Healthcare providers are now required by law to screen the Minnesota Healthcare Programs (MHCP) Exclusion List on a monthly basis. The State legislature amended certain subdivisions of the Minnesota Statutes which went into effect August 1, 2019. Until now the...

Healthcare organizations are now able to screen against the state exclusion databases of both New Hampshire and Delaware. They are the latest addition to Streamline Verify’s database portfolio. This brings the total to 44 states which carry lists of excluded...

Databases have long had difficulty displaying the name Null. That is because database systems are wired to read this as a value or more accurately, the non-value “null”. It is deeply ingrained in their programming code and used in many...

This month a second update was made on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE). The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) confirmed this point. Note that while a subsequent update is...

Incarcerating almost 200 medical professionals in June 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) launches its largest healthcare fraud takedown in history so far. This concerted effort by the federal government and allied agencies brings forth some facts for proper...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’ Preclusion List went live Jan. 1, 2019. the Preclusion List is defined as: “A list of providers and prescribers who are precluded from receiving payment for Medicare Advantage (MA) items and services...

Streamline Verify takes data security very seriously. It maintains up-to-date security systems, performs enhancements as required and implements recommendations. The company is on track to integrate further safeguards to its cryptographic protocols. This is concerning the June 30, 2018 deadline...

OIG compliance procedures through regular LEIE checks can verify if you are employing individuals or contracting with entities who are listed on the OIG sanction list. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) maintains a List of Excluded Individuals and...

The vast majority of health care providers are required to have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) – a unique identifying number. The NPI registry – also known as the NPI doctor lookup or NPI CMS lookup – has become the...