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Participate in the 17th Annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey

February 5, 2026

For the seventeenth year in a row, Strategic Management Services, in partnership with SAI360, invites healthcare compliance leaders across the U.S. to participate in the Annual Compliance Benchmark Survey.

This nationwide survey examines the current state of healthcare compliance programs and the key challenges compliance officers and organizations face in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Drawing on insights collected over 17 years, the survey helps identify important trends, emerging risks, and evolving expectations shaping compliance programs today.

Survey Focus Areas Include:

  • Compliance budget expectations and staffing levels
  • Compliance office priorities, including:
    • Work plan focus areas for high-risk issues
    • Methods used to evidence program effectiveness
    • Expansion of duties and responsibilities placed on compliance teams
  • Organizational risk assessment and risk methodology practices
  • Additional issues impacting healthcare compliance programs nationwide

Ready to Participate in the Survey?

Be a part of the largest compliance benchmark survey.

Why Participate?

By contributing to the Compliance Benchmark Survey, participants help build the industryโ€™s most comprehensive dataset on healthcare compliance practices. Survey findings are used to:

  • Benchmark compliance programs against industry peers
  • Identify trends in resource allocation and risk focus
  • Highlight effective practices for demonstrating program value
  • Inform compliance leaders as they plan budgets, priorities, and program enhancements

Your participation ensures the survey continues to provide meaningful, data-driven insights that reflect the realities of todayโ€™s healthcare compliance environment.

About the Author

Richard P. Kusserow established Strategic Management Services, LLC, after retiring from being the DHHS Inspector General, and has assisted over 3,000 health care organizations and entities in developing, implementing and assessing compliance programs.