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    Recognizing and Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk

    Recognizing and Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk A tort is an act by a business that results in injury to a person, property, or good name. In most cases the person injured is entitled to compensation (Jennings, 2006). It is in the businesses best interest to be educated on local, state, and federal laws and regulations to reduce regulation and tort liability. A business must protect its assets, earnings, and good name. A company must have a plan in place to reduce and eliminate fines, penalties

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    Internal Control

    What is internal control? Why is internal control important in organizations? Internal controls are processes established by a business or organizations board of directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance for that businesses objectives in effectiveness and efficiency, reliability of financial reports and compliance with laws and regulations. Internal controls are used to safeguard businesses assets. They help a to establish guidelines within a business and makes sure

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    Health Information

    serves as the key to finding the patients record, it can be automated or manual. According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), some recommended core data elements for indexing and searching records include: * Internal patient Identification * Patient Name * DOB * DOB qualifier * Gender * Race * Ethnicity * Address * Alias/pervious name * SS# * Facility identification * Universal patient identifier (if available)

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    Risk Management in the Nigerian Banking Sector

    RISK MANAGEMENT THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR FOR ABI ALCHEMY BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE BY OYINDAMOLA OMOSEBI CONSULTANT ALCHEMY BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 5TH MAY 2012 Table of Content 1.0 Overview of Risk Management 1.1 Principle of Risk Management 1.2 The Risk Management Process 1.2.1 Risk Identification 1.2.2 Risk Assessment/Measurement 1.2.3 Risk Mitigation 1.3 Risk Management Plan 1.3.1 Implementation 1.3.2 Review and Evaluation of Plan 2.0 A Review of Risks in Banking

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    Waste Management

    A.2 Case Waste Management Synopsis In February 1998 Waste Management announced that it was restating its financial statements for 1993 through 1996. In its restatement, Waste Management said that it had materially overstated its reported pretax earnings by $1.43 billion. After the announcement, the company’s stock dropped by more than 33 percent, and shareholders lost over $6 billion. The SEC brought charges against the company’s founder, Dean Buntrock, and five other former top officers. The

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    Financial Report Auditing

    Chap 1 1.23 Which of the following would be considered an assurance engagement? a. Giving an opinion on a prize promoter’s claims about the amount of sweepstakes prizes awarded in the past. b. Giving an opinion on the conformity of the financial statements of a university with generally accepted accounting principles. c. Giving an opinion on the fair presentation of a newspaper’s circulation data. d. Giving assurance about the average drive length achieved by golfers with a client’s

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    Auo 1 Study Guide

    Ashley Richardson 11/15/2013 Western Governors University AUO1 – Auditing and Information Systems Additional Study Questions/ Study Guide 1. Accounting Information Systems Competency 302.1.1: Nature and Purpose The student understands the nature and purpose of information systems. * What is the difference between transaction processing systems, management information systems, and decision support systems? 2. Transaction processing systems - document financial activities

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    Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    is often true for accounting rules and regulations. We only trust financial statements from honest companies. Hefty penalties for violating the rules may act as curb for executives who are considering whether to play with their numbers. Accounting frauds most often stem from two conditions: lack of transparency and conflicts of interest1. The string of corporate scandals since the beginning of the millennium has taken its toll on investor confidence. Because reliance on corporate boards to

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    Lehman Brothers

    Case Study : Lehman Brother’s Demise of Lehman Brothers Lehman Brother’s demise was the event that gripped the US financial system into shock. It was the fourth largest investment firm in the US as of 2007 with 25,000 employees worldwide. The Firm had an exponential growth and recognized profits from 2005 to 2006 and in 2007 reported a net income of $4.2 billion dollars on revenues of 19.3 billion. The stock price of the company reached all-time high when it hit $86.18 per share. Lehman increased

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    Cybercrimes & Supply Chains

    cyber crimes on organization supply chain functions, and steps taken to improve supply chain security. Cyber crimes include, but are not limited to, piracy, implanting viruses, netspionage, and credit card fraud. During these times, it is getting easier and easier for computer hackers and frauds to gain access to confidential information from anybody. It could be passwords and social security numbers of individuals, to databases and network systems of large corporations. For businesses, the main supply

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