Avoid granting privileges to excluded practitioners

The Office of Inspector General maintains a List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) database, which is updated on a monthly basis. Medical staff stakeholders can search the database to identify entities and individuals who are excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs.

Whenever you consult the LEIE database, maintain documentation of the initial name search performed and any additional searches conducted in order to verify results of potential name matches.

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