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Healthcare Fraud; Auditing and Detection Guide
An invaluable tool equipping healthcare professionals, auditors, and investigators to detect every kind of healthcare fraudAccording to private and public estimates, billions of dollars are lost per hour to healthcare waste, fraud, and abuse. A must-have reference for auditors, fraud investigators, and healthcare managers, Healthcare Fraud, Second Edition provides tips and techniques to help you spot—and prevent—the "red flags" of fraudulent activity within your organization. Eminently readable, it is your "go-to" resource, equipping you with the necessary skills to look for and deal with potential fraudulent situations.Includes new chapters on primary healthcare, secondary healthcare, information/data management and privacy, damages/risk management, and transparencyOffers comprehensive guidance on auditing and fraud detection for healthcare providers and company healthcare plansExamines the necessary background that internal auditors should have when auditing healthcare activitiesManaging the risks in healthcare fraud requires an understanding of how the healthcare system works and where the key risk areas are. With health records now all being converted to electronic form, the key risk areas and audit process are changing. Read Healthcare Fraud, Second Edition and get the valuable guidance you need to help combat this critical problem.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:2,430Uploaded:03 / 30 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionEstimating Building Costs for the Residential and Light Commercial Construction Professional
How to succeed in the construction businessstep-by-step guidelines for estimatingTo be competitive, contractors and homebuilders need to know how to generate complete, accurate estimates for labor and material costs. This book guides readers through the entire estimating process, explaining in detail how to put together a reliable estimate that can be used not only for budgeting, but also for developing a schedule, managing a project, dealing with contingencies, and ultimately making a profit. Completely revised and updated to reflect the new CSI MasterFormat 2010TM system, the Second Edition of this practical guide describes estimating techniques for each building system and how to apply them according to the latest industry standards. Cost considerations and quantity takeoff and pricing are included for virtually every type of work found in residential and light commercial projects, from demolition, concrete, and masonry to windows and doors, siding, roofing, mechanical and electrical systems, finish work, and site construction. Complete with many new graphics and references to professional construction cost databases, the new edition provides experienced contractors and novices alike with essential information on:How to correctly interpret plans and specifications, reflecting updates to contract documents since the first editionComputer estimating techniques and new estimating software for performing quantity takeoffThe best methods for conceptual estimating as well as the extremely useful topic of parametric estimatingHow to allocate the right amounts for profit and contingencies, and other hard-to-find professional guidance How a unit price estimate is built along with labor issues and budgeting for subcontractor work
Category:(not categorized)Reads:2,015Uploaded:03 / 29 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionThe School Psychologist's Survival Guide
A practical and accessible guide for helping school psychologists meet their everyday challengesIn this newest addition to the Jossey-Bass "Survival Guide" series, popular blogger Rebecca Branstetter offers help for school psychologists who must often travel to multiple school sites, deal with students with severe disabilities, meet with concerned parents, and manage school crises. The book is filled with practical advice, proven strategies, and useful tools, complete with reproducible forms, letters, and checklists for busy professionals. Filled with the tools, strategies, and ideas for school psychologists who must deal with the myriad challenges of working with a diverse group of students, often in multiple locations Another book in the popular Jossey-Bass "Survival Guide" Series Rebecca Branstetter is an experienced school psychologist and popular blogger ("Notes from the School Psychologist": studentsgrow.blogspot.com) This vital resource offers a down-to-earth guide for both novice and seasoned school psychologists.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:1,157Uploaded:03 / 28 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionThe Risk of Trading; Mastering the Most Important Element in Financial Speculation
Develop the skills to manage risk in the high-stakes world of financial speculationThe Risk of Trading is a practical resource that takes an in-depth look at one of the most challenging factors of trading—risk management. The book puts a magnifying glass on the issue of risk, something that every trader needs to understand in order to be successful.Most traders look at risk in terms of a "stop-loss" that enables them to exit a losing trade quickly. In The Risk of Trading, Michael Toma explains that risk is ever-present in every aspect of trading and advocates that traders adopt a more comprehensive view of risk that encompasses the strategic trading plan, account size, drawdowns, maximum possible losses, psychological capital, and crisis management.Shows how to conduct a detailed statistical analysis of an individual's trading methodology through back-testing and real-time results so as to identify when the methodology may be breaking down in actual tradingReveals why traders should think of themselves as project managers who are strategically managing riskThe book is based on the author's unique 'focus on the risk' approach to trading using data-driven risk statistical analytics Using this book as a guide, traders can operate more as business managers and learn how to avoid market-busting losses while achieving consistently good results.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:881Uploaded:03 / 28 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionThe Business Model Innovation Factory; How to Stay Relevant When The World is Changing
Business model innovation is the new strategic imperative for all leadersBlockbuster's executives saw Netflix coming. Yet they stuck with their bricks and mortar business model, losing billions in shareholder value. They were "netflixed." Business models don't last as long as they used to. Historically CEO's have managed a single business model over their entire careers. Today, all organizations must be capable of designing, prototyping, and experimenting with new business models. The Business Model Innovation Factory provides leaders with the survival skills to create a pipeline of new business models in the face of disruptive markets and competition.Avoid being netflixed. Your organization must be a business model innovator to stay competitive in today's turbulent world. Author Saul Kaplan is the founder and chief catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory (BIF), a real world laboratory for exploring and testing new business models and social systems. BIF has attracted a global community of over five thousand innovators and organizes the internationally renowned BIF Collaborative Innovation Summit
Category:(not categorized)Reads:1,302Uploaded:03 / 28 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionBribery and Corruption Casebook; The View from Under the Table
Real case studies on bribery and corruption written by expert fraud examinersBribery and Corruption Casebook: The View from Under the Table is a one-of-a-kind collection of actual cases written by the fraud examiners who investigated them. These stories were hand-selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive, enlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of bribery and corruption cases in varied industries throughout the world.Each case outlines how the bribe or corruption was engineered, how it was investigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justiceWritten for fraud investigators, auditors, compliance officers, and corporate lawyersReflects the recent crackdown on bribery and prosecution of cases under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)Also by Dr. Joseph T. Wells: Fraud Casebook, Principles of Fraud Examination, and Computer Fraud CasebookThis book reveals the dangers of bribery and corruption and the measures that can be taken to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:1,004Uploaded:03 / 28 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionSoftware in 30 Days; How Agile Managers Beat the Odds, Delight Their Customers, And Leave Competitors In the Dust
A radical approach to getting IT projects done faster and cheaper than anyone thinks possibleSoftware in 30 Days summarizes the Agile and Scrum software development method, which allows creation of game-changing software, in just 30 days. Projects that use it are three times more successful than those that don't. Software in 30 Days is for the business manager, the entrepreneur, the product development manager, or IT manager who wants to develop software better and faster than they now believe possible. Learn how this unorthodox process works, how to get started, and how to succeed. Control risk, manage projects, and have your people succeed with simple but profound shifts in the thinking.The authors explain powerful concepts such as the art of the possible, bottom-up intelligence, and why it's good to fail early—all with no risk greater than thirty days. The productivity gain vs traditional "waterfall" methods has been over 100% on many projectsAuthor Ken Schwaber is a co-founder of the Agile software movement, and co-creator, with Jeff Sutherland, of the "Scrum" technique for building software in 30 daysCoauthor Jeff Sutherland was cosigner of the Agile Manifesto, which marked the start of the Agile movementSoftware in 30 Days is a must-read for all managers and business owners who use software in their organizations or in their products and want to stop the cycle of slow, expensive software development. Programmers will want to buy copies for their managers and their customers so they will know how to collaborate to get the best work possible.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:1,019Uploaded:03 / 28 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionLightroom 4; Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process
"Nat Coalson is passionate about sharing his experience and knowledge on Lightroom 4 to help you professionally organize, process, and present your images. This book has been completely revised and updated to include the newest Lightroom features to make your images look their very best!" Katrin Eismann, Chair, Masters in Digital Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, New YorkWorking with your photos is fast, easy, and fun with Lightroom 4!Most photographers want to make their photos look good, find them easily, and protect them from loss. And they'd rather be out in the field than learning a new software program. If this is you, you'll love Nat Coalson's step-by-step, task-focused approach to Lightroom 4. Designed for new users and those upgrading from an earlier version, this book leads you on a straightforward path to great results. Learn toOrganize your photo library to quickly find what you're looking forOptimize every photo with powerful, easy image adjustmentsEdit videos and publish your finished clips to the webCreate beautiful photo books, web galleries, and slideshowsSynchronize your collections with photo-sharing and social media websitesPrint photos with precise color accuracyUse the map to plot locations where your photos were taken
Category:(not categorized)Reads:3,434Uploaded:03 / 26 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionSharePoint 2010 Enterprise Architect's Guidebook
Tips and techniques for becoming a successful SharePoint architectIf you're eager to design and architect a successful deployment of SharePoint 2010, then this is the book for you. Packed with real-world experiences and solid processes, this guidebook provides you with everything you need to perform for designing and architecting enterprise portal services. Helpful examples examine the common design issues affecting SharePoint 2010 environments that can cause deployments to fail so you can learn what to avoid. Plus, key development and deployment issues are covered from an architecture perspective and backup and disaster recovery planning are described at length.Details the skills and attributes necessary in order to design and architect successful SharePoint 2010 deploymentsProvides real-world scenarios and helpful examples of various types of enterprise portal servicesDiscusses corporate Intranet service, enterprise content management, team collaboration services, enterprise search service, and moreAddresses marketing your SharePoint 2010 solution to users to ensure they are aware of the services you provideWith SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Architect’s Guidebook, you'll quickly discover the requirements for designing a successful SharePoint 2010 deployment.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:6,475Uploaded:03 / 26 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionEnhancing Minority Student Retention and Academic Performance; What We Can Learn from Program Evaluations
In this important resource, Dr. Fleming (a noted expert in the field of minority retention) draws on educational evaluations she has developed in the course of her distinguished career. This book analyzes the common factors and the role institutional characteristics play in minority student retention to show what really works in increasing academic performance among minority students and includes models of evaluations that describe successful programs that use statistical methods to verify outcomes.
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