If you’ve ever dieted before, you know the temptation to add something extra to your meal—you know, something actually tasty, or just something else that you believe will satisfy a craving.

In racing, the general idea for drivers is to improve their lap times as best they can—shaving off tenths of seconds can mean all the difference at the checkered flag. But there’s only so much they can control—the track layout is what it is, the setup of their car is set by their engineers.

Choosing your doctor is a big decision, right? You want someone licensed, with a medical degree, that can interpret your reported symptoms and treat you accordingly to your desired result—to feel better. It’s a personal relationship, so you likely research their practice, make sure they can accommodate your conditions, and check reviews on their bedside manner. Your doctor’s job is so important to your health, vetting them like this and feeling comfortable is important. The same is true for your HITRUST external assessor.

You know the phrase, “hindsight is 20/20.” It’s a well-trodden lament that can apply to almost everything—a failed job interview, an embarrassing misstep during a conversation, an insistence that the professor won’t include information from his footnotes in the final exam while studying.

We all may be part of the active workforce now, diligently doing our jobs to pay the bills and live our lives. But as we do all that, I’d bet there’s not one person working that doesn’t have their eye on the “finish line.” Retirement—the time when everybody wants to sit back on the beach with a cocktail or travel the world or just relax. Still, you need money to survive even then, and where’s that going to come from if you’re not working? That’s what your 401(k) is for, and if you know what I’m talking about, you’re probably contributing to that with every paycheck. A little each time will add up in the long run, and what’s even more helpful is if you have the added bonus of an employer match.

A HIPAA violation is any failure to comply with any of the HIPAA rules and standards and the consequences for violating this law can be quite serious, with ramifications on your reputation among other things.

The relationship with your audit firm is one of the most important strategic partnerships that your organization has. But aside from the decision-makers and the internal team that ultimately works with the auditors, very few stakeholders understand just how important making the right decision is. Even more so, it can be difficult to know which factors matter most when it’s time to make the final call on who to trust with your audit.

When making decisions about the kind of compliance your organization needs, the process can be akin to creating an ice cream sundae (albeit, less fun).