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Pre-employment background checks are necessary for ensuring patient safety, a safe work environment for other employees in your practice, and a safeguard against compliance issues (HIPAA or otherwise).
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), background checks are used to collect information “bearing on a consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living.”
While these checks are necessary, they can be easy to mishandle if you’re not familiar with compliance laws. Bumbled background checks can lead to financial and legal conflicts for your practice.
Here are 14 tips to make sure you’re staying compliant while performing background checks.
Background checks are nuanced, and this article only contains 14 basic tips. If you’re not already consulting with compliance experts, you should make doing so a priority before your next hire.
After all, hiring new employees should help your private practice grow - not hurt it!
Check out these additional compliance resources:
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