{"product_id":"healthcare-crime-kelly-m-pyrek-9781439820339","title":"Healthcare Crime: Investigating Abuse, Fraud, and Homicide by Caregivers","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrime 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 the healthcare setting in \u003cstrong\u003eHealthcare Crime: Investigating Abuse, Fraud, and Homicide by Caregivers\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines the root causes and the opportunities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins by offering perspectives on how the stressors inherent in the healthcare profession can contribute to aberrant behavior by medical practitioners. It then examines breaches of patient privacy, which can easily occur in today's age of technology. Highlighting appalling cases of exploitation, the book also suggests guidelines to safeguard patient privacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifies the victims most at risk, and those who are their greatest threats\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a chapter on abuse and assault, the book cites psychological studies that explain the root causes of victimization. It highlights the patient populations most at risk: disabled, psychiatric, and elderly, and identifies the chief victimizers: physicians, psychiatrists, dentists, pediatricians, and nursing assistants and aides. The book also examines the types of financial fraud and theft that can be perpetrated against not only patients but also employers and government agencies, and provides expert insight on how to take preventative measures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscusses notorious serial murders in the medical profession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding accounts of well-known healthcare-related homicides and suspicious deaths, the book also presents insights from forensic and serial murder experts as to why these incidents occur, warning signs to watch out for, and how to conduct a proper investigation. The final chapter examines simple, straightforward strategies for improving the level of quality of care and safety provided by healthcare institutions. With greater accountability and oversight, patients can once again feel secure that their providers are embracing the maxim \u003cem\u003e\"Above all, do no harm.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly M. Pyrek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439820333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439820339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 311","brand":"Kelly M. Pyrek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088267849983,"sku":"9781439820339","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6b87177-ec50-43ba-9609-ad0a1010bab6.jpg?v=1769103968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/healthcare-crime-kelly-m-pyrek-9781439820339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}