Monday, October 3, 2011

HRSA: HIPDB to Merge with NPDB

The Division of Practitioner Data Banks (DPDB) is anticipating the merge of the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) into the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The merger is planned for 2012.

Please see the following links for more information:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-23/pdf/2011-24403.pdf
http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/resources/section1921.jsp
http://www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov/resources/brochures/NewInfoNPDBUnderSection1921.pdf