The IHSA COR Podcast

Our guests, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic programs, David Steinschifter, provide an overview of the process, expected timelines, and milestones—from submitting the first Internal Audit to achieving a certificate for an organization’s achieving COR™ for the first time.

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The COR™ 2020 Audit Tool includes requirements for organizations to develop Procedure for writing certain procedures. The concept around this is one of the more common questions IHSA receives and it is worth a discussion. Our guests for this episode are HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, and they walk us through these concepts.

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Element 13 in the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool specifically addresses legislation, but this important concept also affects every element through the system. Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, returns to tackle this topic and discuss how the Elements of the previous COR™ Audit Tool are now included for those who are transitioning from COR™ to COR™ 2020.

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The COR™ 2020 Audit Tool includes requirements for Pre-Use Inspection (Element 9) and Preventative Maintenance (Element 7). The difference between these and how to apply them is another common question IHSA receives. HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, are our guests for this episode and they walk us through these concepts.

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Element 8.1 includes specific, separate questions about competency and training, as well as the difference between these and how to apply them—this is one of the common questions IHSA receives. Our guests for this episode, HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, walk us through these concepts.

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We have covered Policy Statement, Procedures, and Implementation in our previous three episodes for this four-part series. This leaves the last component of the structure used throughout the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool: Document and Record Control. IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, returns to discuss this critical piece through a critical look at Element 1.2 and its connection to the other elements.

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Pre-assessment is a step in the review of any internal audit submission to IHSA. It is in place to ensure that avoidable administrative issues with the audit review are identified and addressed prior to the submission being assigned for full detailed review.  

This first of six episodes (38-43) will walk through what the pre-assessment process includes so that COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers can complet...

IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and HSMS Consultant (COR™), Deborah Moskal, continue their discussion from the previous episode and connect procedures to implementation. This episode on implementation requirements from COR™ 2020 outlines the important connection between the procedures for each element and the implementation scoring that is available.

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This episode focuses on COR™ 2020 Procedure requirements. IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and HSMS Consultant (COR™), Deborah Moskal, discuss approaches to tackling the procedure questions in order to produce effective and efficient procedures that will work for your organization and satisfy the COR™ 2020 requirements.

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The next four episodes (34-37) will address the key components of the COR™2020 Audit Tool: Policy, Procedure, Implementation, Document, and Record Control. 

This first of the four episodes on the key components of the COR™ Audit Tool focuses on Policy Statements, with IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith. This discussion looks at the structure and expectations for Policy Statements as well as the intent of including the...

In this discussion, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, focuses on the COR™ 2020 Audit handbook as a key resource that COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers should be aware of. The handbook is available to download from the COR™ 2020 subpage at IHSA.ca, and the version referenced in the podcast is July 2020. Recorded March 2022

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In this episode, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and HSMS Consultant (COR™), Deborah Moskal, focus on the COR™ 2020 Program Guideline, which is available for download on IHSA.ca’s COR™ 2020 subpage. The COR™ 2020 Program Guidelines version referenced in this podcast is February 2020. Recorded March 2022.

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After a targeted discussion of the Audit Information Form in episode 29, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic programs, David Steinschifter, carry out a review of the general structure of the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool. Our expert guests discuss how it is laid out and how to interpret and use the information. Interested COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers will gain a better understanding of how ...

In this episode, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, is back for a targeted review of the Audit Information Form section of the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool. Peter discusses how this sheet of the Tool should be completed, as well as the intent behind the information being gathered. Interested COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers will gain a better understanding of how to make the most of this section and move successfully...

In this first of six episodes looking at COR™ 2020 resources, we welcome IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic Programs, David Steinschifter. This episode provides an overview of using IHSA’s website and the COR™ page, and shows listeners how to access the available resources for COR™ 2020. Our expert guests outline how to avoid confusion and pitfalls while maximizing your access to the bes...