Health Systems

Acts of malpractice and professional misbehavior conducted by physicians, as well as other healthcare professionals, can be made known to other people by accessing the National Practitioner Data Bank as a result of which Act:

(from Dr. Thorn – background info for HCA international students: a bill is a proposed idea under consideration by US Congress. Once passed by Congress and President it becomes law. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an Act)

o Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

o The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986.

o Hill-Burton Act.

o Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)