The nurse is reading about a case in which Medicare fraud is suspected. Which of the following is true about fraud?
a. It is written information given to a third party that causes damage to someone's reputation.
b. It is oral information given to a third party that causes damage to someone's reputation.
c. It results from a deliberate deception intended to produce unlawful gain.
d. It results from revealing confidential information without the person's permission.
ANS: C
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