Month: June 2025

Compliance checks for vendors have long-running benefits for healthcare organizations. It ensures that the healthcare provider only works with vendors that adhere to all necessary rules and guidelines. You can think of these vendor compliance checks as a filter that removes bad vendors. During the compliance checks, vendors are thoroughly investigated to verify their qualification […]

Screening employees (both potential and current) against the OIG database is crucial for healthcare organizations. It prevents healthcare organizations from working with individuals or entities that are present on the OIG exclusion list. The reasons for avoiding such excluded individuals are their questionable backgrounds. OIG, or the Office of Inspector General, adds parties to the […]