Fraud detection and prevention in hospitals
Fraud is a deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain. As a legal construct, fraud is both a civil wrong and a criminal wrong. Defrauding people or organizations of money or valuables is the usual purpose of fraud, but it sometimes instead involves obtaining benefits without actually depriving anyone of money or valuables, such as obtaining a drivers license by way of false statements made in an application for the same (Source – Wiki)
Our expertise in implementing hospital management ERP and supply chain logistics BPM solutions at over 200 owner and trust run businesses across india, Africa & Middle East, we have encountered fraud practices in different flavours, shape and sizes.
Initial signs of fraud
- Refuse rotation to another departments
- Rarely take holidays/Off
- Sudden changes in lifestyle
- Resistance to change
- No approval of new ERP solution
- Not participating in change management practices
Common problem areas
- Rotation of cash from collection
- Improper accounting of purchases
- Dispensing medicines without providing bills
- Improper accounting methods
Why does it happen
- No management control mechanisms
- Improper roles and responsibilities
- Too much trust
- Loop holes in software processes and controls
- Cash transactions with no audit
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