Protecting the Public Through the National Practitioner Data Bank and Nursys® Compliance: An Exploratory Analysis

The use of routine collected data shows potential for measuring the effect of improvement strategies in achieving the 30-day federal standard and the 15-day NCSBN-American National Standards Institute standard. Umbrella BONs are generally less effective than independent BONs in meeting the 30-day federal standard and thus place the public at increased risk. Some BONs have room for performance improvement.