7 Fantastic Blog Posts You'll Love From ProviderTrust
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In an effort to always provide useful information to our readers, we’ve compiled this blog post of 7 of our favorite posts from ProviderTrust’s resource center. It’s important to us that we’re constantly giving you all new perspectives, interesting new voices and useful industry knowledge that simplifies your workday. Let us know what you think of our picks in the comments below.
Our Top 7 Picks from the ProviderTrust Blog
1. NOTICE: OIG Background Check Requires OIG Exclusions Monthly Monitoring
Many healthcare leaders are surprised to find out that it’s actually best practice to perform monthly employee/vendor exclusion monitoring checks. The best way to start this process is to complete an initial OIG background check of the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE), and the best time to complete this process is prior to hiring and starting the billing process for the items or services provided. This blog explains how to go about this process.
2. The Differences between the OIG-LEIE and GSA Exclusion List
There are many different lists in healthcare so it’s important to familiarize yourself with them to help ensure compliance. However, at times it can become confusing! This blog post dives into the differences between the important OIG-LEIE list and the GSA Exclusion List. Both federal lists are vital but it is best to consider the OIG as the enforcement and GSA as the one that administers two federal list. To find out more about both lists and their differences check out this blog.
3. How to Get Off the OIG Exclusion List
Do you want to know more about the process of getting off the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE)? You may be surprised to find out it’s not automatic. There is actually a process to it and it’s the same process for both Mandatory and Permissive exclusions. Here are the clear-cut steps to remove your name from the list once reinstatement is available.
4. A Sanction Screening Deep-Dive: What is it and Why it Matters
Let this blog clear up any uncertainty about sanctions and how the OIG and SAM administer them. You will find out what sanctions are and the consequences of them. We will also discuss what they mean for your organization and how to prevent them.
5. CHIRP: Q3 Review and Lessons Learned
The third quarter report is out. This gives the latest insights to healthcare compliance industry data. Find out about the reporting gap from the state to federal level and its effect on healthcare organizations. Also, take a look at how each state is measuring up and find out where your state stands.
6. Healthcare Compliance Software Tools You Should Be Using
Who doesn’t love a good roundup of a set of tools to make your job easier? This is the popular list of healthcare compliance software tools that will help take your organization to the next level. Organizations that seem like they have it all together, you will soon find out just have really good support system. Let this list help build your support system. From tracking policies and procedures to required documents and licenses, this list has you covered!
7. It’s Almost 2017: Has Your Staff Been Through Compliance Training?
Don’t let the fear of training cost scare you away from taking the time to train your employees. You may find out that the cost in the beginning prevents you from larger fines later on. It’s time to take a look at your budget and the overall effectiveness of your training program for 2017, and find out the benefits to providing compliance training.
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