title: Hospital theft on a large scale: what can be done to spot problems before huge assets are put at risk.
abstract: When a hospital's top executives engage in fraud, theft, and embezzlement, it can be one of the most unobtrusive and damaging crimes a health care institution can face. While, in the past, even incidents involving millions of dollars were covered up and often went unprosecuted, today the U.S. Attorney General is pursuing such crimes more vigorously because of the federal funds that can be involved. In this report, those involved in investigating and prosecuting executive-level fraud cases offer advice on what to watch for and how to protect your facility against these financially damaging crimes.
mesh_terms: D005375:Financial Audit; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D012637:Security Measures; D013800:Theft / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States