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Audits
357 published works
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Call on Recovery Auditor Prepayment Review Demo (Dec. 21)
On December 21, 2011, CMS is hosting a special open door forum provider call on its Medicare Fee-For-Service Recovery Auditor Prepayment Review Demonstration, which will expand the use of Medicare…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Announces FY 2011 RAC Recovery Amounts
CMS has posted FY 2011 statistics on the Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, under which CMS contractors are tasked with detecting and correcting past improper Medicare payments. From…
Food Safety News
Improving the Effectiveness of Third-Party Food Safety Audits
By Roy Costa
The controversy continues over the value of third-party audits in food safety at the fresh produce level, as pointed out by Professor Doug Powell at Kansas State University in his…
Securities Law Prof Blog
GAO Reports on Deficiencies in SEC Internal Controls
The GAO posted on its website a report, Financial Audit: Securities and Exchange Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 (GAO-12-219 November 15, 2011). Here is the summary:Pursuant…
Food Safety News
Third-Party Auditing Getting New Attention In Canada
By Dan Flynn
An industry-government dialogue on "Canadian food safety auditor competencies" has been kicked off the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition. Details on the first workshop scheduled for January 2012 will…
Death Care Compliance Law
The On-Site Audit: getting to know your business
By Bill Stalter
Here in the Midwest, the death care industry is just beginning to experience the increase in preneed reporting and oversight. Some funeral directors are already frustrated with the new requirements,…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Automating HIPAA Compliance Tracking and Audit Preparation
HIPAA covered entities and business associates need to consider how to practically and efficiently track and illustrate compliance should they find an OCR investigator knocking at the door.
The Faculty Lounge
Law School Data Fraud Creates New Accounting Niche
My dean recently shared a piece of correspondence from a Big Four accounting firm that shows the state of law schools (and, I suppose, the accounting industry.) The letter opened…
Securities Law Prof Blog
PCAOB Criticizes Deloitte Audits for Insufficient Quality Controls
Earlier this week the PCAOB released a previously non-public report on Deloitte criticizing inadequate quality controls for its audits. According to the report, the auditing firm placed too much reliance on the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
OIG FY 2012 Work Plan Released
The OIG has released its 2012 Work Plan, which outlines the audit, inspection, and investigative initiatives the OIG intends to conduct this year. The OIG plans activities in a wide range…