It is essential for any organization that has employees, contractors, or vendors in a regulated industry to conduct regular exclusions screening to find an individual or entity that is listed on a federal or state exclusion database. This ensures your organization’s compliance and avoids expensive civil monetary penalties, fines, and adverse actions. Given the increasing regulatory scrutiny, it is important for companies to implement monthly exclusions screening for their healthcare providers, use an automated exclusions screening solution, and perform vendor exclusion list monitoring. Routine exclusions screening enhances your compliance program, safeguards against fraud, and enhances trust with business partners and stakeholders. Using certified screening tools to implement an OIG exclusion and SAM.gov check, as well as state Medicaid exclusion checks, ensures complete audit readiness. This minimizes the risk of employing excluded or ineligible individuals. The ongoing commitment to screening helps protect your organization’s reputation and shows partners and stakeholders your commitment to operate ethically and in compliance.