NPDB stands for?

NPDB stands for?

• A. National Practitioner Data Bank
• B. National Patient Data Bank
• C. National Provider Data Bank
• D. National Practitioner Data Bureau

Answer: (A)

The question tests your ability to recognize the official expansion of the acronym NPDB. NPDB stands for National Practitioner Data Bank, a U.S. government program created under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to collect and disclose information about professional review actions and medical malpractice payments involving licensed practitioners. This repository supports credentialing and licensure reviews by hospitals, boards, and other health organizations to help ensure patient safety and quality of care. The other options don’t fit because the system is not about patients (National Patient Data Bank), not named with "Provider" (National Provider Data Bank), and not abbreviated as a "Data Bureau" (National Practitioner Data Bureau).

The question tests your ability to recognize the official expansion of the acronym NPDB. NPDB stands for National Practitioner Data Bank, a U.S. government program created under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to collect and disclose information about professional review actions and medical malpractice payments involving licensed practitioners. This repository supports credentialing and licensure reviews by hospitals, boards, and other health organizations to help ensure patient safety and quality of care. The other options don’t fit because the system is not about patients (National Patient Data Bank), not named with "Provider" (National Provider Data Bank), and not abbreviated as a "Data Bureau" (National Practitioner Data Bureau).