title: HHS database is risky source for credentialing.
abstract: Hospitals are running a considerable risk if they rely too heavily on the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) as a source of information throughout their credentialing process. A report released recently by the General Accounting Office, which found the data bank riddled with problems, only underlines that point. The government watchdog agency says problems of underreporting to the NPDB make it a questionable source of information regarding disciplinary actions taken against health care practitioners by hospitals and other health care providers.
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016749:National Practitioner Data Bank / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services