OIG screening, in simple terms, is a preventive measure to save you from working with excluded individuals or entities. But, who are these excluded individuals/entities? An excluded entity or individual can be a person, vendor, or organization that is in the OIG’s LEIE(List of Excluded Individuals/Entities). OIG, or the Office of Inspector General, maintains this […]
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To fulfill all the rules and regulations set by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, the Office of Inspector General maintains a list of excluded individuals and entities(LEIE). Exclusion screening is an inevitable step taken to get verification for healthcare employees, owners, vendors, and contractors. The verification is about not getting banned […]
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The process of verifying whether the individual or entity is excluded or prohibited from participating in federally funded healthcare programs is known as OIG screening. The reasons for exclusion include patient abuse, illegal selling of controlled substances, federal fraud, or other fraud. Being on the OIG exclusion list indicates that the individual or the entity(e.g., […]
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OIG screening confirms whether the individual(doctors, nurses and other medical staff) or entity(vendors) is excluded from participating in the federal healthcare programs. OIG or the Office of Inspector General has a list of all excluded individuals and entities also referred to as LEIE. It is important for healthcare providers to screen employees before hiring them. […]
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