CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS | Future of Quality: Risk™

#148 – US GOVERNMENT ERM REQUIREMENT FINALIZED – GREG HUTCHINS

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Posted on July 30, 2016 by greg

We’ve been discussing how ISO 9001:2015 has adopted Risk Based Thinking that will impact 1.2 million companies. ISO 14001:2015 will impact 400,000 companies. Now, government agencies are adopting and putting into statute risk management.

We’ve been talking up the fact the US government is requiring Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), specifically Office of Management and Budget Circular OMB A 123, of all US departments. This is a game changer for federal agencies. In this article, we’ll look at some of the significant changes in ERM for Federal agencies. Continue reading →

#148 – HOW TO MAKE AUDIT MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVE – GREG CARROLL

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Posted on July 30, 2016 by greg

Effectiveness is the holy grail of Compliance Management. Whether regulatory or ERM, ensuring business is conducted as intended is the base requirement to optimising your organization’s performance.

Let’s face it, business spends its money where it will deliver the best return, i.e. to shareholders, so the key to increasing the compliance budget is to measure compliance as a factor of performance not as a safety net. Continue reading →

#148 – 3 THINGS YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT ISO 9001:2015 RISK’S DEFINITION BEFORE MOVING ON – MOHAMMAD ELSHAHAT

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Posted on July 30, 2016 by greg

Why do you think most executives and quality practitioners are focusing on the strategies, techniques, and tools when it comes to Risk Based Thinking?

I bet you’ve heard or even read these questions before; What are the best tools to address risks? Is it SWOT or FMEA will be more helpful? How can I implement this risk-based thinking? Continue reading →

#148 – USING YOUR ACCREDITATION TO MAINTAIN HIPAA COMPLIANCE – TED SCHMIDT

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Posted on July 30, 2016 by greg

With the recent changes to the enforcement of HIPAA and HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act), “covered entities and their business associates” (aka hospitals and their providers) will now be subject to fines/penalties for noncompliance. Since HIPAA was enacted in 2005, the consensus is that there has been little enforcement of these requirements. Continue reading →

#147 – THE NINE CIRCLES OF PLANNING HELL – GEARY SIKICH

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Posted on July 17, 2016 by greg

The Nine Circles of Planning Hell (Adapted from Dante’s Inferno)

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Inferno, the first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy that inspired the latest Dan Brown’s bestseller of the same title describes the poet’s vision of Hell. The story begins with the narrator (who is the poet himself) being lost in a dark wood where he is attacked by three beasts which he cannot escape. He is rescued by the Roman poet Virgil who is sent by Beatrice (Dante’s ideal woman). Together, they begin the journey into the underworld or the Nine Circles of Hell. Continue reading →