To run a healthcare facility, it is critical that you hire only those employees who possess both the necessary qualifications as well as the certification to work in the industry. It is your responsibility to make sure that there are no employees who have been excluded from federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid, due to any type of disciplinary action taken against them. To accomplish this task efficiently, you need to conduct an internal review of your employee’s status on the OIG Exclusions List. If you were to hire someone who appeared on that list, you would incur tremendous fines and could face serious legal action against your organization as a result of their actions. Remember to perform continuous Employee Exclusion List OIG checks on a regular basis so that you protect your patients and your practice from fraud and liability.