title: Use of National Practitioner Data Bank disclosure information for decision making.
abstract: Hospital, state licensing boards, and managed care organizations query the National Practitioner Data Bank to receive malpractice payment and adverse licensure or clinical privileges reports concerning licensed health care practitioners. The results of a national survey of queriers strongly suggest that Data Bank reports impart valuable information that affects licensing and credentialing decisions. Thus, the Data Bank is fulfilling the role lawmakers intended in improving the quality of health care.
authors.affiliation: US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Oshel
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003657:Decision Making; D004651:Employment; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008318:Malpractice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016749:National Practitioner Data Bank / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States