Reporting Compliance Status of Government Agencies
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has undertaken efforts to improve the completeness and accuracy of data reported to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) and the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Please view the Reporting Compliance Status of Government Agencies.
August 2010 System Improvements
The Data Banks are continuously adding new system features and making improvements. The What's New page details recent enhancements and changes to the Data Banks' services.
Data Banks Education Forum
The National Practitioner Data Bank-Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (NPDB-HIPDB)
will hold a Data Banks Education Forum in Chicago, Illinois.
The Forum will be held
at the Chicago Illinois Center Building on
September 16, 2010, located at 233 N. Michigan Avenue.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to npdbmeetings@sra.com.
Urgent Message for State Agencies that Received
a Compliance Letter
Due to our internal audit processes to ensure the accuracy of the information to be posted on July 1, 2010 regarding State agencies that are non-compliant with the HIPDB reporting requirements, any adverse action reports, correspondence or corrective action plans received by the Data Banks after June 21, 2010 will not be considered for the July 1 posting.
In order to ensure all State agencies that received a compliance letter are provided 30 days to respond, State agencies that received a letter from the Data Banks after May 22, 2010 and have not responded to the letter will be listed as Under Review on the July 1, 2010 publication.
State Licensing Agencies - Reporting Information and Guidance
State Licensing Agencies have specific reporting requirements to the National Practitioner Data Bank under Section 1921, and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank. To learn more, please review the State Licensure Reporting Information and Guidance
.
Please Read - Important Note on Section 1921 Implementation
Section 1921 includes new information and expands existing data in the NPDB. New queriers also have access to the information. Click here to learn more about this new information.
URAC Recognizes PDS as an Acceptable Alternative Method of Querying the NPDB
The Data Banks are pleased to announce that URAC joins The Joint Commission, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), in recognizing the Proactive Disclosure Service Prototype (PDS) as an acceptable alternative method of querying the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). URAC has indicated that the PDS may be used to verify information on a healthcare provider at initial credentialing (CR 1) and recredentialing (CR 15) as well as conduct ongoing monitoring of compliance with credentialing criteria [CR 14(a)] for the following: malpractice settlements or judgments paid on behalf of a practitioner; sanctions and limitations on licensure; Medicare/Medicaid participation and sanctions; hospital or other healthcare entity privileges; and membership in professional societies.
View the recognition letters from URAC, The Joint Commission, NCQA, and CARF.
The Proactive Disclosure Service Prototype (PDS) Is
Now Available!
All eligible entities who query the Data Banks are invited to participate. The PDS was developed in response to a growing interest in on-going monitoring of health care practitioners. Entities that subscribe to the PDS will receive notification within one business day of the Data Banks' receipt of a report on any of their enrolled practitioners. See the PDS for more information and to sign up to participate.
