Check U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) databases for adverse actions reported against health care practitioners. The HireRight National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Check is an important supplement to a comprehensive and careful review of a practitioner’s professional credentials. The NPDB is a national repository that compiles and shares information about the competence and conduct of health care professionals.
Ensuring a safer patient environment
Compliance with industry regulations
Reduced risk during litigation
Certain health care organizations can use a HireRight NPDB Check to help determine if a physician, dentist, or other health care professional has a history of unprofessional behavior or incompetency. A HireRight NPDB Check can help health care organizations, such as hospitals, meet certain regulatory requirements. Other benefits include:
Medicare and Medicaid exclusions
Drug Enforcement Administration actions