Vendor OIG

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency that publishes the List of Excluded Individuals or Entities (LEIE). The LEIE contains the organizations and individuals that are barred from participating in federally-funded healthcare programs. Transacting with an excluded party can result in significant compliance and financial penalties, so vendors must be screened against the OIG exclusion list on an ongoing basis. This solution automates that screening and highlights any matched vendors within FSM, helping the organization stay compliant, reduce risk, and save the time and effort of manual checks.

This solution uses AI and RPA to automate the process of identifying vendors listed on the OIG, and highlights them within FSM by displaying them in a separate list, enabling appropriate follow-up actions to be taken. By simplifying the procurement workflow and eliminating manual involvement, the system reduces human error, improves accuracy, accelerates processing, and lowers time and operational costs.

This solution automates the workflow:

• Navigates to OIG website.
• Retrieves the list of blacklisted vendors.
• Compares vendors in FSM and vendors in OIG.
• Validates post name and validates against SSN/TAX ID.

The advantages of this solution include improved compliance, reduced risk, time efficiency, and real-time visibility.