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SEC Adopts Crowdfunding Securities Rules

A relatively low dollar capital raising vehicle for startups and small businesses will be unleased soon. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), consistent with the requirements of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”), adopted final rules to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding (SEC proposed rules were published in October, 2013 with over 485 comment letters received). These rules are referred to as Regulation Crowdfunding under new Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation Crowdfunding will likely become effective in May 2016, 180 days after the new rules are publised in the Federal Register.

Roles and Responsibilities in Change Management Process

Effective management of change provides a structured, consistent, and measurable change environment to be utilized across an organization and is a critical component in the success of its daily business. Its goal is to increase awareness and understanding of proposed changes across the organization and ensure that all changes are made in a thoughtful way that minimize negative impacts to services and customers. An organization should have a document that defines the implementation of Change Management procedures. The computing systems, networks, peripherals, and associated facilities are subject to continuous changes driven by new technology, evolving business requirements, changing contractual requirements, and growing regulatory policies. Effective change management applies to both systems and supporting infrastructure, and is a necessary component for the continuous success and growth of the organization.

Effective Change Management – Change Definition

Effective management of change provides a structured, consistent, and measurable change environment to be utilized across an organization and is a critical component in the success of its daily business. Its goal is to increase awareness and understanding of proposed changes across the organization and ensure that all changes are made in a thoughtful way that minimize negative impact to services and customers. An organization should have a document that defines the implementation of Change Management procedure. The computing systems, networks, peripherals, and associated facilities are subject to continuous changes driven by new technology, evolving business requirements, changing contractual requirements, and growing regulatory policies. Effective change management applies to both systems and supporting infrastructure, and is a necessary component for the continuous success and growth of the organization.

Corporate Compliance Refresher

Last week I attended a meeting at the FireSky Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona sponsored by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE). The target audience for this compliance update were Board of Director members and Compliance and Audit Committee members. I found it refreshing that the audience was at the board level as opposed to directors of compliance or compliance department employees. As a Compliance Consultant it helps me to understand what the boards are hearing and what priorities concern them most.

Do You Need Clinic Operations Improvement?

In my last blog “How to Improve Patient Flow” we gave you 12 ways to improve patient flow. In this article, we want to discuss how clinic management can recognize problems or know when clinic operations improvement is needed?
What observations, indicators or measurements can help clinic management recognize when an opportunity for improvement is waiting to be discovered?

Why do we need a Computer Security Incident Process

In the never ending battle to maintain cyber security, no organization can rest in safety because computer risks and threats exist perpetually. In 2014, identity theft resulted in more than 1 billion personally identifiable information records, known as PII data, being illegally accessed by cyber criminals. In 2015, the battle has raged on and the corporate damage and loss of reputation has been expensive for the companies and individuals involved.

Improving Patient Satisfaction – How to Improve Patient Flow

This morning I received a satisfaction survey by email from the medical clinic I visited last week. The doctor’s office visit was like any other with the usual long wait times, reading through old issues of various nursing magazines (I found the articles on nursing assertiveness and hospital rounding procedures interesting), while I waited for the medical assistant to call my name on the hospital paging system.