New peer review reporting and disclosure requirements--Part I

This article reviews the reporting and disclosure provisions of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987, the Texas Medical Practice Act, and federal regulations promulgated in late 1989 to establish the operating rules and policies of the National Practitioner Data Bank. A table on pages 56-57 outlines the reporting requirements of these laws and regulations. Discussion focuses on the requirements the new federal regulations place on physicians and other health care practitioners, health care entities, and insurers.