Betsy Wade (bwade@signaturehealthcarellc.com) is the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Signature Healthcare in Louisville, KY.

A healthcare organization’s process for screening and evaluating new and existing employees, contractors, providers, vendors, and board members should be reviewed periodically to ensure it is effective and appropriate documentation is being maintained.

Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other factors can lead to process disruptions that can adversely affect how excluded provider checks are completed. Failure to complete the checks can be costly.