The perils of the National Practitioner Data Bank

Dr. Tan is emeritus professor of medicine and former adjunct professor of law at the University of Hawaii. This article is meant to be educational and does not constitute medical, ethical, or legal advice. For additional information, readers may contact the author at siang@hawaii.edu.

References

1. Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.

2. 2015 NPDB e-Guidebook, available at www.npdb.hrsa.gov/resources/aboutGuidebooks.jsp.