Byline: Betsy Ford, Senior Consultant, Countoural
Mergers and acquisitions are high-stakes undertakings, and much attention is rightly given to financial, operational, and structured IT system integration. Amid this flurry, one area often flies under the radar: unstructured data. These are the emails, shared files, documents, and collaboration spaces that don’t live in traditional databases. Overlooking unstructured data isn’t just inefficient. It’s a compliance landmine waiting to explode.
Why did the AI do that?
It’s a simple and common question, but the answer is often opaque, with people referring to black boxes, algorithms and other words that only those in the know tend to understand.
By Adam Turteltaub
If all you’re worrying about is tone at the top, you’re missing a key portion of the choir. With most people reporting to middle managers, they play in integral role in ensuring a culture of compliance and ethics truly permeates the organization.
Employees may trust an AI chatbot more than they trust you, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if it leads to more reporting.
By Adam Turteltaub
Uh oh. The Feds are in the front lobby with a search warrant. Things are bad, and you don’t want anyone on site to make it worse.
The secret is preparation, shares Veronica Xu, SCCE & HCCA Board Member and Chief Compliance Officer, HIPAA Privacy Officer, ADA Administrator at Saber Healthcare Group. That begins with establishing a cross-functional team that likely includes compliance, the general counsel, CEO, CTO and, depending on your industry, the chief medical officer and others.
By Lisa McConnell, Founder of Steeped Leadership, LLC
