Advance internal audit for health organizations with precision and purpose. PwC combines internal audit methodologies across risk assessment and monitoring, planning, execution, and reporting with provider industry experience to help achieve strategic, financial, and operational goals.

Internal Audit & Controls – Health Services

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Overview

Many health organizations are constrained by traditional internal audit models that fall short of today’s risk demands. With increased scrutiny, evolving IT systems, and strategic transformation underway, there is a need to elevate internal audit from a control checker to a trusted risk advisor. PwC helps internal audit become digitally enabled and insight-driven, so it can monitor risk continuously, respond quickly, and align with enterprise priorities.


Market trends

39%

of internal audit teams are already using AI, with another 41% planning adoption within a year

Source https://www.pwc.com/us/ai-powered-internal-audit
Over 50%

of internal auditors expect their role to be substantially or very different by 2035

Source https://www.pwc.com/us/ai-powered-internal-audit
55%

Executives who are not confident that internal audit has the talent and skills the function will need in three to five years

Source https://www.pwc.com/us/ai-powered-internal-audit

Capabilities

PwC’s Internal Audit Orchestration Suite

PwC’s Internal Audit Orchestration Suite is a modular, AI-first platform that helps transform how internal audits are planned, executed and delivered — beginning with fieldwork enabled by Dynamic Testing and our control design assessment AI Toolkit.

The Fieldwork module performs AI-enabled control testing that dynamically generates test procedures and control attributes, performs evidence review, improves traceability, and produces audit-ready testing outputs — while helping keep auditor judgment in the lead.

Dynamic risk assessments and continuous monitoring

PwC uses data-driven assessments informed by benchmarking and stakeholder input to align audit scope with emerging healthcare risks and transformation areas. PwC uses tools to continuously monitor data and processes for potential risk flags.

Multi-modal delivery

From full-source to client-led engagements, the delivery model flexes to meet staffing, budget, and knowledge transfer goals—enhancing audit maturity and reducing disruption.

Digital audit lifecycle integration

From data ingestion to real-time reporting, PwC’s technology suite streamlines risk identification, speeds fieldwork, and supports continuous monitoring—reducing manual burden.

Thought leadership and benchmarking

Clients gain access to PwC’s top healthcare audit leaders and events, bringing outside-in perspective and peer-aligned insight to internal audit planning.

Embedded provider and payer expertise

Internal audit teams include professionals with health system, payer, and IT experience, delivering credible and efficient audits across revenue cycle, claims, clinical operations, and compliance domains.


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Shea Fowler

Partner, Health Industries Risk and Regulatory, PwC US

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