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How to Know What to Audit: A Practical Guide for ABA Leaders

Oct 16, 2025

If you’re responsible for compliance in an ABA organization, you already know how important regular audits are, but deciding what to audit next isn’t always clear. Maybe you’ve already reviewed session notes, billing, and supervision records and are wondering, “What else should I be looking at?”

The answer lies in building a proactive system that identifies risk before it becomes a problem. The best compliance leaders don’t wait for an external review; they use risk assessments, data, and trends to decide what to audit and when.

In the full article, we break down:

  • What a risk assessment really means in healthcare and corporate compliance

  • Why your risk assessment should drive your audit and monitoring plan

  • Five practical places to find your next audit idea (with examples of what to look for)

  • How to tell whether your audit findings show isolated errors or systemic risks

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