title: The role of an investigator in healthcare protection.
abstract: The author discusses three types of investigations the healthcare security officer may be concerned with--employee theft, homicide and violent crimes, and fraud. He examines the role of the investigator as puzzle solver and the steps that need to be taken to put all the pieces of the puzzle in place.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dacheux
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003625:Data Collection; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012380:Role; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013800:Theft / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*