Before making recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding new physicians who
have applied for active membership, the Credentials Committee must query the
A. peer review organization.
B. National Practitioner Data Bank.
C. risk manager.
D. Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set.
B With the passage of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, the NPDB was
established. Hospitals are required to query the data bank before granting clinical privileges
to physicians.
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