Description |
1 online resource (326 pages) |
Contents |
Front Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Healthcare Trends, Stressors, and Workplace Violence; Chapter 2: Patient Privacy and Exploitation; Chapter 3: Abuse and Assault; Chapter 4: Fraud and Theft; Chapter 5: Suspicious Death and Homicide; Chapter 6: Investigations, Sanctions, and Discipline; Chapter 7: Prevention Strategies and the Future of Healthcare Crime; Back Cover |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Caregivers.
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Medical ethics.
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Medical personnel -- Malpractice.
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Crime.
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Ethics, Medical
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Caregivers -- ethics
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Crime
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Health Personnel -- ethics
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Caregivers
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crimes (events)
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Crime
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Caregivers
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Medical ethics
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Medical personnel -- Malpractice
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2010045941 |
ISBN |
9781439820346 |
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1439820341 |
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1283004593 |
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9781283004596 |
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9786613004598 |
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6613004596 |
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