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How to reduce the risk of purchasing fraud
1Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC, Lexington, KY, USA. lmann@ddafcpa.com
Abstract:
Purchasing fraud leads to significant losses for healthcare entities and damages the reputation of the industry. Designing and implementing an effective internal control environment helps reduce the risk of fraud. An effective control environment includes a variety of policies, procedures, strategies, and tactics.
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