Akron General Health System, a regional hospital system based in Akron, Ohio, will pay $21 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of improper relationships with certain referring physicians, resulting in the submission of false claims to the Medicare program. The settlement resolves charges that between August 2010 Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors announced today the election of the 2021–22 Global Board of Directors, including Charlie T. Wright, CIA, as Chair of the Global Board. The election was held during The IIA’s Annual Business Meeting. Wright is an experienced chief audit executive with more than 35 years of Read More
A recent survey found that accountants and auditors are more likely to return to their firm’s offices than other professions. While many professionals indicate that remote work, necessitated by the pandemic, is likely to become more prevalent even when the pandemic is over, a larger portion of accountants say that Read More
Springfield’s internal auditor said this week he will examine the process for selecting cannabis companies, as requested by City Councilor Justin Hurst. Hurst said he hopes the audit “will shed light on any improprieties that may have taken place.” Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and consultant Julie E. Steiner said the process Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors released a new Global Audit Technology Audit Guide on auditing identity and access management on Wednesday. “Auditing Identity and Access Management” discusses foundational topics of IAM that are intertwined with every organization’s IT governance, application controls, and general controls. The guide is designed to enable Read More
In what appears to be a developing trend, congressional leaders have asked the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a racial diversity and equity audit. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), and Brenna Lawrence (D-Mich.) penned a letter to the FCC requesting an assessment of whether the agency’s policies and Read More
The Ohio Auditor’s office uncovered enough fraud in the state’s unemployment system to prompt a separate audit while simultaneously investigating the state agency that oversees unemployment assistance payments. To date, a total of $2 billion in fraudulent payments have been identified. A full audit report will be released in September. Read More
A group of bipartisan senators continued the decades long tradition of calling for a clean financial audit from the Department of Defense. In a letter to the Pentagon’s Chief Financial Officer, Michael McCord, the senators called attention to the thousands of outstanding recommendations from internal auditors and the limited progress Read More
In the wake of heavily increased levels of unemployment benefits provided across the country as part of COVID-19 relief packages, more states are uncovering flawed payments or abuses of the system. Mississippi is the latest state to announce that an audit found problems with unemployment benefits. State auditor Shad White Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors and AuditBoard announced the expansion of their Elevate Internal Audit Scholarship Program to provide scholarships for internal auditors interested in attaining Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) status. This program expansion empowers qualified individuals to receive the training and testing necessary to achieve the CIA, the only Read More
