title: Healthcare tattletales. What motivates whistleblowers? Experts say it's everything from altruism to ordinary greed.
abstract: Who are these healthcare whistleblowers, and what motivates them? Some observers say it's a resolve to do the right thing when no one else will act, while others say greed and revenge are the driving forces. We profile three whistleblowers and show how their actions have affected their lives and the healthcare industry.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D009042:Motivation; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012201:Reward; D012945:Social Values; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States