Glossary

One of the following: Medical Staff Organization An organized group of physicians, usually from one hospital, into an entity able to contract with others for the provision of services, or Management (or Medical) Services Organization An entity formed by, for example, a hospital, a group of physicians or an independent entity, to provide business-related services such as marketing and data collection to a grouping of providers like an IPA, PHO or CWW. This second definition is becoming the almost exclusive usage. See Management Services Organization or Medical Services Organization.