A hospital employee in New Zealand diverted $1 million from patient payments by secretly changing bank details on documents; investigators identified unusual behaviour that helped expose the fraud

• Image Credit: AI GeneratedA hospital employee in New Zealand diverted more than $1 million in patient payments over 6 years by manipulating the organisation’s accounting system and changing bank details on official documents.
• The money, which should have gone to Christchurch Hospital, was instead transferred to accounts controlled by the employee.
• The fraud came to light after a patient questioned an invoice for medical treatment they had already paid for.