Glossary
False positive (screening)
A false positive is a screening result that resembles an exclusion list entry but turns out to be a different person or organization once identifiers are compared. Most name-only matches are false positives.
What to know
- Comparing NPI, date of birth, license number or address usually rules a false positive out quickly.
- Record the comparison and the decision, so the same name is not reviewed from scratch next month.
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Related terms
Check names against every list at once
Exclia checks your employees, contractors and vendors against federal and state lists, keeps a dated record of every check, and flags potential matches for your review.