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Autore |
Pyrek Kelly |
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Titolo |
Healthcare crime : investigating abuse, fraud, and homicide by caregivers / / Kelly M. Pyrek |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-24598-X |
1-283-00459-3 |
9786613004598 |
1-4398-2034-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical ethics |
Medical personnel - Malpractice |
Caregivers |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Healthcare trends, stressors, and workplace violence -- Patient privacy and exploitation -- Abuse and assault -- Fraud and theft -- Suspicious death and homicide -- Investigations, sanctions, and discipline -- Prevention strategies and the future of healthcare crime. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 opportunitiesThe book begins by offering perspectives |
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