Question

which was established by the health care quality improvement act (hcqia) to improve the quality of health care by encouraging state licensing boards, hospitals and other health care entities, and professional societies to identify and discipline those who engage in unprofessional behavior?
o a. physician quality reporting system
o b. integrated querying and reporting service
o c. national practitioner data bank
o d. health integrity and protection data bank

Explanation:

The Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) established the National Practitioner Data Bank. Its purpose is to improve healthcare quality by having entities like state licensing boards, hospitals, etc., identify and discipline unprofessional behavior. The Physician Quality Reporting System is related to reporting quality measures for Medicare. The Integrated Querying and Reporting Service is not the entity established by HCQIA for this specific purpose. The Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank is not the correct one either.

Answer:

C. National Practitioner Data Bank