Discussion
Read the below report about Kindred Healthcare's failure to comply with a Corporate Integrity Agreement.
Report: HHS's Office of Inspector General Levies Largest Penalty Under a Corporate Integrity Agreement Against Nation's Biggest Provider of Post-Acute Care- September 20, 2016.
For this discussion, consider how or where Kindred's internal audit department did not live up to its obligations. Without doing any further research about Kindred, provide your opinion as to what the reasons might be for this noncompliance?