Malpractice.
Crime.
Ethics, Medical
Caregivers > ethics
Crime
Health Personnel > ethics
Caregivers
Aidants naturels.
Éthique médicale.
Personnel médical > Responsabilité professionnelle.
Criminalité.
crimes (events)
Medical ethics
Medical personnel > Malpractice
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Crime perpetrated by healthcare professionals is increasingly pervasive in today's hospitals and other healthcare settings. Patients, coworkers, and employers are vulnerable to exploitation, fraud, abuse, and even murder. Investigative journalist Kelly M. Pyrek interviews experts who provide accounts concerning the range of criminality lurking in the healthcare setting in Healthcare Crime: Investigating Abuse, Fraud, and Homicide by Caregivers. Examines the root causes and the opportunities The book begins by offering perspectives on how the stressors inherent in the healthcare profession can.
Physical Description:1 online resource (326 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439820346
1439820341
1283004593
9781283004596
9786613004598
6613004596