NPPs get hired without licenses, despite exclusion; keep your guard up

Why This Topic Matters

Hiring or retaining unqualified or excluded clinical staff can expose a practice to fraud, repayment, legal, and patient-safety risks. The article helps readers understand the importance of ongoing credential verification and compliance screening.

Article Sections

1. Practice management

   Introduces the compliance and hiring risks associated with clinical staffing. It frames the broader administrative concerns raised by the case example.

2. Don’t trust, verify

   Discusses the need for credential verification and ongoing oversight during hiring and employment. It also addresses the pressures that can make vetting more difficult in today’s workforce environment.

3. Not just the license

   Covers additional screening and compliance checks beyond basic licensure, including background review, exclusion screening, and state-level practice requirements.