Adverse privileging actions in the Army Medical Department

Fully 23 years after enactment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act and 19 years after initiation of the National Practitioner Data Bank reporting requirements, the identification and proper processing of adverse privileging actions continues to be a dynamic, challenging, and rights-preserving system at the forefront of the quality assurance initiatives, both within and outside of the Department of Defense. This article addresses the more pressing legal and practical implications of compliance in the adverse clinical privileging actions forum from the Army Medical Department military treatment facility command perspective.