At Reliable Background Screening, we understand the unique challenges and regulatory demands facing healthcare systems, health staffing agencies, acute care, home health/hospice, and other healthcare related/affiliated organizations. Our background screening, drug testing and OccuHealth services are specifically tailored to meet the fast-paced and compliance-driven needs of the healthcare industry.

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Reliable Background Screening has employee screening solutions specifically designed for hospitals, medical practitioners, and medical companies who desire accurate employee medical background checks on potential and/or existing employees. Protect your hospital, healthcare workers, or medical practice by ensuring proper pre employment background checks are performed, to avoid problems associated with sanctioned employees working for your office. This is especially important for hospitals, medical practices and medical companies that receive reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHIP, and other federal government programs. See Special Healthcare Background Screening Requirements. Reliable’s 24/7 secure web-based employee screening solutions will allow you to prevent individuals with either a dangerous or undesirable criminal history, and/or sanctioned individuals from obtaining employment with your practice.

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Here’s how we deliver added value to our healthcare clients and differ from the background screening industry:

  • Fast Turnaround to Meet Orientation Deadlines
    We recognize how critical it is for new hires to meet scheduled orientation dates. Our efficient screening process ensures rapid turnaround times, so your candidates can start on time without delays.
  • Streamlined Candidate Experience with Seamless E-Form Technology
    Our user-friendly system simplifies the background check process with an integrated electronic form (e-form) solution. This includes all required federal and state consumer reporting disclosures and authorizations, allowing candidates to initiate the process quickly and accurately.  We can also integrate with your applicant tracking system.
  • Joint Commission-Compliant Primary Source Verifications
    We conduct primary source verifications that meet Joint Commission standards as well as other regulatory and accrediting body requirements, helping to safeguard the integrity of your hiring process.
  • Support During Regulatory Audits
    Our team is equipped to support you during audits by regulatory agencies. We ensure that all background screening documentation is organized and readily available, giving you confidence and peace of mind.
  • Ongoing Monitoring and Re-Screening Programs
    To help mitigate long-term risk, we offer re-screening and continuous monitoring solutions that ensure your employees remain compliant with evolving healthcare screening standards.
  • Annual Healthcare Compliance Webinars
    We provide updated educational resources for our clients, including annual webinars specifically focused on healthcare background screening compliance. These sessions are designed to keep your hiring practices informed and up to date.
  • Deep Healthcare Industry Knowledge
    Our extensive experience spans various healthcare sectors, including home health, hospital systems, health staffing agencies, acute/critical care services, health insurance providers, and healthcare-related franchises. We know the stakes are high—and we are committed to helping protect your organization, patients, and reputation.
  • Flexible Programs That Fit Your Budget
    We understand the budget constraints healthcare organizations often face. That is why we work with you to create a customized, comprehensive screening program that meets both your compliance needs and financial goals.  We also never mark-up 3rd party fees. If a county charges $3.00, that is exactly what you will pay. Many providers add hidden costs which you will not find out until you receive your invoice —our rates are always fully transparent.
  • Trusted Expertise Backed by Over 35 Years in the Industry
    With over three decades of experience in background screening, our seasoned staff is deeply familiar with the complexities of healthcare compliance. You can trust our team to deliver reliable, accurate, and industry-informed results.
  • Comprehensive, Best-Practice Screening Protocols
    Reliable Background Screening follows industry-leading best practices to deliver thorough and accurate results, which is crucial in healthcare screening compliance. This includes automatically incorporating the Death Master Index in all packages to help detect identity fraud, always including alias name searches during database criminal checks, and double verifying that the candidate-provided information matches the ID they upload through our secure system—adding an extra layer of identity validation.  We also offer a nationwide drug testing and OccuHealth programs.
  • Vendor & Extended Workforce Screening Programs
    Reliable Background Screening helps healthcare organizations mitigate risk by ensuring on-site vendors and contractors are screened with the same diligence as employees. We can mirror your internal screening packages—at the same discounted rate—for your vendors, ensuring consistency in safety, professionalism, and compliance. Each vendor is set up with their own screening account and is invoiced directly, making the process simple and cost-effective for your organization while protecting your brand and patient safety.

Ready to Strengthen Your Screening Program?

Contact Reliable Background Screening today to learn how we can help your organization maintain strict compliance, deliver faster results, and protect what matters most: your patients, your staff, the public and your organization’s reputation!

faq

Hospitals typically require a very extensive background check, particularly since they generally accept payments from federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE. By accepting payments from any federal program, hospitals should be performing not only initial background checks, they should be performing ongoing background checks to ensure no one in their employ is sanctioned or debarred from any federal program. Most would agree this involves at least monthly checks to uncover if someone has become sanctioned from any federal program, even non-healthcare programs (for example, defaulting on a federally insured student loan).

The turnaround time (TAT) for a healthcare background check will vary based upon a number of factors, although most are completed within one to three business days. For more information, read HOW TO REDUCE COUNTY CRIMINAL RECORDS SEARCH DELAYS https://www.reliablebackgroundscreening.com/news-and-articles/industry-news/2020/10/how-reduce-county-criminal-records-search-delays/

The laws governing qualifications for working at a hospital vary by state. Whether a convicted criminal can work at a hospital depends upon each state’s laws and the type of criminal conviction. Being a convicted criminal does not necessarily prevent an individual from being employed at a hospital, which is in concert with EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) guidelines that were issued in 2012. However, crimes that involve sex offense, abuse or physical harm to individuals (particularly abuse to vulnerable populations), illegal drugs, or harm or theft of property, will typically be disqualifying events for securing employment in a hospital.

Hospital background checks contain various components including criminal history, independent verification of education, employment and professional license status, as well as a search of exclusion and sanction databases. Applicants will need to sign an FCRA-compliant authorization form before a background check is conducted.

Hospitals do not perform background checks on patients, as criminals are entitled to healthcare, too.