Health care fraud and abuse data collection program: reporting of final adverse actions.  Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.  Final rule.
This final rule establishes a new CFR part to implement the statutory requirements of section 1128E of the Social Security Act, as added by section 221(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.  Section 221(a) of HIPAA specifically directs the Secretary to establish a national health care fraud and abuse data collection program for the reporting and disclosing of certain final adverse actions taken against health care providers, suppliers and practitioners, and to maintain a data base of final adverse actions taken against health care providers, suppliers and practitioners.
D003625:Data Collection; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D016749:National Practitioner Data Bank; D014481:United States