title: Firm's health going south. Federal authorities charge HealthSouth, leader Scrushy with 'massive accounting fraud,' systematic betrayal of investors.
abstract: HealthSouth and its chief executive Richard Scrushy, left, find themselves coping with a public relations nightmare after federal officials last week charged the rehabilitation giant with "massive accounting fraud" and a systematic betrayal of tens of thousands of investors.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D040861:Ethics, Business; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006075:Governing Board; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007449:Investments; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011641:Public Relations; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D037041:United States Government Agencies