title: The National Practitioner Data Bank: a step toward more effective peer review.
authors: V H
authors: VH
authors: Hackney
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D008318:Malpractice; D010380:Peer Review / Q000639:trends*; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States