NPDB enhancements will ease report submission

Next week, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) will deploy enhancements aimed at improving users’ experience with the Data Bank system. They include streamlined filtering and selection processes for Primary Occupation, which previously required users to search a long, complicated list to select the correct occupation. In addition, the option for entering the Adverse Action Classification Code has been moved to the main input form, and the input is no longer on one long page, but is divided into tabs for easier data entry.

The NPDB’s Querying and Reporting XML Software (QRXS) provides an opportunity to send and receive multiple practitioner reports or queries at one time. Occasionally, a QXRS submitter's software will inadvertently submit duplicate transactions, resulting in errors or duplicate charges. New automated checks are being added to help detect and limit accidental duplicate transactions. These changes will be deployed November 18.

Source: Data Bank News