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Building a Reliable National Provider Directory—Lessons From Other Sectors

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4408

October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint discusses how a national health care provider database could benefit from lessons learned in the public and private sectors.

Corresponding Author: Jane M. Zhu, MD, MPP, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239 (zhujan@ohsu.edu).

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