Exclusion list - check before you hire!

Question:

Jennifer,

I perform background checks on employees.  Any other recommendations to make sure I am getting good people?

Thanks, Dr. L

Answer:

Background checks are definitely important, but not always dispositive.  Always confirm references.  Also, a MUST! - check the Exclusion list.  OIG maintains a list of excluded providers from the federal payment system. 

Click here to access -  https://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/

In hiring, trust your instincts.  And, if you are like many of my clients and we can bet your instincts aren't great based on your track record (insert name here ___________), maybe have a few other people on site meet the prospective hire as well...