Writing, implementing, and enforcing strong compliance-related policies is critical to any compliance and ethics program. So, why do so many compliance failures occur due to breakdowns in internal controls?...more
7/15/2024
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Inspiration for this month’s column came from a recent article written by Amber MacArthur, who spoke at SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Institute several years ago. I’ve followed Amber for years, often finding her writing to be...more
Perhaps you haven’t pondered this question. On work-from-home days, do burglars break into their own homes? Or is this time spent doing research, preparing plans, taking online training courses on emerging best practices,...more
10/3/2023
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Healthcare Reform ,
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Hotlines are an incredibly valuable tool for identifying compliance issues and many other problems. Every organization should have a system for people to report—either anonymously or with reporter identification....more
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the CEO of Uber spent time driving for the company under an assumed name. He filled out the forms like any prospective driver and drove around customers....more
I recently was at HCCA’s 27th Annual Compliance Institute, and among the many great sessions was one in which the discussion addressed the use of fear tactics in compliance training. Citing examples of organizations and...more
This month’s column is devoted to the idea of “testing out” of compliance training, a topic I addressed in my opening comments at the Compliance & Ethics Institute in October, but in a clumsy manner. I think I came across as...more
I managed not to lose my temper when a training skeptic informed me that he wasn’t a fan of compliance training because “it’s not going to make a dishonest person do the right thing.” Indeed, I doubt anyone who previously had...more
2/2/2023
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Compliance ,
Employee Training ,
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