MHA's Executive Briefing: Final Rule Expands National Practitioner ...
The Health Resources and Services Administration recently published a final rule expanding who must report information to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The rule does not change the reporting requirements for hospitals.
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The Department of Health and Human Services has published proposed regulations for the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The new regulations are intended to incorporate Section 1921 of the Social Security Act, which was enacted as ...
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Effective March 1, 2010 information included in the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) will be expanded, increasing the amount of information accessible to hospitals and other organizations. As reported previously, for the first ...
