Beyond the Annual Audit: Compliance Risks Do Not Wait

A healthcare organization can pass an audit in January and face a serious compliance failure in February. Coding patterns can shift, a vendor can gain access to protected information, an employee can use an unapproved AI tool, or a security control can fail. Meanwhile, claims and data continue moving, and the problem may remain hidden until damage is already underway. Annual audits still matter. But in a constantly changing environment, a point-in-time review cannot provide…