OIG LEIE refers to
Officer inspector general List of Excluded Individuals/Entities which is
managed by the Inspector General (OIG) at Health and Human Services (HHS). The
main purpose of this list is that it consists of names or agencies, individuals
and entities which have been included in conducting medical mal practices and
ill practices. If an individual or an agency is present on the OIG
State Exclusions list then they are barred to receive any payments from
the federal government for committing certain violations.
The LEIE is a very important part of any kind of amenability for
health care organizations. One thing which needs to be kept in mind is that OIG
Exclusion Check does not provide any warnings about the excluded providers
however, the organization has to themselves search the database to find out the
agency, entity and the individual which you are about to hire should not be
present in the list. If they happen to be present in the list then it’s their
duty to ignore these individuals and do not hire them.
What is the LEIE and why is searching the LEIE important?
Searching the LEIE is no rocket science; The list is simple to
downloads and can be easily be looked into and search for the individual,
entity or an agency which is in question. The website gives direction and also
guides as to how to use the database. It helps in letting the person known who
is a new addition, a new hire, contractors or full time employed. Even after
knowing that the person is on the LIEE exclusion list, if they are hired then
the organization which has hired such an agency will be liable for civil and
monetary penalties and will have to undergo strict disciplinary action by the
government.
Moreover, numerous providers that are on the LEIE have undergone
some kind of fraud, patient abuse or negligence, had a crime conviction for measured
materials, or further serious wrongdoings. Having them on staff stances a grave
risk to present patients and an obligation to the whole society.
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