Healthcare risk doesn’t stop at the facility’s door. Covered entities have countless business associates (BA), each of which poses risks of its own. That, in and of itself, is a challenge, but Gerry Blass, President and CEO...more
The calls keep coming in to the helpline, which is great, unless you miss that all important, high risk one amidst all the minor issues. How do you avoid that problem? In this podcast, Mia Reini, Senior Manager-Corporate...more
Much has changed in the world of compliance, especially of late, but when it comes to healthcare investigations, not all should, says Pamela Para RN, MPH, CPHRM, ARM, DFASHRM, President and Chief Content Officer at CE...more
9/30/2021
/ Compliance ,
Corrective Actions ,
Documentation ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Investigations ,
Nurses ,
Physicians ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
While organizations have increasingly embraced cloud computing as a solution to their data management and other needs, they do so in an environment of heightened risks. Attacks on cloud providers are increasing, which makes...more
9/23/2021
/ Cloud Computing ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk
Third party anti-corruption due diligence didn’t stop during the pandemic, but it was different. And, as the world begins to, hopefully, emerge from the pandemic Ashley Coselli, Senior Ethics and Compliance Counsel, Total...more
So much attention is paid to vetting third parties, it’s easy to forget that it is just the start of the process. Monitoring needs to be done on an ongoing basis as well.
Ronnie Kann, head of Global Ethics & Compliance at...more
Mergers and acquisitions can be filled with landmines. To find out what compliance teams can do to help manage the risk, and help ensure a successful transaction for the business unit, we spoke on this podcast with Fernanda...more
NAVEX Global recently released its 2021 Risk & Compliance Incident Management Benchmark Report. It is a document rich in data about what’s going on with helplines and incident management.
To understand lessons learned from...more
Cataloguing everything your compliance program does isn’t easy, but Susan Roberts, who recently retired from full-time corporate life after serving as Chief Compliance Officer at three different companies, did just that. And...more
6/17/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers (CECO) ,
Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Corrective Actions ,
Discipline ,
Ethics ,
Incentives ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Internal Investigations ,
Internal Reporting ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Tone At The Top ,
Training
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) movement has been around for a long time, but over the last year it has hit a tipping point. In fact, according to Roy Snell, former SCCE & HCCA CEO and now advisor to Osprey ESG...more
During the second half of 2020 Gartner Research evaluated the compliance spending of 117 organizations, and the company recently released the interesting findings. Brian Lee, Managing Vice President in the Gartner Legal and...more
Few areas of compliance change as rapidly as export controls. People, companies and even countries move on and off the sanctions list. Adding to the complexity, as Matt Silverman, Senior Manager, Compliance & Export Control...more
4/15/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Departments of Commerce ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Goods or Services ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
US Department of State ,
Vendors
Digitalization and the proliferation of apps have changed the relationship in healthcare between data, the patient and provider, explains Hema Lakkaraju, CEO and founder of Hayag Corporation. It is often unclear who is...more
1/28/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Blockchain ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers (CECO) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Ethics ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk
The Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal captured global headlines and was profoundly disruptive to the company, resulting in substantial penalties and a three-year monitorship under former Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson...more
There has been much discussion over the years about the relationship between enterprise risk management (ERM) and compliance risk management. Making the discussions more complex has been a tendency to approach risk management...more
It’s a very busy time for compliance professionals overseeing businesses operating in India, reports Arpinder Singh, India & Emerging Markets Leader at EY Forensic & Integrity Services. There are a dizzying number of new...more
12/4/2020
/ Auditors ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Disruption ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corruption ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Ethics ,
India ,
Insider Trading ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Whistleblowers
Few things send shivers down the spines of compliance officers more than reports that one of their own has been found personally liable for wrongdoing at their organization.
And while some have tried to increase those fears,...more
Keeping up with the latest sanctions requirements is very difficult. Names of individuals and organizations are added and removed frequently, and there are multiple prohibited persons and entities lists to track. The US...more
The value of good risk management, both in compliance programs and even our personal lives, has never been more important. These days we find ourselves recalculating everything from the compliance risk of a new business...more
9/10/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Business Strategies ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Ethics ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Social Media ,
Third-Party Risk
There are few businesses seen as more essential today than FedEx. Its trucks have become a lifeline for many. But just because a company can and must operate, doesn’t mean it enjoys carte blanche to do what it likes. The...more
Companies are struggling to survive and boards are stretched beyond belief. So how do you get the governing team to focus on compliance? According to Nell Minow — dubbed the “Queen of Good Corporate Governance” by...more
Today’s it’s the COVID-19 Pandemic. A year from now it could be a natural disaster. But whatever the reason, even during a business interruption compliance programs still have to function effectively.
Don Griffith, Head of...more
For years In re Caremark was the definitive decision from the Delaware courts on board oversight of compliance programs. Decided in 1996, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that directors had a duty of care. However, as...more
As business continues to increasingly embrace the concept of risk management, where does compliance fit, particularly in the context of broader Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks? It’s a tough question that James...more
Judith Spain is a professor of business law at Eastern Kentucky University, Compliance Collaborative Program Consultant with the Georgia Independent College Association, and, most importantly for this conversation, the author...more