title: Preventing employee theft: 15 techniques for preventing bookkeeping embezzlement.
abstract: Medical practices are unfortunately the target of embezzlement more often than you might think. This article offers practical suggestions for keeping your employees honest and thwarting a would-be embezzler. It describes the common symptoms of an embezzler at work and offers 15 practical techniques for preventing bookkeeping embezzlement. This article also suggests a simple method for conducting mini-audits from time to time and precautions to take to ensure the reliability of computer passwords. The article advocates keeping tighter control of office supplies and a method for spotting telephone abuse. Finally, it offers suggestions for dealing with employees who steal time on the job.
authors.affiliation: merlegerle@aol.com
authors.forename: Laura Sachs
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hills
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D005375:Financial Audit / Q000379:methods*; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D013800:Theft / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States