April 30, 2019
The legislation and implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) expanded the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to reach more organizations. The legislation made it necessary to decipher the HIPAA compliance requirements regardless of whether you’re a doctor, a software developer, or in any other profession.
November 26, 2018
Business policies define your governance model for your organization. Weak companies have weak governance models. So what business policies do you need?
April 16, 2018
Your GRC program can be significantly enhanced with the addition of Policy and Procedure Management software.
November 13, 2017
A code of conduct applies to all employees and can help ensure compliance with standards and regulations applicable to all business activities. How's yours?
April 5, 2016
Implementing Financial Controls You may be familiar with the COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) framework for internal control. COSO has received significant attention when referenced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) as an example of an “internal control” system as required by Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) sections 302 and 404.
March 26, 2015
Are there concerns that the GAAP to IFRS transition may not go well?
November 6, 2013
Three things drive up the cost of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance more than any other: Cost of Scale, Cost of Review, and Cost of Improvement.
October 14, 2013
Is there a troubling lack of documentation of core know-how and lack of controls in your business?
October 13, 2013
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requires an internal control system. Yet the current financial crises indicates that the needed internal controls are not effectively implemented in many companies.