National Practitioner Data Bank
"National Practitioner Data Bank" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A databank established by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to collect and release information on the professional competence and conduct of physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care practitioners. The data include adverse actions on physicians' malpractice, licensure, hospital privileges, concealing of pertinent information, and the like.
| Descriptor ID |
D016749
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.470.750.750.600 L01.700.508.300.188.400.600
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| Concept/Terms |
National Practitioner Data Bank- National Practitioner Data Bank
- National Practitioner Databank
- Databank, National Practitioner
- Databanks, National Practitioner
- National Practitioner Databanks
- Practitioner Databank, National
- Practitioner Databanks, National
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