Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) Practice Test

Which piece of information is available in the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, but not the National Practitioner Data Bank?

1. Medical malpractice payments

2. Criminal convictions related to healthcare

3. Loss of licensure

4. Negative findings by state certification authority

The correct answer is: Criminal convictions related to healthcare

The Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) is designed to promote compliance with healthcare laws and regulations, and it consolidates information on certain misconduct related specifically to healthcare practices. It includes data regarding criminal convictions related to healthcare, which can encompass various offenses that impact a practitioner’s ability to operate within legal and ethical guidelines in the healthcare setting. The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), on the other hand, primarily focuses on adverse actions related to practitioners, such as malpractice payments and licensure actions, but does not include specific data on criminal convictions. Therefore, the distinction here lies in the focus of the HIPDB on criminal conduct that affects healthcare professionals, making the information on criminal convictions related to healthcare available in HIPDB but not in the NPDB. This differentiation highlights the broader scope of the HIPDB in addressing issues related to integrity and compliance within the healthcare sector, emphasizing its role in safeguarding both patients and healthcare systems from practitioners who have been convicted of healthcare-related crimes.