Healthcare Crime
Healthcare Crime

Author: Kelly M. Pyrek

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2011-01-19

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1439820341

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Crime perpetrated by healthcare professionals is increasingly pervasive in today‘s hospitals and other healthcare settings. Patients, coworkers, and employers are vulnerable to exploitation, fraud, abuse, and even murder. Investigative journalist Kelly M. Pyrek interviews experts who provide accounts concerning the range of criminality lurking in t

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Organized Retail Crime (ORC)
Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1437987575

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Each year organized groups of professional shoplifters steal or fraudulently obtain billions of dollars in merchandise to resell in an activity known as ORC. These stolen goods can also be sold on online marketplaces, a practice known as "e-fencing." This report assessed ORC and e-fencing. It addresses: (1) types of efforts that select retailers, state and local law enforcement, and federal agencies are undertaking to combat ORC; (2) the extent to which tools or mechanisms exist to facilitate collaboration and info. sharing among these ORC stakeholders; and (3) steps that online marketplaces have taken to combat ORC and e-fencing, and additional actions retailers and law enforcement think may enhance these efforts. Illus. This is a print on demand report.

Health Care Fraud and Abuse
Health Care Fraud and Abuse

Author: Aspen Health Law Center

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13:

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Stepped-up efforts to ferret out health care fraud have put every provider on the alert. The HHS, DOJ, state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, even the FBI is on the case -- and providers are in the hot seat! in this timely volume, you'll learn about the types of provider activities that fall under federal fraud and abuse prohibitions as defined in the Medicaid statute and Stark legislation. And you'll discover what goes into an effective corporate compliance program. With a growing number of restrictions, it's critical to know how you can and cannot conduct business and structure your relationships -- and what the consequences will be if you don't comply.

Wireless Health
Wireless Health

Author: Mehran Mehregany, PhD

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2014-11-30

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 1496934148

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This book teaches the fundamental and practical knowledge necessary to advance wireless health technology and applications. It is suitable for both instructional and self-learning. The approach is an integrated, multidisciplinary treatment of the subject. Each chapter includes: Abstract, Learning Objectives, Introduction, Chapter Content, and Summary. This book is developed for graduate students and working professionals with technology, science and clinical backgrounds. It is also an effective informational resource for the broader community. The authors are practicing topic experts from academia and industry. The editor has developed a graduate course in the topic, which has been taught using informal drafts of this book since 2011. This book covers the following topics: About the Authors Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Health Mehran Mehregany Chapter 2 Products, Services, and Business Models Mehran Mehregany and Vicki Smith Chapter 3 Physicians, Hospitals, and Clinics Kendal Williams Chapter 4 The Current US Health Care System David Gruber Chapter 5 Policy and Regulatory Aspects Dale Nordenberg Chapter 6 Personalized Medicine and Public Health Brigitte Piniewski, MD Chapter 7 Health Information Technology Rick Cnossen Chapter 8 Microsystems Masoud Roham Chapter 9 Wireless Communications Stein Lundby Chapter 10 Computing and Information John Sharp Chapter 11 Social Media and Health Keith Monrose Chapter 12 Electronic Instrumentation Christian Falconi Chapter 13 Medical Device Design Enrique Saldívar and Rajeev D. Rajan Chapter 14 Design for the Consumer Patient Srinivas Raghavan Chapter 15 Design for the Health Care Team Srinivas Raghavan Chapter 16 Leveraging the Power of Games Alan Price Chapter 17 Platforms, Interoperability, and Standards Rajeev D. Rajan Chapter 18 Steps Toward Security of Wireless Medical Devices Mike Ahmadi