The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, launched in 2013 designed to look after CMS Open Payments to inform the public about the financial transaction. Between healthcare organizations or facilities and the people they partner with, from healthcare companies to doctors, physicians, and hospitals. In the last eight years, this system has had total payments disclosures exceeding […]
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The use of OIG Excluded employees is extremely costly for all organizations providing healthcare in the modern world. According to the regulations put forward by the Office of Inspector General, no federal healthcare programs will cover anything provided by a person on this list. Thus, the compliance department needs to be especially attentive to prevent […]
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Compliance in the healthcare industry calls for absolute attention to detail. Making an OIG check one of the most crucial steps towards ensuring and establishing trust and compliance in a system. Health organizations should guarantee that their staff and associates are not restricted from engaging in federally funded programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. In […]
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In the highly competitive and lucrative world of healthcare, exclusion screening is the compliance check. That isn’t just a requirement to be ticked off your list of things to do during onboarding of an employee. But a vital layer of protection against CMPs worth millions of dollars. While most executives in the healthcare industry understand […]
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Vendor background checks and screening are continuous processes that include verifying vendors’ integrity against multiple sanction lists maintained by government and semi-government bodies. Vendor screening ensures that you only work with well-qualified vendors that can provide on-time services and also have clean financial and criminal backgrounds. Moreover, the healthcare industry requires a stricter screening process […]
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In today’s landscape of hyper-connected business, one organization needs the help of many more vendors to keep running smoothly. That increases the requirement to prioritize vendor compliance screening so that the heavily relied-upon third-party vendor and operations are maintained. Across several industries, establishing trust is the vital and topmost work, as it ensures vendor compliance […]
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The meaning of peace, safety, and harmony in every sector requires the working people to be safe, friendly, and kind. Thus, the government ensures that those who don’t maintain it stay on the OIG Exclusion list, banning them from federal funds. These are the people who have either participated in fraud, done illegal work, harmed […]
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While everything has gone to automation, the critical things that have higher risks, such as Sanction Checks, are still manually operated. It’s like running on thin ice that can burst and sink in the hospital anytime soon with one minor neglect. To ensure a secure workplace, a regulatory compliance check is crucial at each organization, […]
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The OIG screening has become an integral part of every organization that aims to work for the long term. The screenings help protect the organization from partnering with vendors and employing individuals on the government’s exclusion list. These are used across industries to identify any faults and shortcomings. However, these become critical in the healthcare […]
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The LEIE or the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities is available to the public on the official OIG website. Anyone can access the large database and search for an OIG excluded individual or entity by name. There are separate sections for entities and individuals on the search page, allowing you to search for each […]
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