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Employee Bad Acts

By Brandon Swartz
October 02, 2014

Intuitively, one can appreciate that if an individual is otherwise inclined to harm another through bad behavior, having the cover of a job as a medical professional or medical support staff member seems like an ideal opportunity to commit the perfect crime. After all, those working in a hospital or other medical setting enjoy the implied trust that comes with a job as a medical professional or quasi medical professional. In addition, the bad actor in the medical setting is exposed to patients with explicit and sometimes severe vulnerabilities, providing ready-made victims.

Bad Acts

Bad acts can range from using the position to steal and then sell prescription medicine, to sexual assault, to unwarranted medical procedures causing physical and financial harm to the patient, and even to murder.

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