Rising enforcement in healthcare and procurement fraud means companies can’t ignore red flags, but internal investigations don’t have to devastate budgets or timelines. Gabrielle Degelia and Emily Farmer of Bass, Berry & Sims map practical strategies for running cost-effective investigations, emphasizing that success comes from disciplined project management rather than corner-cutting — including smart staffing decisions, targeted document review and strategic use of technology.
Companies of every size know internal investigations are costly in time, money and morale. Yet with enforcement on the rise in some industries, particularly in healthcare and procurement fraud, ignoring red flags that could lead to scrutiny by regulators is not an option.
The good news: Disciplined planning and smart resource allocation can dramatically curb the price tag without compromising rigor. Below are practical steps, tested in the field, that compliance and legal teams can use to contain costs from the moment suspicions surface all the way through final remediation.
Pick the right team
Once an internal complaint comes in the door, the first decision is who will run the investigation. Contrary to what we, as lawyers, instinctually believe, not every investigation needs to be handled by the legal department in…
