Internal Audit Benchmarking Trends in Healthcare Download Know where you standBy Kendalyn Rising, MHA, and Matt Jackson, CHIAP, PMPGlobal Internal Audit Standards require that a charter specify the internal audit function’s organizational position and reporting relationships and describe administrative reporting responsibilities, such as the process for approving human resources administration and budgets. Leaders can use benchmarking comparisons to gauge the alignment of their strategy, structure, responsibilities, and resources.Reprinted with permission from the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors, Inc. Download Topics Internal Audit and Corporate Governance Industries Healthcare Most frequently, respondents co-source to conduct information technology audits. Surprisingly, respondents without a formal IA follow-up process increased from last year. Half of the respondents noted that IA incorporates a component of fraud risk management in all audits. Although the majority of respondents indicated that SOX is neither required nor adopted within their institutions, some have taken steps toward its adoption. No respondents mentioned a lack of subject-matter expertise as a reason for not having an ERM process. Leadership Matthew Jackson Matt is a founding member of Protiviti and serves as Protiviti’s Healthcare Internal Audit and Digital Solutions leader. He has more than 24 years of experience providing operational, technology and regulatory consulting and internal audit services to a wide range of ... Learn More
