Hosp Peer Rev. 2001 Feb;26(2):21-2, 17-8.
Hospitals are running a considerable risk if they rely too heavily on the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) as a source of information throughout their credentialing process. A report released recently by the General Accounting Office, which found the data bank riddled with problems, only underlines that point. The government watchdog agency says problems of underreporting to the NPDB make it a questionable source of information regarding disciplinary actions taken against health care practitioners by hospitals and other health care providers.
如果医院在整个资质认证过程中过于依赖国家从业者数据库（NPDB）作为信息来源，它们将面临相当大的风险。美国政府问责局最近发布的一份报告发现该数据库存在诸多问题，这进一步凸显了这一点。这家政府监督机构表示，向NPDB少报信息的问题使得它在提供有关医院和其他医疗服务提供者对医疗从业者采取的纪律处分信息方面成了一个可疑来源。
