If you bill federal payers, you're required to screen employees and contractors against the OIG LEIE and SAM.gov exclusion databases. Accountable automates this so you don't miss a check.
What it screens
Exclusion screening checks your employees and vendors against two federal databases:
- OIG LEIE (List of Excluded Individuals/Entities) — Maintained by the Office of Inspector General.
- SAM.gov — The System for Award Management exclusion records.
The databases cover mandatory exclusions under Section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act (e.g., conviction of healthcare fraud) and permissive exclusions under Section 1128(b) (e.g., license revocation, default on student loans).
Running a screen
Open Exclusion Screening under People & Training in the left sidebar. You can:
- Screen all employees and contractors at once
- Ask Compliance Copilot to "run exclusion screening for all our employees"
- Review matches and override false positives (e.g., common names that match but aren't the same person)
Matching
The screening matches by name — last name and first name for individuals, company name for entities. Because name matching can produce false positives, every match is presented for your review. You can override matches that aren't your employee or vendor.
Screening reports
Exclusion screening results can be exported as a report showing who was screened, when, and whether any matches were found. This documentation is important for organizations billing Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal programs.