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Companies experiencing rapid growth frequently find it difficult to scale their operations at a pace that fully supports the expanding business. For one healthcare company in particular, that task became even more challenging last year when a global pandemic ushered in remote working and further separated intensely data-centric functions that happened to be siloed in the first place.
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The best businesses not only build markets, they also continually improve their systems and processes to support that growth. That was the case recently when a major U.S.- based manufacturer of technology products realised its success was outpacing its capabilities in two key areas: sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) and warehouse management.
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Organisations striving for excellence are increasingly becoming interested in a new vision of what internal audit can be. They are recognising that the internal audit function could be much more than a corporate rule enforcer and could transform into a valuable risk adviser to the business instead.
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When business leaders are committed to continuous improvement, their organisations thrive under normal circumstances. But they also demonstrate extraordinary resilience when faced with unforeseen challenges. This story is about one healthcare nonprofit’s determination to “do even better” in its internal audit operation, which resulted in immediate opportunities to create value and a road map to…
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Businesses the world over are adopting Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to lower costs, increase efficiency and improve operational quality. Some businesses have begun by implementing readily available off-the-shelf RPA technology, only to find coding a few bots is not sufficient to build a sustainable RPA programme.
Succeeding with RPA — that is, deriving the greatest value from the…
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Web application accessibility is critical to the ongoing success of any digital application. In fact, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) includes digital assets in its definition of “public places of accommodation” that should adhere to accessibility standards. Jamf, a global software company based in Minneapolis, Minn., produces applications to manage Apple devices and services and has a…
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Smaller firms can’t afford to be heavily dependent on technical consultants or bound to a portfolio of siloed applications that don’t provide the ability to track data. Recently, the visionary leader of a healthcare professional association freed her business from these dilemmas. But the flexibility and strength her small team stood to gain from their digital transformation initiative were…
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On October 28, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory regarding credible information of imminent cyber attacks to infect systems in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector with Ryuk ransomware.
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With 2020 almost in the rearview mirror (thankfully!), the 2021 audit committee agenda is shaping up differently than in years past. The past 12 months presented an opportunity for audit committees to support the key players managing the financial reporting process. Going forward, that support could prove to be critically important as the business environment continues to present disruptive…
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020, offers a lifeline to small businesses and sole proprietors (generally those with 500 or fewer employees) in the form of the Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This programme initially authorized $349 billion in…
