Featured blog post: Implementation of NPDB’s Section 1921
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, January 27, 2010
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The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) issued a press release earlier this week about the implementation of Section 1921, which expands the practitioner information the data bank collects. More details about the new Section 1921 regulation will be published in the Federal Register within the next five to 10 days.
Nevertheless, the press release revealed that Section 1921 will expand the information contained in the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to include:
- Adverse licensure actions taken against all licensed healthcare practitioners
- Any negative actions or findings by State licensing agencies, peer review organizations, and private accreditation organizations against all health care practitioners and entities
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