What Do You Need to Know About the National Practitioner Data Bank
Channel: Patient Safety Movement
Date: 2021-07-15

Patients have the right to know the risks of any medical procedures they undergo as well as risks from their doctors, however patients and the general public currently do not have access to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Marian Hollingsworth, a patient safety advocate, shares a bit about the NPSD and explains that the NPDB shows if doctors have had disciplinary action with the state or board and if they are guilty of malpractice. 

In order for patients to make better, more informed decisions about their healthcare provider, please contact your federal representative and ask them to make the NPDB public.

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