Given the current risk for malpractice in the healthcare industry, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other such entities should prioritize obtaining accurate background data when hiring their professional staff. The typical background check will give an employer information on a candidate’s criminal history, but it does not usually provide any information relating to the candidate’s background in his/her field. The tool that Precision Background Screening uses to obtain data for workers in the medical field is the MedEx Complete Report.
The MedEx Report provides background data on individuals in the healthcare industry (Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, Technicians, and others), and meets the requirements for screening by the Office of Inspector General’s compliance program. Information is obtained from the following Federal sources:
- OIG (Office of Inspector General)
- GSA (General Services Administration)
- FDA (Federal Drug Administration)
- DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
- TRICARE (Formally CHAMPUS, or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services)
Along with the above listed federal sources, the MedEx Report also retrieves data from state agencies across all 50 states to reveal any sanctions or violations, and details whether any disciplinary action was taken on that individual. Any background check of individuals in the healthcare industry must include this report.