Exclusion screening, explained.

Plain-English guides for the people who actually have to do the screening — office managers, administrators, and compliance leads at small healthcare organizations.

How to screen employees against the OIG exclusion list The step-by-step process: what the LEIE is, the manual method, why data-file matches are only potential matches, and how to keep an audit trail. The OIG monthly screening requirement (42 CFR §1001.1901) Where the monthly cadence actually comes from, what the penalties really are, and what documentation an auditor expects to see. State Medicaid exclusion lists, state by state Which states publish their own exclusion lists, how they differ from the federal LEIE, and whether you need to check them too. Screening options compared: manual vs ExclusionWatch vs enterprise vendors An honest look at the three realistic ways to handle exclusion screening — including where the enterprise tools genuinely win. Exclusion screening for home health agencies Caregiver turnover, aides without NPIs, and what a state surveyor wants to see from an agency.