All buzzwords aside — how is your risk and compliance technology really performing? Join us for a focused virtual event where experts will share tips for simplifying processes while maturing GRC programs, aligning...more
Healthcare organizations face an ever-growing list of regulatory demands and risks, with Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) at the forefront. Addressing FWA is more than avoiding fines under regulations like the False Claims Act –...more
The Biden Administration is in the process of revising a cog fundamental to federal policymaking. The cog, a guidance document issued by the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) entitled Circular A-4, has the potential to...more
When every geographic region where your organization operates comes with its own unique set of regulations (which also shift independently over time), it starts to feel impossible to stay on top of every change. And there’s...more
According to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, final action on the proposed rules—published in the Federal Register—to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule is scheduled to occur in...more
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the establishment of the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), as directed in President Biden’s Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s...more
Having too many policies can burden your organization, but having too few exposes it to unnecessary risk. That means we need to assess which policies we prioritize first in our policy management process. As a rule of thumb,...more
Welcome to the final installment in this six-part series, where we’ve been exploring ease of use as a key criterion when choosing a Policy Management solution. ...more
Now that the sugar and the frivolity of the holiday season have worn off, let’s talk more about the different types of compliance management activities that will ensure your obligations are met, and some of the specific needs...more
A lot of attention is now being paid to the topic of data governance, and what it means versus data management. Within the last few years, data governance has leapt from an esoteric term bandied about only by IT...more
As you may recall, the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (FSGO) has provided the basis for American courts to impose harsh penalties upon organizations whose employees or agents have violated...more
On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declined to issue a no-action letter to CorVel Corporation with respect to CorVel’s intention to exclude from its proxy materials a shareholder proposal regarding...more
Imagine this… you’re an EMEA compliance manager, and you’ve spent time and effort creating your organisation’s Code of Conduct policy. You make it accessible to everybody in the business, maybe by adding it to your intranet...more
Recently I had the pleasure of attending Compliance Week 2018 in Washington, DC. Each year, the U.S. conference is held at the historic Mayflower Hotel where somewhere between four and five hundred attendees gather at this...more
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (FSGO) pioneered the seven hallmarks to define what an effective compliance program should look like. ...more
Having too many policies can burden your organization, but having too few exposes it to unnecessary risk. That means we need to prioritize which policies we will develop (or revise) first. As a rule of thumb, policies are...more
Using data from our survey of over 1,000 respondents located all over the globe, we produced our 2016 Ethics & Compliance Policy Management Benchmark Report and webinar in May. During the webinar, Carrie Penman and I talked...more