A Dozen Reasons to Not Like the GSA Debarment List
I don’t like the General Services Administration (GSA) debarment list. It provides mostly useless information with very little return on…
The OIG on Screening Against the GSA EPLS
“To obtain/maintain active enrollment status, providers may not employ or contract with individuals/entities excluded from participation in any federal health…
Biggest Mistakes With Sanction Screening
With the Office of Inspector General (OIG), CMS, and State Medicaid Agencies all calling for increased and more frequent sanction screening,…
Tips to Mitigate the GSA Sanction Screening Burden
CMS is the only government agency really pushing screening against the Excluded Parties Lists System (EPLS) (now moved to the System…
GSA Sanction Screening Security Problems
The General Services Administration (GSA) maintains debarment data in the well known Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). They recently migrated this…
Outsourcing Sanction Screening
One of the most significant trends in business over the last decade has been the movement to outsourcing as many functions…
What is the Purpose of the GSA Debarment Database?
What is the Purpose of the GSA Debarment Database? I served as the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)…
Advisory Bulletin: General Services Administration’s EPLS/SAM System Failure
As you may be aware, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) debarment list, previously known as the Excluded Parties List System…
Questions Raised About Necessity, Utility of Debarment Screening
Former HHS Inspector General Richard P. Kusserow invites health care organizations to rethink their use of the General Services Administration’s…
Biggest Mistakes With Sanction Screening
With the Office of Inspector General, CMS, and State Medicaid Agencies all calling for increased and more frequent sanction screening,…
SAM Replaces EPLS: How to Make Sure You Are Compliant
Unbeknownst to many in the health care compliance industry, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced it was migrating data from…
Sanction Screening OIG High Risk Priority
Given the high level of enforcement emphasis on this issue, hospitals need to make it a high priority to screen…