Fraud in Health Care

Case Study # 104046

Business > Industries
Criminology
Medical and Health

This paper looks at cases of white-collar crime in the health care industry,

2,229 words () | 8 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper presents five case studies of health care fraud cases and related charges. The paper relates that in order to combat medical and health care fraud, the FBI has identified national initiatives to address frauds in the areas of medical transportation, durable medical equipment, hospital reporting costs, outpatient surgery centers, and pharmaceutical fraud.

Outline:
Introduction
The SEC and Carl Archer
Case studies and Examples

From the Paper:

"Individuals at all levels within the health care and occupational industries--from receptionists to CEOS--are involved in health care fraud. Recent cases report that individuals from all areas within medical and health care organizations take advantage of the private information of their patients and clients in attempts to profit. Such crimes often involve additional offenses, including identity theft, tax evasion, corporate fraud, and other charges. Examples of white-collar crime appear in the media on a regular basis in all areas of the country, both rural and urban."

Sample of Sources Used:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield waging war On health care fraud [On-line]. (2001, February 22). US Newswire: 1008053n2616. InfoTrac OneFile. Thomson Gale. Denver Public Library. 4 May. 2007.
Chiropractor, clinic owner and doctor sentenced for health care fraud reports [On-line]. (2007, January 11). US Newswire. InfoTrac OneFile. Thomson Gale. Denver Public Library. 4 May. 2007.
Fran Finnegan & Co. (1998). Aseco Corp - 10-Q - For 9/27/98 - EX-10.23 [On-line]. Available: http://www.secinfo.com/dS997.73Ss.c.htm
Harrigan, S. Acquittal of HealthSouth CEO could have a significant effect on future cases. (2005, June 29) Newsday (Melville, NY): NA.
HIPAA regulatory alert: Former Cleveland Clinic worker charged with fraud. (2006, November 1) Healthcare Risk Management: NA. InfoTrac OneFile. Thomson Gale. Denver Public Library. 4 May. 2007.