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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.

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 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.

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.

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?

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.

Inventory Wrong on Balance Sheet Three Years Ago!!

Is it time for an Inventory Rollback?

Let’s think about a scenario. One day, you, the CFO of a Company, are sitting in your office and reviewing the drafted year end financial statements.

Is your financial closing process hiding accounting issues?

Let’s say your closing and financial reporting processes are going along without any major issues. You are meeting your objectives and have a good history of no surprises or issues.