HCQIA is the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, which authorized the federal government to establish a [[National Practitioner Data Bank]] for the blacklisting of physicians by hospitals.
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HCQIA is the [[Health]] Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, which authorized the federal government to establish a [[National Practitioner Data Bank]] for the blacklisting of physicians by hospitals.
Specifically, the law requires reporting by "[e]ach health care entity which--
Specifically, the law requires reporting by "[e]ach health care entity which--