https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/index.jsp The NPDB RSS Feed https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/rss/rss.xml https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on November 19, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., for a general overview of the National Practitioner Data Bank. This webinar will cover querying, reporting, and administrative topics. Wed, 13 November 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2024Insights.jsp#Article1 A patient made a written demand for a refund for services and, in response, the practitioner made the payment out of her personal funds. Should the payment be reported to the NPDB? Wed, 13 November 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2024Insights.jsp#Article2 You can only have one verified ID.me account because it is tied to your individual identity. If you already have an ID.me account that is identity verified, it is important that you use that same account to complete identity verification for the NPDB. Wed, 13 November 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2024Insights.jsp#Article3 How do I know if my state board is compliant with the NPDB? You can check the compliance status of your state licensing and certification authority (or state board) at any time by visiting our Compliance Map. Wed, 13 November 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on November 19, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., for a general overview of the National Practitioner Data Bank. This webinar will cover querying, reporting, and administrative topics. Wed, 9 October 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2024Insights.jsp#Article1 On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the supplemental fee for those requesting a mailed paper copy of their Self-Query results increased from $3.00 to $13.00. Mailed copies can only be sent using U.S. Postal Service certified mail, and the increased fee will cover this cost. Wed, 9 October 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2024Insights.jsp#Article2 A state licensing board submitted a report to the NPDB 6 months ago, after the board placed a practitioner's license on probation. Three months ago, the board reinstated the license. The report in the NPDB still indicates that the license is on probation. Should the board update the information in the NPDB now that the licensure action's status has changed? Wed, 9 October 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2024Insights.jsp#Article3 When do I need to submit a Revision-to-Action Report? A Revision-to-Action Report is a report of an additional or continuing action that modifies an adverse action previously reported to the NPDB. Wed, 9 October 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox The NPDB is implementing mandated identity verification for select user accounts to satisfy current cybersecurity standards. You will be notified 1 week before you are required to identity verify the next time you log in. Wed, 11 September 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2024Insights.jsp#Article1 To make the NPDB's Self-Query experience more secure and to reduce the possibility of unauthorized access to Self-Query responses, the NPDB will begin sending paper Self-Query responses by U.S. Postal Service certified mail. Wed, 11 September 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2024Insights.jsp#Article2 Is a report required when clinical privileges lapse at the end of a 2-year appointment because there has been a recommendation by the Medical Executive Committee that the physician not be reappointed, but the physician's current 2-year appointment ends before a hearing can be held and final action taken by the hospital's governing body? Wed, 11 September 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2024Insights.jsp#Article3 A query is a search for information contained within the NPDB regarding a health care practitioner or organization. The NPDB collects information on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions through reports submitted by entities that are eligible to report. Wed, 11 September 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2024Insights.jsp#Article1 The hospital where a physician held clinical privileges as a surgeon initiated an investigation and suspended her privileges after receiving a complaint against the surgeon from a patient. Two weeks later, the hospital offered the surgeon the option of returning to work if she agreed to certain restrictions on her privileges. The surgeon chose not to accept the offer and, instead, resigned her clinical privileges. After the surgeon resigned, the hospital submitted a report to the NPDB indicating the surgeon resigned while under investigation. The surgeon contended that the investigation was over as evidenced by the hospital’s offer to let her return to work. Is the surgeon correct? Wed, 14 August 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2024Insights.jsp#Article2 We encourage all state boards to use Continuous Query for the fastest, most up to date, and secure querying experience. Continuous Query keeps you informed about your enrolled practitioners 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Wed, 14 August 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2024Insights.jsp#Article3 In 1986, Congress created the National Practitioner Data Bank as a workforce tool to help prevent practitioners from moving state to state without disclosure or discovery of previous damaging performance. Wed, 14 August 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2024Insights.jsp#Article4 When is a summary suspension of clinical privileges reported? A clinical privileges summary suspension is the immediate suspension of clinical privileges or panel membership, based on a concern that a practitioner may pose an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the patient population, requiring a rapid emergency response by the health care entity. Wed, 14 August 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox Did you miss our NPDB Resources webinar in June? The recording, and presentation slides are now available. Thurs, 11 July 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2024Insights.jsp#Article1 A patient's mother, who has no legal authority over the patient, files a written claim against a health care practitioner, demanding payment based on the practitioner's services to the patient. A medical malpractice payer organization pays the patient's mother the amount the mother demands. Should the payment be reported to the NPDB as a medical malpractice payment? Thurs, 11 July 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2024Insights.jsp#Article2 Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, is the first step toward ensuring your NPDB account's security. MFA is an authentication method that requires you to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to the NPDB. Thurs, 11 July 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2024Insights.jsp#Article3 Is it true that reports of clinical privileges actions taken only need to be submitted for physicians and dentists? Hospitals and other health care entities must report certain clinical privileges actions taken against physicians and dentists. Thurs, 11 July 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time for an interactive webinar for NPDB users and researchers. Wed, 12 June 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2024Insights.jsp#Article1 A state agency responsible for licensing skilled nursing facilities suspended a facility's license after substantiating several serious quality of care complaints against the facility. Is this reportable to the NPDB? Wed, 12 June 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2024Insights.jsp#Article2 What Are the Responsibilities of a Data Bank Administrator? Fulfilling the role and responsibilities of a Data Bank administrator is key to your organization's maintenance of continous NPDB operations. Wed, 12 June 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2024Insights.jsp#Article3 While several factors can determine whether an action or malpractice payment must be reported, the fact that a practitioner is deceased does not change the reportability. If you took an otherwise reportable action against, or paid to settle a malpractice claim for, a now-deceased practitioner, you must report it to the NPDB. Wed, 12 June2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time for an interactive webinar for NPDB users and researchers. Wed, 8 May 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2024Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician holding courtesy privileges in a hospital applied for and was granted full staff privileges. As a condition of staff privileges, the physician is required to be on-call in the emergency department for one weekend a month. Due to personal reasons, the physician told the hospital he would not be able to fulfill his emergency department commitment. The physician did not miss any on-call duties. The hospital and physician eventually agreed to change his clinical privileges from full staff to courtesy (with no professional review of the matter). Should this be reported to the NPDB? Wed, 8 May 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2024Insights.jsp#Article2 Did you know that using Continuous Query allows you to manage temporary practitioners? When enrolling a practitioner in Continuous Query, at the bottom of the Subject Information page, you can select the type of practitioner: "privileged staff or employee," "temporary or locum tenens," or "applicant." Wed, 8 May 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2024Insights.jsp#Article3 One of our practitioners only has temporary privileges. Do I still have to report actions taken against him or her? Yes, reporting is required in this situation. For reporting purposes, the NPDB does not distinguish between temporary privileges and clinical privileges. Wed, 8 May 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2024Insights.jsp#Article1 When does the review of an application for reappointment become an investigation if the physician resigns before final action is taken on the reappointment application? For example, if a physician discloses on an application for reappointment that she has been a defendant in three malpractice cases during the last 2 years, and the credentials committee requests additional information about the cases, has an ongoing "routine review" become an "investigation?" Wed, 10 April 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2024Insights.jsp#Article2 To meet current cybersecurity standards, the NPDB will require identity verification for all user accounts. Wed, 10 April 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2024Insights.jsp#Article3 The NPDB has strict confidentiality provisions in place to ensure report content is protected. These allow entities to share information they receive from the NPDB only with those involved in the investigation or peer review process for which the query result was provided. Wed, 10 April 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2024Insights.jsp#Article4 How Does Continuous Query Help Patient Safety? Continuous Query provides your organization with an initial query response AND alerts your organization to new reports regarding your enrolled practitioners for an entire year. Wed, 10 April 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2024Insights.jsp#Article5 There are many reasons why an entity may want to deactivate a DBID; for example, the entity may have merged with another organization. Wed, 10 April 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2024Insights.jsp#BlueBox You can view the NPDB querying webinar recording from January 25, 2024. Wed, 13 March 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2024Insights.jsp#Article1 The NPDB began implementation of MFA in the summer of 2023. During the evening of April 25, 2024, Eastern Time, MFA will become mandatory for all users. After the April 25 switchover, you will not be able to query or report to the NPDB until MFA is enabled. Wed, 13 March 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2024Insights.jsp#Article2 In 2023, the NPDB created and updated resources to help our users. Wed, 13 March 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2024Insights.jsp#Article3 A physician applied for medical staff appointment at a hospital but then withdrew the application before a final decision was made by the hospital's governing body. The physician was not being specifically investigated by the hospital. Should the hospital report the withdrawal to the NPDB? Wed, 13 March 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2024Insights.jsp#Article4 What is attestation? Attestation helps organizations ensure they are meeting their reporting, querying, and confidentiality requirements. Wed, 13 March 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2024Insights.jsp#Article1 A state agency responsible for licensing skilled nursing facilities suspended a facility's license after substantiating several serious quality of care complaints against the facility. Is this reportable? Wed, 14 February 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2024Insights.jsp#Article2 What Is a DBID? DBID stands for Data Bank Identification Number. As the name suggests, a DBID is the unique identifying number the NPDB assigns to each registered organization. Wed, 14 February 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2024Insights.jsp#Article3 Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, is now available for all NPDB users. Soon MFA will be required to sign in to the NPDB. We encourage you to get a head start and begin using MFA today. Wed, 14 February 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2024Insights.jsp#Article4 What subject information must I include in a report? Wed, 14 February 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2024Insights.jsp#Article1 If a practitioner takes a leave of absence from a medical staff and enters a rehabilitation program, must this be reported? Wed, 10 January 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2024Insights.jsp#Article2 What Is a DBID? DBID stands for Data Bank Identification Number. As the name suggests, a DBID is the unique identifying number the NPDB assigns to each registered organization. Wed, 10 January 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2024Insights.jsp#Article3 I have more than one NPDB user account. How do I link them so I can sign in to one account with MFA? Wed, 10 January 2024 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2023Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician applying for renewal of his hospital clinical privileges falsified his application by omitting information about an ongoing licensure investigation. The hospital took a professional review action to deny his renewal application, which the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) considered to be related to the practitioner's professional conduct, even though there was no actual patient harm. Should this be reported to the NPDB? Tue, 12 December 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2023Insights.jsp#Article2 Now is the perfect time to make sure your NPDB account is ready for the new year! Keeping your NPDB account information accurate and up to date is a great way to ensure your organization's operations can continue to run smoothly. Tue, 12 December 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2023Insights.jsp#Article3 Management services organizations and managed care organizations are two distinct types of entities working in the health care field. Knowing in which category your organization fits impacts how you interact with the NPDB. Your entity type affects whether or not you can register, query, or report. Tue, 12 December 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2023Insights.jsp#Article1 A managed care organization's peer review panel restricts a nurse practitioner's panel membership for 31 days due to concerns about his ability to perform certain procedures. May this be reported? Weds, 8 November 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2023Insights.jsp#Article2 I heard that a hospital is only required to report clinical privileges actions taken against physicians and dentists, and that reporting clinical privileges actions taken against advanced practice nurses and physician assistants is voluntary. Is this true? Weds, 8 November 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2023Insights.jsp#Article3 Prevent Account Lockouts by Registering Multiple Data Bank Administrators. The NPDB recommends creating multiple Data Bank administrators for your entity's user accounts. Weds, 8 November 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2023Insights.jsp#Article4 Authorized agents can be a great asset to your organization. You can give them the authority to query, report, or both on your behalf, saving you the time and the hassle of performing these actions yourself. Weds, 8 November 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2023Insights.jsp#GrayBox Did you know that when you enable multi-factor authentication, or MFA, you can sign in to the NPDB without entering a DBID? Weds, 8 November 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2023Insights.jsp#BlueBox The NPDB now offers multi-factor authentication, or MFA, as an easier and more secure way to sign in to your NPDB account. Weds, 11 October 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2023Insights.jsp#Article1 An anesthesiologist is hired by the hospital's anesthesia group and receives temporary privileges while his application for clinical privileges is pending the formal review process. After the hospital receives several quality of care-related complaints about the anesthesiologist, the practitioner agrees to resign the temporary privileges and withdraw his application for full privileges in return for the hospital not investigating the complaints. Is this reportable? Weds, 11 October 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2023Insights.jsp#Article2 There are many types of organizations that can register with the NPDB, and each one has distinct reporting requirements. Weds, 11 October 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2023Insights.jsp#Article3 May I share my organization's query response? Weds, 11 October 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2023Insights.jsp#BlueBox The NPDB will soon invite you to sign into your NPDB account using multi-factor authentication, or MFA. Weds, 13 September 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2023Insights.jsp#Article1 After conducting a professional review of a surgeon's competence, a hospital assigned a surgical proctor for 60 days. The surgeon could not perform surgery without being granted approval by the surgical proctor. Is the hospital required to report this action to the NPDB? Weds, 13 September 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2023Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB is committed to protecting the privacy and personally identifiable information, or PII, of all the NPDB's users and query and report subjects. As a federal program, the NPDB is required to protect the information we collect. Weds, 13 September 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2023Insights.jsp#Article3 Query credits allow your organization to pay for queries using prepaid credits, instead of paying on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Query credits can be used for One-Time Queries and Continuous Query enrollments or renewals. Weds, 13 September 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2023Insights.jsp#Article4 How Do I Set Up a New Ambulatory Surgery Center with the NPDB? Weds, 13 September 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2023Insights.jsp#Article1 Do medical malpractice payers have to report payments made for the benefit of a deceased practitioner? Weds, 9 August 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2023Insights.jsp#Article2 The best way to submit multiple query requests at one time is to use the NPDB Subject Database. Weds, 9 August 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2023Insights.jsp#Article3 In order for queriers to be able to fully understand the circumstances of the action or payment reported to the NPDB, all NPDB reports must include a factually sufficient narrative. Weds, 9 August 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2023Insights.jsp#Article4 When you register with the NPDB, you certify that your organization is eligible to submit queries, reports, or both. Weds, 9 August 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2023Insights.jsp#Article1 The authorized submitter for a medical malpractice payer found documentation of reportable payments that were not reported to the NPDB in a timely manner. What should the authorized submitter do? Weds, 12 July 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2023Insights.jsp#Article2 Authorized agents can help a health care organization by submitting reports and queries on its behalf. Agents are registered organizations separate from your health care organization that can be given the authority to query or report or both on your behalf. Weds, 12 July 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2023Insights.jsp#Article3 Yes. Health care organizations can use Continuous Query even if they have an authorized agent querying on their behalf. Weds, 12 July 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2023Insights.jsp#Article4 The NPDB has four different report types: Initial, Correction, Revision-to-Action, and Void. Weds, 12 July 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2023Insights.jsp#Article5 Does the NPDB accept digital notarization? Weds, 12 July 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2023Insights.jsp#Bluebox Does your state licensing board need to report to the NPDB? Weds, 14 June 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2023Insights.jsp#Article1 If a state board that regulates dietitians issues a cease and desist order against a person who is not a registered dietitian but practices as one, is the issuance of the cease and desist order reportable to the NPDB? Weds, 14 June 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2023Insights.jsp#Article2 Whether you are new to the NPDB or a longtime user, it is important to make sure you understand all the sections of your query response. Weds, 14 June 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2023Insights.jsp#Article3 You must update your registration with the NPDB any time your organization's information changes. Weds, 14 June 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2023Insights.jsp#Article1 Are medical malpractice payers required to report payments made for the benefit of a deceased practitioner? Weds, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2023Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB Provides Digitally Certified Self-Query PDFs. Weds, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2023Insights.jsp#Article3 In 1986, Congress created the NPDB to address: Weds, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2023Insights.jsp#Article4 How do I ask a policy or reporting question? Weds, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2023Insights.jsp#Article1 Is a leave of absence while under investigation considered to be a resignation of privileges that is reportable? Weds, 12 April 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2023Insights.jsp#Article2 The Health Care Quality Improvement Act still mandates that all hospitals query the NPDB every 2 years, despite the fact that some hospital accreditation organizations permit practitioner evaluation to be done every 3 years. Weds, 12 April 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2023Insights.jsp#Article3 If your hospital or entity has taken a professional review action against a physician or dentist, you may need to report a clinical privileges action to the NPDB. Hospitals and other health care entities may also report other health care practitioners. Weds, 12 April 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2023Insights.jsp#Article4 How do I enroll subjects in Continuous Query from Stored Subjects? Weds, 12 April 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2023Insights.jsp#Article1 A practitioner is meeting with the state's licensing or certification authority to discuss options for entering into an impaired practitioner program. The practitioner receives a recommendation to enter into the program. Should the practitioner's entry into the program be reported to the NPDB by the licensing or certification authority? Weds, 8 March 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2023Insights.jsp#Article2 Did you know the NPDB was created to help protect patient safety? In 1986, Congress passed legislation to create the NPDB. Weds, 8 March 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2023Insights.jsp#Article3 You Can Automatically Renew Your Continuous Query Enrollments. Staying informed about your practitioners is easy. Your Data Bank administrator can enable automatic Continuous Query renewals. Weds, 8 March 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2023Insights.jsp#BlueBox Do you manage the NPDB account for your organization? Weds, 8 February 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2023Insights.jsp#Article1 A federal hospital terminated the employment of one of its nurses after an investigation determined that the nurse had physically and verbally abused several patients. The nurse was afforded due process. Should this action be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 8 February 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2023Insights.jsp#Article2 Congress created the NPDB with the mission to improve health care quality, protect the public, and reduce health care fraud and abuse in the U.S. Weds, 8 February 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2023Insights.jsp#Article3 What is Report Forwarding? Weds, 8 February 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2023Insights.jsp#BlueBox Do you manage the NPDB account for your organization? Weds, 11 January 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2023Insights.jsp#Article1 If a federal agency revokes a laboratory's Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certificate, should the action be reported to the NPDB?  Weds, 11 January 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2023Insights.jsp#Article2 Use Continuous Query for efficient, easy, and accurate monitoring of your licensed practitioners!   Weds, 11 January 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2023Insights.jsp#Article3 How do I add another Data Bank administrator to my organization?   Weds, 11 January 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2023Insights.jsp#Article4 Based on your suggestions and changes that have occurred in health care, we made some updates to our code list that includes the retirement of some Basis for Action Codes, the addition of some new Basis for Action Codes, and updates to the descriptions for some Basis for Action Codes and Adverse Action Codes.   Weds, 11 January 2023 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 At Insights, we would love to hear from you. What topics would you like to learn more about?    Weds, 14 December 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2022Insights.jsp#Article1 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied a physician's application to renew his DEA's registration to prescribe controlled substances because he provided false information on the application.    Weds, 14 December 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2022Insights.jsp#Article2 It's always a good idea to make sure your NPDB account is up to date!    Weds, 14 December 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2022Insights.jsp#Article3 Federal hospitals are required to report and query the NPDB.    Weds, 14 December 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 The recording, Q&As, and presentation slides from our recent webinar are now available!    Weds, 9 November 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital suspended a physician's clinical privileges for 45 days for failing to complete medical records. Should this action be reported to the NPDB?    Weds, 9 November 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2022Insights.jsp#Article2 State licensing and certification agencies include, but are not limited to, any authority of a state that is responsible for the licensing or certification of physicians, dentists, and other health care practitioners to provide health care services.    Weds, 9 November 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2022Insights.jsp#Article3 What is proctoring, and when is it reportable? It can have various names (such as preceptoring or monitoring), but whether you must report to the NPDB the assignment of a proctor depends on several factors.    Weds, 9 November 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2022Insights.jsp#Article4 You must cancel the enrollment when a practitioner is no longer employed by or affiliated with your organization.    Weds, 9 November 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician who holds clinical privileges at a hospital tests positive for a nonprescribed drug. He enters into a treatment plan, but he continues to practice while gradually working to change his addictive behavior.    Weds, 12 October 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2022Insights.jsp#Article2 There are many sources of help available on the NPDB website. For example, in the top right corner of almost every page, under the Help Center drop-down, we have many useful resources for organizations and health care professionals, including a link to our FAQ page.    Weds, 12 October 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2022Insights.jsp#Article3 In the digital age, having a secure password is extremely important. The NPDB requires every registered user to create a secure and unique password.    Weds, 12 October 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2022Insights.jsp#Article4 A narrative description is an important part of submitting a report to the NPDB. A narrative description helps future queriers have a clear idea of the acts or omissions of the subject of the report and the nature of, and reasons for, the event upon which the report is based.    Weds, 12 October 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Join us on September 20, 2022, 2–3 p.m. Eastern Time to improve your knowledge of reporting clinical privileges actions to the NPDB through an interactive.    Weds, 14 September 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A board of medical examiners initiated an investigation related to a physician's professional conduct. Two weeks later, the physician allowed his license to expire.    Weds, 14 September 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2022Insights.jsp#Article2 To view historical Continuous Query enrollments, you must go to Manage Enrollments under Continuous Query Management.    Weds, 14 September 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2022Insights.jsp#Article3 Reports remain in the NPDB indefinitely, unless the reporting entity corrects or voids the report. The NPDB will not void reports outside of the Dispute Resolution process.    Weds, 14 September 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital's chief of surgery summarily suspended a physician's privileges for outbursts of anger and throwing instruments in an operating room. Should this action be reported to the NPDB?    Weds, 10 August 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2022Insights.jsp#Article2 For each report submitted to the NPDB, entities are required to provide a narrative description, which is a summary of the facts of the case and a description of the circumstances that led to the action taken or settlement being made.    Weds, 10 August 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2022Insights.jsp#Article3 Medical malpractice payers are organizations, including those that self-insure for medical malpractice, that make payments for the benefit of health care practitioners.    Weds, 10 August 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2022Insights.jsp#Article4 There are many reasons why you would need to remove a user account. The most common is that a user has left your organization and the account is no longer needed.    Weds, 10 August 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2022Insights.jsp#Well The NPDB is hosting an exhibit at the NAMSS 46th Educational Conference & Exhibition from September 11–14 in Nashville.    Weds, 10 August 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Join us exit icon on Thursday, July 14, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Writing Narrative Descriptions for Reports webinar will provide best practices for writing thorough and meaningful narratives when submitting an NPDB report.    Weds, 13 July 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2022Insights.jsp#Article1 After conducting a professional review of a surgeon's competence, a hospital assigned a surgical proctor for 60 days. The surgeon could not perform surgery without being granted approval by the surgical proctor. Is the hospital required to report this action to the NPDB?    Weds, 13 July 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2022Insights.jsp#Article2 Depending upon the situation, one of two different ways should be used to change or update information provided on a previously submitted report: a Correction Report and a Revision-to-Action Report.    Weds, 13 July 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2022Insights.jsp#Article3 Health care organizations can give another registered organization (an “authorized agent”) the authority to query or report to the NPDB on their behalf.    Weds, 13 July 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2022Insights.jsp#Article4 Submitted reports are usually available in the NPDB system within seconds, though it may take up to 1 business day.    Weds, 13 July 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Join us exit icon on Thursday, July 14, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Writing Narrative Descriptions for Reports webinar will provide best practices for writing thorough and meaningful narratives when submitting an NPDB report.    Weds, 8 June 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox2 Access the recorded presentation and Q&As here!    Weds, 8 June 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician is being investigated by a hospital for issues related to professional competence and resigns her clinical privileges.    Weds, 8 June 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2022Insights.jsp#Article2 Health plans are programs or organizations (including health networks and health systems) that provide health benefits, whether directly, through insurance, through reimbursement, or otherwise.    Weds, 8 June 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2022Insights.jsp#Article3 There are three main ways to reset your NPDB account password.    Weds, 8 June 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital began an investigation of a physician on staff for issues related to professional competence 4 weeks prior to the expiration of the physician's clinical privileges.    Weds, 11 May 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2022Insights.jsp#Article2 All hospitals should be registered with the NPDB. Even if a hospital uses an agent or Credentials Verification Organization to query the NPDB, the hospital must first register with the NPDB.    Weds, 11 May 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2022Insights.jsp#Article3 A National Provider Identifier is a unique identification number for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-covered health care providers (both individuals and organizations).    Weds, 11 May 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2022Insights.jsp#Article4 Currently, only practitioner subjects can be enrolled in Continuous Query. You cannot enroll organization subjects in Continuous Query.    Weds, 11 May 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2022Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us exit icon on Tuesday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The NPDB 101 is a high-level overview of the NPDB, providing an excellent introduction or refresher for our users.    Weds, 13 April 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2022Insights.jsp#Article1 The owner of a medical supply company was found not guilty of violating the False Claims Act in regard to fraudulent Medicare claims, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General excluded the company from participating in the Medicare program.    Weds, 13 April 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2022Insights.jsp#Article2 Continuous Query is a service that keeps you informed about your enrolled practitioners.    Weds, 13 April 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2022Insights.jsp#Article3 Each registered health care organization must have a Data Bank administrator, but there are many advantages to maintaining multiple administrators on your account.    Weds, 13 April 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician member of a hospital medical staff applied for an expansion of clinical privileges.    Weds, 9 March 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2022Insights.jsp#Article2 In 2021, the NPDB focused on providing new and updated resources for our users.    Weds, 9 March 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2022Insights.jsp#Article3 NPDB information is not available to the general public. However, individual practitioners are entitled to access their own information.    Weds, 9 March 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2022Insights.jsp#Article1 A state licensing board is required to report any publicly available negative actions or findings.    Weds, 9 February 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2022Insights.jsp#Article2 There are two basic types of changes that Data Bank Administrators can make to their organization's NPDB registration.    Weds, 9 February 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2022Insights.jsp#Article3 It depends. The confidentiality provisions of Title IV, Section 1921, and Section 1128E allow eligible entities receiving information from the NPDB to disclose the information to others who are part of the investigation or peer review process, as long as the information is used for the purpose for which it was provided.    Weds, 9 February 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2022Insights.jsp#Article1 If a professional society denies membership to a physician, should it be reported to the NPDB?    Weds, 5 January 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2022Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB does not require hospitals to document or maintain records of queries (you must be able to provide evidence of your relationship with the query subject to the NPDB, upon request).    Weds, 5 January 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2022Insights.jsp#Article3 Query credits allow your organization to pay for queries using prepaid credits, instead of paying on a transaction-by-transaction basis.    Weds, 5 January 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician applying for renewal of his hospital clinical privileges falsified his application by omitting information about an ongoing licensure investigation.    Weds, 8 December 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2021Insights.jsp#Article2 Is your organization planning a meeting, conference, or webinar? You can request an NPDB representative attend your event (virtually, or in person when appropriate) and give a personalized talk on any NPDB topic!    Weds, 8 December 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2021Insights.jsp#Article3 In 2021, we held three webcasts to help our users gain a deeper understanding about NPDB policies and operations.    Weds, 8 December 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2021Insights.jsp#Article4 Each hospital administrator (not to be confused with a Data Bank Administrator) is ultimately responsible for ensuring the organization complies with all regulatory requirements, including the federal requirement of NPDB reporting and querying.    Weds, 8 December 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on November 16, 2021 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET to improve your knowledge of the NPDB through our interactive reporting scenario presentation.    Weds, 3 November 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital repeatedly reminded a physician to update his medical records in a timely manner. After there was no change in the physician's behavior, the hospital initiated an investigation,    Weds, 3 November 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2021Insights.jsp#Article2 Medical malpractice payments must involve an exchange of money and must be the result of a written complaint or claim demanding monetary payment for damages.    Weds, 3 November 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Between May 5 and July 9, 2021, the NPDB surveyed 6,038 health care practitioners, 3,474 health care entities, and 116 software vendors about their experiences with reporting, registering, attesting, and querying, as well as integrating NPDB software.    Weds, 3 November 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2021Insights.jsp#Article4 Medical malpractice payments must involve an exchange of money and must be the result of a written complaint or claim demanding monetary payment for damages.    Weds, 3 November 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A certified Self-Query response is a PDF that ensures the authenticity of the document provided by the NPDB.    Weds, 6 October 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2021Insights.jsp#Article2 On October 1, 2021, the NPDB changed its query fees.    Weds, 6 October 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Data Bank administrators play an integral role in your organization's relationship with the NPDB. Organizations registered with the NPDB are required to have at least one administrator, but we encourage assigning multiple administrators to share responsibilities and to ensure all duties can still be carried out in case an administrator leaves your organization or is unavailable.    Weds, 6 October 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2021Insights.jsp#Article4 When the subject of a report disagrees with the accuracy of the report or believes that it does not follow NPDB reporting requirements, the subject may dispute the report.    Weds, 6 October 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2021Insights.jsp#Article5 How do I cancel a Continuous Query enrollment? When a practitioner leaves your organization, you must cancel that practitioner's enrollment in Continuous Query.    Weds, 6 October 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2021Insights.jsp#Well The NPDB is hosting an exhibit booth at the NAMSS 45th Educational Virtual Conference and Exhibition from October 18-21.    Weds, 6 October 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox Beginning October 1, 2021, the cost of a 1-year enrollment in Continuous Query will be $2.50. A One-Time Query will also be $2.50. Both are being increased from their current price of $2.00.    Weds, 1 September 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2021Insights.jsp#Article1 If a physician's initial application for clinical privileges is denied or the privileges granted are more limited than those requested, must this be reported to the NPDB?    Weds, 1 September 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2021Insights.jsp#Article2 When the NPDB receives a report, it notifies the subject of the report and instructs the subject to review the report for accuracy. The report subject has the option to add a subject statement and/or dispute a report at any time.   Weds, 1 September 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Recently, the NPDB implemented new password requirements for user accounts. Passwords need to be changed after 55 days Weds, 1 September 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2021Insights.jsp#Article1 Beginning October 1, 2021, the cost of a one-year enrollment in Continuous Query will be $2.50. A One-Time Query will also be $2.50. Both are being increased from their current price of $2.00.    Weds, 4 August 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2021Insights.jsp#Article2 After an investigation and formal hearing, a state hospital suspended without pay one of its physician employees after discovering that the physician had misrepresented his credentials on his employment application.    Weds, 4 August 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Previously, an account administrator needed to enable Continuous Query enrollment via their Administrator Options before any users could submit Continuous Queries.    Weds, 4 August 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2021Insights.jsp#Article4 Every 2 years all state licensing boards renew their registrations with the NPDB. A subset of these boards are selected to participate in the NPDB compliance review, which assesses the completeness and accuracy of reportable actions submitted.    Weds, 4 August 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2021Insights.jsp#Article5 An entity may designate an agent to report or query on the entity's behalf. While entities and agents are both registered with the NPDB, the chart below highlights some key differences.    Weds, 4 August 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on Tuesday, July 20 at 2 p.m. ET, for a presentation designed for State Licensing Boards on certified Self-Query responses, submitting reports on regulated professions, and the compliance review process.   Weds, 7 July 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2021Insights.jsp#Article1 The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) pursued civil money penalties against a physician because the physician and his medical practice allegedly billed Medicare improperly.    Weds, 7 July 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2021Insights.jsp#Article2 While we recommend that eligible entities always query the NPDB directly, we are now digitally certifying each Self-Query response. A digitally certified Self-Query response provides assurance that the response is exactly as it was issued by the NPDB.   Weds, 7 July 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Health plans and federal and state agencies can take many kinds of actions, such as contract terminations, personnel-related suspensions, and pay reductions. These actions (and others) are reported to the NPDB as Other Adjudicated Actions or Decisions.   Weds, 7 July 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox Make your voice heard! By participating in our NPDB User survey, you will help us better meet our mission of improving health care quality, protecting the public, and reducing health care fraud and abuse in the U.S.   Weds, 8 June 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox2 A Self-Query allows health care practitioners and organizations to search the NPDB for reports about themselves. Weds, 8 June 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2021Insights.jsp#Article1 Is a resignation while subject to a "quality improvement plan" a resignation while under investigation? A quality improvement plan might include a limit on the number of patients a physician can have in a hospital at a time or a requirement that all surgical cases be discussed with the physician's department chair in advance of surgery. Weds, 8 June 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2021Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB is streamlining the selection of the subject's profession when you submit a report. Currently, you must select the subject's profession from a list of all NPDB professions. Weds, 8 June 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Federal, state, and local prosecutors must report criminal convictions against health care practitioners, providers, or suppliers related to the delivery of health care items or services, regardless of whether the conviction is the subject of a pending appeal. Weds, 8 June 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2021Insights.jsp#Article4 By ordering a Self-Query, health care professionals and organizations can find out if there is a report on them in the NPDB. Weds, 8 June 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox Make your voice heard! By participating in our NPDB User survey, you will help us better meet our mission of improving health care quality, protecting the public, and reducing health care fraud and abuse in the U.S.   Weds, 5 May 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox2 Currently, when reporting you select the subject's profession from a list of all NPDB professions. In the future, this list will only include professions regulated by your agency. Weds, 5 May 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A board of medical examiners initiated an investigation related to a physician's professional conduct. Two weeks later, the physician allowed his license to expire. The physician's license lapsed prior to any proposed agreement or board decision, so must the lapse be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 5 May 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2021Insights.jsp#Article2 Civil judgments are actions (other than criminal convictions) that are rendered in a federal or state court. Weds, 5 May 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2021Insights.jsp#Article3 A health plan is a program that provides health benefits, whether directly, through insurance, through reimbursement, or otherwise. Weds, 5 May 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on Wednesday, April 14 at 2 p.m. ET, for a presentation on requirements for reporting medical malpractice payments and a Q&A session with NPDB staff. For more details, visit our Events page. Weds, 7 April 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2021Insights.jsp#Article1 Does a medical malpractice payment have to exceed a certain dollar amount before it is reportable to the NPDB? Weds, 7 April 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2021Insights.jsp#Article2 Entities (including medical malpractice insurers and self-insured organizations) must submit a Medical Malpractice Payment Report if they make a payment for the benefit of a health care practitioner in settlement of, or in satisfaction in whole or in part of, a written claim or complaint against that health care practitioner. Weds, 7 April 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Querying the NPDB serves an essential function of heightening accountability in the health care community and increasing patient safety. Weds, 7 April 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2021Insights.jsp#BlueBox In June, the NPDB will be simplifying the way state licensing and certification agencies select the profession for a report subject's primary license or certification. Thurs, 4 March 2022 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A health care entity terminated a physician's contract for cause relating to poor patient care, which in turn resulted in loss of network participation. Should this be reported to the NPDB using one or two reports? Thurs, 3 March 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2021Insights.jsp#Article2 The following NPDB resources have been updated with 2020 data. Thurs, 3 March 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2021Insights.jsp#Article3 State licensing boards must report any action taken against a practitioner, provider, or supplier (individual or organization) that is a result of a formal proceeding (such as a formal hearing, settlement agreement, consent order, etc.) that results in one or more of the following. Thurs, 3 March 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2021Insights.jsp#Article4 How do I know if my organization is eligible to register with the NPDB? Registering with the NPDB allows your organization to report to and query the NPDB. Your organization is responsible for determining its eligibility and must certify that it is eligible when registering with the NPDB. Thurs, 3 March 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital summarily suspended a physician's clinical privileges to allow sufficient time for allegations of gross negligence to be fully investigated. The day after the summary suspension was imposed, the physician requested an educational leave of absence. Weds, 3 February 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2021Insights.jsp#Article2 Reports are records of adverse actions taken by authorized organizations regarding health care practitioners, entities, providers, or suppliers. Weds, 3 February 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2021Insights.jsp#Article3 Hospitals and other health care entities must report professional review actions taken against physicians and dentists if both of the following are true. Weds, 3 February 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2021Insights.jsp#Article4 Can my organization use a practitioner's Self-Query in place of a query submitted by the organization? A practitioner's Self-Query does not fulfill a hospital's querying requirements. Weds, 3 February 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2021Insights.jsp#Article1 A federal hospital terminated the employment of one of its nurses after an investigation determined that the nurse had physically and verbally abused several patients. The nurse was afforded due process. Should this action be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 6 January 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2021Insights.jsp#Article2 As the New Year begins, there's no better time to review your organization's account! These tips will help make sure your information is up-to-date and that your accounts are running efficiently. Weds, 6 January 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2021Insights.jsp#Article3 This new year, make sure your organization is doing its part and checking that all of the reportable actions it has taken are reported to the NPDB! Weds, 6 January 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2021Insights.jsp#Article4 When should I submit a Void Report? The NPDB has four different report types: Initial, Correction, Revision-to-Action, and Void. Weds, 6 January 2021 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2020Insights.jsp#Article1 A state licensing board issued a formal cease and desist order to an unlicensed practitioner who held herself out to be a licensed psychotherapist. Should the action be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 9 December 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2020Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB contains reports of actions taken by authorized organizations regarding health care practitioners, entities, providers, and suppliers. Weds, 9 December 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2020Insights.jsp#Article3 We are committed to providing our users with thorough and accessible information on NPDB operations and requirements. Over the past 18 months, we have engaged in a new initiative to share important information and to update existing resources with enhanced instructions. Weds, 9 December 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2020Insights.jsp#Article4 How do I use a CVO to query? The purpose of a Credentials Verification Organization (CVO) is to gather data and verify credentials of physicians and other health care practitioners on behalf of a health care entity. Weds, 9 December 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox In October we began a satisfaction survey for all NPDB Customer Service Center callers. Following all calls, you may provide feedback about your customer experience. Weds, 9 December 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join uson Wednesday, November 18 at 2 p.m. ET, to learn how and why to attest to NPDB activity, as well as submit your attestation to the NPDB. Weds, 4 November 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2020Insights.jsp#Article1 A state Medicaid agency excluded a pharmacy from the state's Medicaid program for submitting false claims. Is this action reportable? Weds, 4 November 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2020Insights.jsp#Article2 When the NPDB receives a report, it notifies and instructs the subject of the report to review the report for accuracy. Weds, 4 November 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2020Insights.jsp#Article3 Under a transparency initiative, my entity has become aware of a reportable action dating back decades that was never submitted to the NPDB. Are we obligated to submit all of that information to the NPDB? Weds, 4 November 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox On Wednesday, November 18, the NPDB will hold a live teleconference on how and why to attest to the NPDB, detailing our outreach and education effort to ensure eligible organizations meet NPDB reporting, querying, and confidentiality requirements. Weds, 7 October 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox2 As part of our efforts to enhance customer experience, we now have a satisfaction survey for all NPDB Customer Service Center callers. Weds, 7 October 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2020Insights.jsp#Article1 If a state board that regulates dieticians issues a cease and desist order against a person who is not a registered dietitian but who is practicing as one, is the issuance of the cease and desist order reportable to the NPDB? Weds, 7 October 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2020Insights.jsp#Article2 To support our users' efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPDB temporarily waived query fees for One-Time Queries and Continuous Queries (both initial enrollments and renewals). Weds, 7 October 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2020Insights.jsp#Article3 Because information security is important to us, the NPDB uses a secure messaging system for direct electronic communication between entities, practitioners with reports, and NPDB team members. Weds, 7 October 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2020Insights.jsp#Article4 The NPDB has four different report types: Initial, Correction, Revision-to-Action, and Void. Weds, 7 October 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox To support our users' efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPDB is temporarily waiving query fees for One-Time Query, Continuous Query, and Continuous Query renewals. Weds, 2 September 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox2 Join us on Wednesday, September 23 at 2 p.m. ET for an overview and refresher for NPDB users. The teleconference provides information about our mission, reporting requirements, and how and when to query. Weds, 2 September 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2020Insights.jsp#Article1 A defendant health care practitioner agreed to settle a medical malpractice claim in exchange for dismissal from a lawsuit. All parties involved in the lawsuit agreed to the condition. Should the resulting payment be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 2 September 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Attestation is our national education and outreach effort to ensure that all eligible organizations are meeting their reporting, querying, and confidentiality requirements. Weds, 2 September 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2020Insights.jsp#Article3 The NPDB has an expansive interpretation of the term "investigation" related to clinical privileges/panel membership. An investigation is not limited to a health care entity's gathering of facts; the NPDB considers an investigation starting as soon as the entity begins an inquiry and ending only when the entity's decision-making authorities take a final action or make a decision not to further pursue the matter. Weds, 2 September 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2020Insights.jsp#Article4 The laws governing the NPDB require all hospitals to request information from the NPDB. Weds, 2 September 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox On Wednesday, September 23, the NPDB will hold a live teleconference with an overview of NPDB operations for both new and seasoned users. Weds, 5 August 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2020Insights.jsp#Article1 A state Medicaid agency terminated the contract for participation of one of its Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) after holding formal hearings and determining that the MCO had not maintained a sufficient network of providers to meet the state's access and quality requirements. Should the state agency report this action to the NPDB? Weds, 5 August 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Organizations such as state and federal agencies, hospitals, health plans, and medical malpractice payers are required by federal law to report to the NPDB when they make medical malpractice payments or take certain health care-related adverse actions concerning licensure, certification, or clinical privileges. Weds, 5 August 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2020Insights.jsp#Article3 A narrative description is an important part of submitting reports to the NPDB. Every report submitted to the NPDB must include a narrative description with sufficient detail. Weds, 5 August 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2020Insights.jsp#Article4 A query is one of the many ways in which eligible entities interact with the NPDB. A query is a search for information stored within the NPDB regarding a physician, dentist, or other health care practitioner or organization. Weds, 5 August 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox To continue supporting our users' efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPDB is extending the query fee waiver for one-time queries, continuous queries, and continuous query renewals. The waiver extension is retroactive from June 1, 2020, through September 30, 2020. Weds, 8 July 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2020Insights.jsp#Article1 A health plan determines that a pharmacy had been improperly substituting generic compounds for certain prescribed brand-name drugs and terminates the pharmacy's contract. While reaching its decision, the health plan employed the due process safeguards it had set in place. Is the termination reportable? Weds, 8 July 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2020Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB is a repository of reports containing information on a variety of actions, such as medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related to health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers. Weds, 8 July 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2020Insights.jsp#Article3 Did you change your email address or phone number? Did someone leave your organization? Did your organization's name, address, or tax ID number change? Weds, 8 July 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2020Insights.jsp#Article4 Reports submitted to the NPDB are processed and available less than 24 hours after the NPDB's receipt of the report. Weds, 8 July 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox I have query credits; what are they and how do I use them? Query credits allow your organization to pay for queries using prepaid credits, instead of paying on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Weds, 3 June 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2020Insights.jsp#Article1 An anesthesiologist is hired by the hospital's anesthesia group and receives temporary privileges while his application for clinical privileges is pending the formal review process. After the hospital receives several quality of care-related complaints about the anesthesiologist, the practitioner agrees to resign the temporary privileges and withdraw his application for full privileges in return for the hospital not investigating his complaints. Is this reportable? Weds, 3 June 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Hospitals can grant temporary privileges for a variety of reasons, including emergency and disaster situations. Weds, 3 June 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2020Insights.jsp#Article3 There are several ways to send your documents to the NPDB. You will receive a faster response to your registration, registration renewal, or self-query by scanning and uploading documents to our website, rather than mailing them to us. Weds, 3 June 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox The NPDB is temporarily waiving query fees (both one-time query and continuous query) to support our users' efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. The waiver is retroactive from March 1 and will be effective through May 31, 2020. Weds, 6 May 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2020Insights.jsp#Article1 My organization is extremely busy due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is unable to fully conduct investigations and hearings. If we summarily suspend a practitioner's privileges during this time, will the NPDB allow us to hold off on submitting the report until we are able to complete a full investigation? Weds, 6 May 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2020Insights.jsp#Article2 At the NPDB, we know many health care systems are composed of multiple entities (such as several hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and clinics) where practitioners may be providing services at more than one facility. Weds, 6 May 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2020Insights.jsp#Article3 When an authorized organization registers with the NPDB they are required by federal regulations to report certain actions taken against practitioners, providers, and suppliers. Weds, 6 May 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2020Insights.jsp#Article4 What is the minimum amount of information I can provide for a query and still receive an accurate result? Weds, 6 May 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox The NPDB is temporarily waiving query fees (both one-time query and continuous query) to support our users' efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. The waiver is retroactive from March 1 and will be effective through May 31, 2020. Weds, 15 April 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2020Insights.jsp#Article1 A preferred provider organization (PPO) investigated a member physician after receiving quality of care complaints from several plan participants. The physician was unaware of the investigation, but, during the investigation, he relinquished his panel membership for personal reasons. Weds, 15 April 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Each registered organization must have at least one NPDB administrator, but there are many advantages to maintaining multiple administrators on your account. Administrators are responsible for maintaining your organization's NPDB profile. Weds, 15 April 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2020Insights.jsp#Article3 Is my organization required to report proctoring to the NPDB? Many organizations require proctoring (also called preceptoring, mentoring, monitoring, etc.). Weds, 15 April 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2020Insights.jsp#Article1 If one of our practitioners is reported by another entity, will the NPDB update us, or do we have to conduct our own periodic monitoring? Weds, 4 March 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Did you know the NPDB was created in response to rising concerns about patient safety? Weds, 4 March 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2020Insights.jsp#Article3 Attestation is the NPDB's national education and outreach effort to ensure that all eligible entities are meeting their reporting requirements as mandated by federal law. Weds, 4 March 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2020Insights.jsp#Article4 In 2019, the NPDB focused on providing new and updated resources for our users. Weds, 4 March 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2020Insights.jsp#Article5 Is an agreement not to exercise privileges during an investigation, without actually surrendering the privileges, a resignation while under investigation that is reportable? Weds, 4 March 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2020Insights.jsp#BlueBox Join us on Thursday, February 20 at 2 p.m. EST (Add to Your Calendar) to learn about querying the NPDB. Weds, 5 February 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2020Insights.jsp#Article1 As a prerequisite for awarding laparoscopic appendectomy clinical privileges, a hospital's standard operating procedures require physicians to perform five procedures within 30 days under the supervision of a proctor. In one situation, a physician successfully completed four procedures, but no additional patients required a laparoscopic appendectomy within the 30-day time period. Consistent with the standard operating procedures, the hospital extended the time period for completing the remaining laparoscopic appendectomy. Should this be reported? Weds, 5 February 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Your subject database stores identifying information about practitioners, and it is used to pre-populate query forms, report forms, and Continuous Query enrollments. Did you know you can use your subject database to easily enroll practitioners into Continuous Query? Weds, 5 February 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2020Insights.jsp#Article3 Is your organization signed up to receive monthly summary emails from the NPDB? This email is sent at the beginning of each month and summarizes your organization's query and report activities for the prior month. Weds, 5 February 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2020Insights.jsp#Article1 After conducting a professional review of a surgeon's competence, a hospital assigned a surgical proctor for 60 days. The surgeon could not perform surgery without being granted approval by the surgical proctor. Is the hospital required to report this action to the NPDB? Weds, 8 January 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2020Insights.jsp#Article2 Reporting organizations must report medical malpractice payments and other required actions to the NPDB within 30 calendar days of the date the action was taken or a payment was made. Weds, 8 January 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2020Insights.jsp#Article3 We are pleased to announce the following NPDB training opportunities. Weds, 8 January 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2020Insights.jsp#Article4 As part of our ongoing mission to improve health care quality, protect the public, and reduce health care fraud and abuse in the U.S., the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reviews the completeness and accuracy of reports that state licensing and certification agencies submit to the NPDB. Weds, 8 January 2020 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2019Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Don't worry! You can now watch a recording of the October 29, 2019 event on the Webcasts page. Weds, 4 December 2019 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A surgeon is summarily suspended by the Chief of Staff for an outburst in the OR. An emergency meeting of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) is convened to address the suspension. Weds, 4 December 2019 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2019Insights.jsp#Article2 Before hiring a health care practitioner, you want all the facts, right? Other organizations rely on the reports you submit to make informed credentialing, licensing, and hiring decisions. Weds, 4 December 2019 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2019Insights.jsp#Article3 While we encourage all authorized organizations to submit a query to the NPDB as part of your licensing, hiring, or credentialing process, there are some stipulations regarding when organizations are not allowed to query. Weds, 4 December 2019 10:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2019Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Do you regularly access our Public Use File or information from our Data Analysis Tool? Weds, 6 November 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital's chief of surgery summarily suspended a physician's privileges for outbursts of anger and throwing charts and instruments in an operating room. Should this action be reported? Weds, 6 November 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2019Insights.jsp#Article2 As a state licensing and certification board staffer, you need to know when a practitioner you license or certify is reported to the NPDB. Weds, 6 November 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2019Insights.jsp#Article3 Whether you're a practitioner or part of a health care organization, you can refer to our new infographic to better understand the options subjects of reports have if they disagree with a report. Weds, 6 November 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A health care practitioner pleaded nolo contendere to fraud related to a claim he made on his homeowner's insurance. Should this be reported? Weds, 2 October 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2019Insights.jsp#Article2 Join us on October 29, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET to learn more about clinical privileges actions from NPDB staff. This is an excellent opportunity for health care organizations to learn more about clinical privileges reporting requirements. Weds, 2 October 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2019Insights.jsp#Article3 We recently updated our process for new administrators who are replacing previous administrators who are no longer with the organization. Weds, 2 October 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2019Insights.jsp#Article4 If your organization makes a medical malpractice payment for the benefit of multiple practitioners, there are two ways to report it. Weds, 2 October 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2019Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 In response to the overwhelming interest in our 2019 Education Forum, we are planning additional educational webcasts, each featuring an open Q&A session with NPDB staff members. Tues, 10 September 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A health plan terminated contracts with several psychologists in its network because the plan determined it already had too many psychologists in that geographic area. Tues, 10 September 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2019Insights.jsp#Article2 If your organization is going through an accreditation survey, you may have concerns about what you can share with the surveyor. Tues, 10 September 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2019Insights.jsp#Article3 Different types of organizations have distinct reporting requirements based on their statutory authorities. Health plans generally fall under two statutory authorities. Tues, 10 September 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2019Insights.jsp#Article1 Dr. Jones, a physician, held clinical privileges at a hospital entitling her to perform specific procedures. The head of Dr. Jones' medical department pointed out to her that she was no longer performing some of the procedures, and the department head suggested that she voluntarily relinquish those privileges. Weds, 7 August 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2019Insights.jsp#Article2 If you are a state licensing or certification board and you took a reportable adverse action, you must report it to the NPDB even if the action is taken through an alternative method. Weds, 7 August 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2019Insights.jsp#Article3 This month, all other organizations registered with the NPDB join hospitals, health centers, health plans, medical malpractice payers, federal organizations, and state licensing boards in our attestation effort. Weds, 7 August 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2019Insights.jsp#Article4 The Health Resources and Services Administration reviews the completeness and accuracy of information that state licensing and certification agencies submit to the National Practitioner Data Bank. Weds, 7 August 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician was indefinitely excluded from a state Medicaid program because her medical license was suspended in another state. Should this exclusion be reported? Weds, 10 July 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2019Insights.jsp#Article2 If your organization has concerns about a practitioner that adversely affects (or could affect) the health or welfare of a patient, and the clinical privileges of that practitioner, and starts looking into that practitioner's professional competency or conduct, that is considered an investigation. Weds, 10 July 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2019Insights.jsp#Article3 What is the report type, action, and basis for action? Understanding these terms can help you submit complete and accurate information in an Adverse Action Report. Weds, 10 July 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2019Insights.jsp#Article4 The NPDB contains sensitive, personal information that is protected under the Privacy Act of 1974 and the NPDB Regulations, 45 CFR §60.20. Weds, 10 July 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2019Insights.jsp#Article1 If a physician's initial application for clinical privileges is denied or the privileges granted are more limited than those requested, must this be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 5 June 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2019Insights.jsp#Article2 On April 9th, we met with stakeholders to partner to protect patients at our 2019 Education Forum. Attendees traveled to Maryland from all over the United States to learn more about the NPDB. Weds, 5 June 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2019Insights.jsp#Article3 Has your organization had any recent acquisitions or corporate mergers? Weds, 5 June 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2019Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 At our 2019 Education Forum on April 9th, we partnered with our user community to further the goal of protecting patient safety. Weds, 8 May 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician applied for clinical privileges at a hospital to perform cardiac procedures. The hospital requires that such applications be granted only if the applying physician has performed 50 cardiac procedures in the previous year. The applying physician has performed only 40 such procedures. The hospital denies the application based solely on the physician not having met its 50-procedure requirement. Weds, 8 May 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2019Insights.jsp#Article2 Proctoring can have several different names depending on the organization, such as preceptoring, mentoring, monitoring, etc. Whether you should report the assignment of a proctor depends on several factors outlined below. Weds, 8 May 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2019Insights.jsp#Article3 As a registered entity, if your organization employs or credentials nurses or other health care practitioners, you are allowed to query as part of your hiring or staffing procedures. Weds, 8 May 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2019Insights.jsp#Article4 Based upon your suggestions, and changes that have occurred in the health care field, we periodically update the code lists used by QRXS vendors. We released improvements to the code lists on April 5, 2019. Weds, 8 May 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital suspended a physician's clinical privileges for 45 days for failing to complete medical records. Should this action be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 3 April 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2019Insights.jsp#Article2 We updated several public resources in the past year. Weds, 3 April 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2019Insights.jsp#Article3 Including a detailed narrative provides depth and nuance to reports to assist organizations in making critical hiring and credentialing decisions. Weds, 3 April 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2019Insights.jsp#Article4 When a practitioner leaves your organization, you are required to cancel their continuous query enrollment. Weds, 3 April 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2019Insights.jsp#Article1 If a hospital began an investigation of a physician, for issues related to professional competence, 4 weeks prior to the expiration of the physician's clinical privileges and the physician failed to renew the clinical privileges while the investigation was ongoing, should it be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 6 March 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2019Insights.jsp#Article2 When a subject disputes a report, we require that the subject first contact you, the reporting organization. Depending on the subject's concerns, you may be able to address them without the dispute being elevated. Weds, 6 March 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2019Insights.jsp#Article3 We offer extensive resources to guide you in determining reportability. You can ask us specific questions directly by selecting "Ask the NPDB Team" in the Policy Corner. Weds, 6 March 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2019Insights.jsp#Article4 Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 10-16. As a result, we would like to explain why querying and reporting are important for your health care organization. Weds, 6 March 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2019Insights.jsp#Article1 Is a report required when clinical privileges lapse at the end of a 2-year appointment because there has been a recommendation by the Medical Executive Committee that the physician not be reappointed, but the physician's current 2-year appointment ends before a hearing can be held and final action taken by the hospital's governing body? Weds, 6 February 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2019Insights.jsp#Article2 This month, medical malpractice payers join hospitals, health centers, health plans, and state licensing boards in our attestation effort. Weds, 6 February 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2019Insights.jsp#Article3 Understand the difference between centralized and decentralized credentialing by exploring the question, "How many queries do I need to run?" Weds, 6 February 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2019Insights.jsp#Article4 If your organization is a hospital, NPDB regulations do not require you to document or maintain records of your queries. Weds, 6 February 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2019Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Our Education Forum is quickly approaching. On April 9, 2019, in the Washington DC metro area, we will bring together stakeholders, experts, and staff for a day of interactive learning activities, short presentations, and breakout sessions. Weds, 9 January 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2019Insights.jsp#Article1 A health plan won a civil judgment against a clinical laboratory for submitting false claims. Two other health plans were party to the suit and received larger awards. Should all three health plans submit NPDB reports? Weds, 9 January 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2019Insights.jsp#Article2 Did you know we send monthly updates of your account activity? Monthly summary emails are a great way to monitor your account and stay current on any query or report updates. Weds, 9 January 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2019Insights.jsp#Article3 We are always looking for ways to improve the overall customer experience. In April we started using a new search tool on our website, hosted by Search.gov. Weds, 9 January 2019 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2018Insights.jsp#Article1 Is a leave of absence while under investigation considered to be a resignation of privileges that is reportable? Weds, 5 December 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2018Insights.jsp#Article2 In response to your requests, we are happy to announce that we will be hosting an Education Forum on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Rockville, Maryland. Weds, 5 December 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2018Insights.jsp#Article3 We have two new resources that provide guidance for federal hospitals and government agencies. Weds, 5 December 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2018Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 The NPDB will host a Spring Education Forum April 9, 2019, in the Washington DC metro area. Weds, 7 November 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2018Insights.jsp#Article1 When a physician surrenders medical staff privileges due to personal reasons, infirmity, or retirement, and such surrender did not occur in order to avoid an investigation nor during an investigation, should it be reported? Weds, 7 November 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2018Insights.jsp#Article2 We recently published an updated NPDB Guidebook, our policy manual used to inform the health care community and others about NPDB requirements as they are established by federal law. Weds, 7 November 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2018Insights.jsp#Article3 In 1992, President George Bush signed a Congressional House Joint Resolution, proclaiming the first week in November as National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week. Weds, 7 November 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2018Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 The NPDB will host a Spring Education Forum April 9, 2019, in the Washington DC metro area. Weds, 3 October 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2018Insights.jsp#Article1 A skilled nursing facility’s contract to participate in a Federal health care program (e.g., Medicare provider agreement) is formally terminated for cause. Should this action be reported? Weds, 3 October 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Our specialists provide customized assistance to users, from those who query and report, to those whose information resides in the NPDB, to the general public, researchers, and the media. Weds, 3 October 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2018Insights.jsp#Article3 Need a refund for duplicate queries? When submitting a refund request for duplicate queries, you must provide both the initial and duplicate Data Bank Control Numbers (DCNs) on the refund request form. Weds, 3 October 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2018Insights.jsp#Article1 A health plan terminated contracts with several psychologists in its network because the plan determined it already had too many psychologists in that geographic area. Should this action be reported? Weds, 5 September 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2018Insights.jsp#Article2 When you enroll a practitioner in Continuous Query, your enrollment confirmation is the initial query response that shows all available reports on the practitioner, if any. Weds, 5 September 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2018Insights.jsp#Article3 The NPDB provides a reference number for each transaction charged to your organization's electronic funds transfer (EFT), credit card, or debit card account. Weds, 5 September 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2018Insights.jsp#Article4 Need to call the Customer Service Center? Help us solve your issues quickly by having your account credentials and relevant subject names or Data Bank Control Numbers (DCNs) ready when you call. Weds, 5 September 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2018Insights.jsp#Article1 A defendant health care practitioner settled a medical malpractice claim in exchange for dismissal from a lawsuit. All parties involved in the lawsuit agreed to the condition. Should the resulting payment be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 8 August 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Attestation is our national education and outreach effort to ensure that all eligible entities are meeting their NPDB reporting requirements as mandated by federal law. Weds, 8 August 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2018Insights.jsp#Article3 Do you know which common actions you should submit as an Adverse Action Report (AAR)? acteristics of the NPDB's data by profession, state, and report type. Weds, 8 August 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2018Insights.jsp#Article4 Are you regularly getting locked out of your account while using credentialing software to access the NPDB? Weds, 8 August 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2018Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital automatically revoked a physician’s clinical privileges when the physician lost her license. Should this action be reported? Weds, 11 July 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Do you know when to report a medical malpractice payment to the NPDB? Weds, 11 July 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2018Insights.jsp#Article3 The Research Statistics Tool has been integrated into the NPDB's Data Analysis Tool, which has new functionality and a modern look that will make it easier for researchers and the general public to explore the characteristics of the NPDB's data by profession, state, and report type. Weds, 11 July 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2018Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 Do you have a link to the NPDB on your website? Please verify that your organization is using the correct link to ensure your users are getting the information they need: https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/ Weds, 11 July 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2018Insights.jsp#Article1 Are medical malpractice payers required to report payments made for the benefit of a deceased practitioner? Weds, 6 June 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Did you know the Customer Service Center (CSC) can only reset passwords for your organization's Data Bank administrator? Weds, 6 June 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2018Insights.jsp#Article3 A National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is a 10-digit identification number issued to health care practitioners and providers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Weds, 6 June 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2018Insights.jsp#Article4 The NPDB collects information on health care-related criminal convictions and civil judgments, called Judgment or Conviction Reports (JOCRs). Weds, 6 June 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/resources/publicData.jsp The NPDB Public Use Data File has been updated to include disclosable statistical report information received from September 1, 1990 through March 31, 2018. Weds, 2 May 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2018Insights.jsp#Article1 If a State board denies the application of a practitioner who did not have the required number of practicum hours, should the action be reported? Weds, 2 May 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Electronic Report Forwarding allows reporting entities to provide certain reports directly to the appropriate state licensing and certification authority (state licensing board) through the secure NPDB system. Weds, 2 May 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2018Insights.jsp#Article3 Did you know that you can have multiple Data Bank administrators and users on your NPDB account? Weds, 2 May 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2018Insights.jsp#Article4 Whether your receive or submit reports, knowing the differences between Initial Action, Revision-to-Action, and Correction Reports can help you better understand them. Weds, 2 May 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2018Insights.jsp#Article1 A physician is being investigated by a hospital for issues related to professional competence and resigns her clinical privileges. At the time of her resignation, she states that she plans to move to a different state. Weds, 4 April 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Whether you are new to the NPDB or a longtime user, it is important to review all sections of your query response. Weds, 4 April 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2018Insights.jsp#Article2 If your query response contains reports, it is necessary to thoroughly read and understand the report to accurately interpret the context and severity of the action. Weds, 4 April 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/April2018Insights.jsp#Article4 Organizations using third-party software to query and report through the NPDB’s Querying and Reporting XML Service (QRXS) should be aware of several changes taking effect in June 2018. Weds, 4 April 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2018Insights.jsp#BlueBox Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 11–17, 2018. Tues, 13 March 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2018Insights.jsp#Article1 Did you know that the NPDB was created in response to patient safety concerns? Tues, 13 March 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2018Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB developed Continuous Query in response to the health care community’s desire to promote patient safety and organizations' need to meet accreditation standards that require ongoing monitoring of practitioners. Tues, 13 March 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2018Insights.jsp#Article3 After receiving multiple “quality of care” complaints about a physician, a hospital initiated an investigation. During the investigation, the physician resigned her clinical privileges at the hospital. Tues, 13 March 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/March2018Insights.jsp#Article4 What effort is the NPDB currently making to further patient safety? Tues, 13 March 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Feb2018Insights.jsp#BlueBox Attestation for hospitals begins this month. Weds, 7 February 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article1 Do medical malpractice payers have to report payments made for the benefit of a deceased practitioner? Weds, 7 February 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Soon, State licensing and certification agencies (State licensing boards) renewing their NPDB registration will notice an added step. Weds, 7 February 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article3 If your organization queries the NPDB, you may benefit from the query pre-payment option, which allows your organization to pay for queries ahead of time, rather than on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Weds, 7 February 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital initiated an investigation related to the professional conduct of a physician who held time-limited, nonrenewable, temporary privileges at the hospital. During the investigation, the physician’s temporary privileges expired and the hospital took no further action. Should this be reported? Weds, 10 January 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article2 Happy New Year, Data Bank administrators! It's the perfect time to review your organization's account and the associated user account(s). Weds, 10 January 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article3 Attestation is our national education and outreach effort to ensure that all eligible entities are meeting their NPDB reporting requirements. Weds, 10 January 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2018Insights.jsp#Article4 Is your organization planning a meeting, conference or webinar? The NPDB is eager to speak to your group or organization. Weds, 10 January 2018 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2017Insights.jsp#Article1 A hospital repeatedly reminded a physician to update his medical records in a timely manner. After there was no change in the physician's behavior, the hospital initiated an investigation, which revealed that the physician had more than 300 incomplete medical records. As a result, the hospital took a professional review action to suspend the physician's clinical privileges for 60 days, citing professional misconduct. Because there was no actual patient harm, should this be reported to the NPDB? Weds, 6 December 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2017Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB has completed its redesign of infographic guides that show, using a visual format, the criteria for reporting the following items to the NPDB. Weds, 6 December 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Dec2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Stay updated on practitioner report changes by activating Continuous Query. Weds, 6 December 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2017Insights.jsp#Article1 If an "impaired practitioner" takes a leave of absence and enters a rehabilitation program, must it be reported? Weds, 8 November 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2017Insights.jsp#Article2 Organizations are responsible for selecting one or more users to report and/or query the NPDB. Weds, 8 November 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2017Insights.jsp#Article3 An update is available for Length of Action Requirement for Reporting Clinical Privileging Actions in the Policy Corner. Weds, 8 November 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Nov2017Insights.jsp#Article4 The NPDB has released a new infographic that defines some commonly used NPDB terminology that is important to know when performing NPDB tasks. Weds, 8 November 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2017Insights.jsp#BlueBox1 If you missed the live webinars that occurred in July 2017, a recording is now available. Weds, 11 October 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 11 October 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2017Insights.jsp#Article2 Data Bank administrators serve an important role, linking your organization's users to the NPDB by performing tasks that require special privileges. Weds, 11 October 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Oct2017Insights.jsp#Article3 The NPDB is pleased to provide the results of our compliance review, which examined reporting compliance for disciplinary actions taken between January 2015 and December 2015. Weds, 11 October 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Thurs, 7 September 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2017Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB releases a new infographic. Thurs, 7 September 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Sep2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Explains when query responses can be share within a health system. Thurs, 7 September 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 2 August 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2017Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB is pleased to provide the results of our most recent compliance review, which examined reporting compliance for disciplinary actions taken between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2015. Weds, 2 August 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Aug2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Explains why your organization should query the NPDB. Weds, 2 August 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 28 June 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2017Insights.jsp#Article2 Summarizes updates to the Research Statistics and Data Analysis Tools. Weds, 28 June 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/July2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Provides guidance on the Self-Query process with a new infographic.. Weds, 28 June 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 7 June 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2017Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB recently added new social media sharing buttons at the top of the e-Guidebook reading pane. Weds, 7 June 2017 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/June2017Insights.jsp#Article3 The NPDB is pleased to provide the results of our most recent compliance review, which examined reporting compliance for disciplinary actions taken between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2015. Weds, 7 June 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/resources/aboutStatData.jsp The NPDB Research Statistics and the Data Analysis Tool were updated to reflect updated data through 2016. Tues, 30 May 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/resources/publicData.jsp The NPDB Public Use Data File has been updated to include disclosable statistical report information received from September 1, 1990 through March 31, 2017. The file does not contain any information that identifies individual practitioners or reporting entities and is designed for statistical analysis only. Tues, 16 May 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Thurs, 11 May 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2017Insights.jsp#Article2 When submitting a query, it is vital to complete as many data fields as possible. You may be inclined to leave fields blank to save time; however, this may delay your query results by up to two business days. Thurs, 11 May 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/May2017Insights.jsp#Article3 A subject database allows you to store identifying information about a practitioner or organization, then use it later to pre-populate query or report forms. Thurs, 11 May 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 5 April 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2017Insights.jsp#Article2 The NPDB has been redesigning several reporting flowcharts to make popular reporting concepts easier to understand, and recently released its newest flowcharts for reporting. Weds, 5 April 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Apr2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Instead of memorizing a complicated password that must be changed every 60 days, you have the option to request a one-time password sent via text to your mobile phone. Weds, 5 April 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 8 March 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2017Insights.jsp#Article2 Provides information about medical malpractice payments and the NPDB. Weds, 8 March 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Mar2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Introduces a new infographic guide to reporting medical malpractice payments. Weds, 8 March 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2017Insights.jsp#Article1 Answers a reportability question. Weds, 11 January 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2017Insights.jsp#Article2 Introduces a pair of guides about querying. Weds, 11 January 2017 09:00:00 EST https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/enews/Jan2017Insights.jsp#Article3 Informs users about the new hospital profile and hospital webpage. Weds, 11 January 2017 09:00:00 EST