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    A Recovery Pathway for Healthcare Organizations
    Do we have enough supplies for patients and staff? What will our financials look like? Is our crisis response working? These are questions many organizations are asking themselves as they go through this unprecedented time. As healthcare organizations return to a “new normal,” they are continuously attempting to determine what their pathway to recovery will look like. It is safe to say that…
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    Compliance Assurance During the Time of COVID-19 – And Beyond
    Has there ever been a more challenging climate for the second and third lines of defence? COVID-19 has quite clearly changed the entire 2020 landscape for financial services. A flurry of economic challenges and hurdles has put tremendous pressure on the business models of both traditional organisations and upstart, digitally native firms. Risk functions, in addition to dealing with financial…
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    New SOX Survey: COVID-19 Environment Further Drives Need for Greater Automation and Technology Adoption for Compliance Processes
    Only 46% of audit teams are utilizing advanced technologies to optimize compliance processes - a decrease from last year, according to a just-released Sarbanes-Oxley survey by Protiviti. The longstanding challenges associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, such as cost and reliance on time-consuming manual tasks, are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as finance and audit…
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    Rethinking Offshoring? Ideas to Consider as Momentum for Nearshoring Builds
    After two decades of  offshoring manufacturing jobs to low-cost countries thousands of miles away, many organizations in the developed parts of the world are beginning to reconsider that strategy. Even before the U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations had begun exploring opportunities to return manufacturing operations closer to home – a practice known as “…
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    Microsoft Discovers Multiple Zero-Day Exploits Being Used to Attack Exchange Servers
    On-Premises Exchange Servers and All Hybrid Systems Impacted On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Microsoft released four out-of-cycle security updates for on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers to address vulnerabilities that have been exploited in limited and targeted attacks by a previously unknown Chinese espionage group. Upon validating the attacks, Microsoft immediately shared patches of…
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    COVID-19 Fuels FP&A’s Expanding Role in Real-Time Strategic Planning
    The future is difficult to predict. This is true in normal times but even more so following the events of 2020, including the wide-ranging impacts of a global pandemic. These conditions are a stark reminder that the span of business predictability is becoming shorter and that organizations must be ready to respond to new market opportunities and threats more quickly than ever before. As a result…
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    SEC Indicates Greater Interest in Climate Change Disclosures
    On February 24, 2021, Allison Herren Lee, acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a statement directing the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance to review climate-related disclosures in public company filings and determine the extent to which companies are addressing the topics identified in “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change,”…
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    Measuring the Impact of a Telehealth Program
    During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has proven its value as a viable (and vital) healthcare alternative to traditional in-office visits. As telehealth continues to transform the healthcare landscape post-public health emergency, providers should begin shifting their thinking from short-term crisis health delivery to ensuring the long-term effectiveness and sustainability of such programs. To…
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    To Prepare for Risks the Next Decade May Bring, Start Fostering an Innovation Mindset Now
    In today’s dynamic and uncertain business climate, a company’s ability to innovate continuously and strategically is not only a business differentiator but a survival strategy. The disruption and uncertainty of the past year drew a sharp line between the businesses that innovated quickly and thrived and those that failed to adjust quickly and faltered. It’s also clear that any company aiming to…
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    Risk Survey: Future-Readiness Demands Anticipation and Action
    The business world is vying for a stable footing while navigating the shaky grounds of the current pandemic. There is widespread acknowledgment that markets are evolving to a “new normal” and are not likely to revert back to pre-pandemic norms. As customer preferences and behaviors change and the workplace evolves, business models, out of necessity, must align with new market realities. At the…
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