Are monthly exclusion screening checks mandatory?  According to healthcare compliance experts, the vast majority of facilities are just not doing them... The following post on HCCAnet, the health care compliance expert,...

A person can end up on the OIG List of Excluded Individuals for a range of reasons and the main effect of being excluded is that individuals cannot receive payment through Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal health c...

Organizations that bill Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs should ideally check exclusion lists once a month after the initial hire. There are a few exceptions to the tight regulations surrounding...

OIG exclusion screening is an important way to stay on the good side of the Office of the Inspector General and ensure you get the Medicare and Medicaid services you need to operate. Most employers screen for OIG healthc...

Despite all of the technological advances in the field of OIG exclusion verification, separating real matches from false ones is still an exercise in frustration. Assuming you've got the right software, a typical OIG ex...

In order to protect Federal healthcare systems from unscrupulous employees and contractors, the Office of the Inspector General regularly updates a List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) to help human resources dep...