Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-166) and indexes.
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chap. 1. Home, home on the range : where health care is provided and crimes are committed -- Chap. 2. Home health care professionals as victims and witnesses -- Chap. 3. Crimes by home health professionals : violence, theft, and deception -- Chap. 4. Responding to crime in the home health care field : strategies, obstacles, and issues -- Chap. 5. Preventing home heath care misconduct -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.
Summary:
This book addresses abuses occurring in the home health care industry. Its intent is not to suggest that home health care is a dangerous field for workers and consumers, rather the intent is to shed some light on the types of misconduct found in home health care. At the end of each chapter are a series of discussion question designed to encourage reflection on the chapter's content through the eyes of those involved in the response to fraud. This book is intended for use in criminal justice, sociology, and white-collar crime courses exploring crime in the workplace and home health care fields.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.