As Part of the Credentialing Process, Many Health Plans Use

question 186

Multiple Choice

As part of the credentialing process, many health plans use the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to learn information about prospective members of a provider network. One true statement about the NPDB is that:

• A) It is maintained by the individual states
• B) It primarily includes information about any censures, reprimands, or admonishments against any physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in the United States
• C) The information in the NPDB is available to the general public
• D) It was established to identify and discipline medical practitioners who act unprofessionally

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Definitions:

Lurking Variables

Unobserved variables that influence the relationship between the independent and dependent variables in an analysis.

Rate of Depression

The frequency or proportion of individuals in a given population experiencing depression during a specific time frame.

Income

The money received by a person or organization, typically on a regular basis, for work, through investments, or from other sources.

Lurking Variables

Unobserved variables that influence the relationship between the variables of interest in a study, potentially leading to misleading conclusions.