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...
Five Tips to Remember When Screening for OIG Compliance
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...
Need conclusive identification of potential OIG matches? Try Sherlock Holmes.
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...
Understanding the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
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...