Mike Sandulak (mike.sandulak@providence.org) is Executive Director, Investigations and Physical Security, at Providence Health, Portland, OR.

For us, as compliance professionals, collaboration is a critical part of our work that provides many benefits, such as better outcomes for our organizations, increased visibility for our programs, and instilling trust and confidence in our teams. Similarly, collaboration also provides numerous benefits during investigations. Although there may be instances when working by yourself as an investigator may make things easier and less complicated, collaboration includes the following benefits: