1 . Evaluate the level of SOX regulations that applies to forprofit and not-for-profit health care organizations , indicating whether or not mandating SOX requirements for non-profits might reduce fraud and increase corporate governance . Provide support for your rationale .
2 . Determine whether SOX has been effective in regulating ethical behavior of for-profit health care organizations . Defend your position .
3 . Determine whether deficiencies existed in the IT environment , and suggest ways to improve audit trails , data integrity , and policies and procedures in order to reduce the risk of fraudulent activity .
4 . Use at least four ( 4 ) quality academic resources in this assignment . Note : Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources .
5 . Review the audit report issued by the external auditing firm from the company ’ s Website for the year it was accused of fraud . Then , determine whether the external auditors were negligent in preparing the audit report for the company .