Further reading
Below is a list of further reading on the topic
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: Corruption in the health sector, U4 Issue 7:2008 - this U4 issue presents some essential resources for anyone promoting anti-corruption in the health sector or wanting to learn about the challenges of corruption in the health sector.
http://www.u4.no/document/u4-issue/u4_issue_7_2008_web.pdf
New book: Rainer Fromm & Richard Rickelmann (article in German): According to estimates of Transparency Germany 20 Million Euro are lost to corruption in healthcare every year. Doctors take part in the process, too. Corruption and bribery are causing problems since years. The book is about the German pharmacy market, the corrupt behaviour of doctors, and the consequences of hospitals' privatisation. Finally the gray market of food supplements and unallowed drugs is analysed. The authors interviewed doctors, scientists, representatives of insurance companies, healthcare economists as well as patients
http://www.faz.net/s/RubC17179D529AB4E2BBEDB095D7C4/Doc~E0E6064B985A249C3BB325C8009C95477~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.htmlWhere can $700 billion in waste be cut annually from the U.S. Healthcare System?:
How America will pay for healthcare is a subject on the mindof virtually every American today. As Congress determineswho will pick up the tab for this important and growingexpense, it is worthwhile to take a close look at the cost of healthcare itself. Are there areas where expenses can be cut without undermining the quality of care provided?How prevalent are misuse, overuse, and fraud? This paper tackles the tangled issue of healthcare waste and arrives at some interesting, and perhaps even surprising, conclusions: America's healthcare system is, indeed, hemorrhaging billions of dollars, and the opportunities to slow the fiscal bleeding are substantial.
http://www.ncrponline.org/PDFs/2009/Thomson_Reuters_White_Paper_on_Healthcare_Waste.pdf
The Kroll' s Fourth Annual Global Fraud Report remains the same: to raise awareness of emerging trends in order to help you grow your business securely while minimizing both the likelihood of fraud and scale of its impact.
http://www.kroll.com/library/fraud/FraudReport_English-US_Oct10.pdf