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New page: The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a nationwide database of adverse reports about physicians, as filed by hospitals and insurance companies.<ref>http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/<...

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a nationwide database of adverse reports about physicians, as filed by hospitals and insurance companies.<ref>http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/</ref> It is used by hospitals in determining whether to grant privileges to physicians.

All actions for damages in connection with the NPDB are subject to immunity under [[HCQIA]], unless a report is filed with knowledge of its falsity. [[HCQIA]] Section 11137(c) provides:

:"No person or entity ... shall be held liable in any civil action with respect to any report made under this subchapter ... without knowledge of the falsity of the information contained in the report."

Reporting of [[peer review]] actions is mandated by [[HCQIA]].

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