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…
Clarifying Sanction Screening: OIG LEIE Versus GSA EPLS
For over a decade, the OIG has been issuing “voluntary” compliance program guidance for the various health care sectors. In…