A new risk management approach for today’s healthcare

INDIANAPOLIS—(April 13, 2026)—In a time of growing complexity and increasing financial pressures, traditional point-in-time audits are no longer sufficient for healthcare organizations to manage risk and thrive. In a new article featured in The Governance Institute’s publication BoardRoom Press, Kodiak Solutions’ Senior Vice President of Risk and Compliance Dan Yunker urges healthcare organizations to instead adopt a new approach: risk intelligence. 

In the article, published in the April 2026 issue, Yunker defines risk intelligence as a “strategic, proactive, data-driven methodology for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and insights to identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate potential risks.” Hallmarks of risk intelligence include tech-enabled automation of routine audit tasks, continuous risk monitoring, and risk cubes. Risk cubes help consolidate information from previous audits to use as baselines for measuring the effectiveness of an organization’s risk mitigation efforts. 

This approach, Yunker writes, allows boards and senior leaders to stay ahead of risks and “mitigate potential negative impacts.” Being proactive, not reactive, is a significant differentiator between risk intelligence and traditional audits, according to Yunker. 

“For healthcare boards, this shift means governing from a forward-looking position rather than relying on retrospective audit results,” he writes. 

The article features insights from healthcare CFOs and other executive leaders who are navigating the current risk environment. The executives emphasize how traditional audit methods are not robust enough to cover risk and achieve strategic objectives in a dynamic healthcare industry. They also note the importance of prioritizing and focusing on the risks that are most important to an organization versus trying to tackle all potential risks.  

A case study of Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based FMOL Health describes how the organization applied risk intelligence to identify substantial accounts payable waste and later established risk cubes to mitigate future AP errors that could lead to waste. 

The example, Yunker writes, highlights for healthcare governing boards how “risk intelligence can strengthen internal controls, reduce waste, and provide clearer visibility into financial and operational risks that influence organizational resilience.” 

The article also includes critical questions healthcare governing boards should ask about their risk mitigation efforts and tips for getting started with a risk intelligence approach. 

Healthcare organizations face an ever-expanding number of risks, as emphasized in Kodiak’s annual top risks report.  

As Yunker notes in the BoardRoom Press article, “To tackle today’s challenges, organizations need a risk management methodology designed for today. Risk intelligence helps senior leaders and boards cover their most critical risk areas and better align with strategic priorities so they can continue to effectively meet the evolving needs of their patients and communities.” 

To view the full article, visit The Governance Institute’s website. (Note: Content is available behind a paywall for TGI members only.) 

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About Kodiak Solutions 

Kodiak Solutions is a leading technology and tech-enabled services company that simplifies complex business problems for healthcare provider organizations. Over the past two decades, our team has created and developed our proprietary net revenue reporting solution, Revenue Cycle Analytics. Kodiak also provides a broad suite of software and services in support of CFOs looking for solutions in financial reporting, reimbursement, revenue cycle, risk and compliance, and unclaimed property. Kodiak’s 450 employees engage with more than 2,300 hospitals and 375,000 practice-based physicians, across all 50 states, and serve as the unclaimed property outsourcing provider of choice for more than 2,000 companies. To learn more, visit Kodiak’s website. 

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