Alleged professional misconduct or lack of ordinary skill in the performance or a professional act. A practitioner is liable for damage or injuries caused by malpractice.
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US: Improper care or treatment by a physician, hospital, or other provider of health care.
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MEDICAL,USA: Professional misconduct or lack of ordinary skill in the performance of a professional act that results in damage to another person. A physician is liable for damages or injuries caused by malpractice. Also see malpractice insurance .
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REFERENCE: See: Professional liability.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Malpractice (Liability Insurance)
Improper conduct on the part of a professional or a deficiency of skills that can cause the professional to be legally liable.
Malpractice costs
One of three components used in determining the relative value units under the resource-based relative value scale. Malpractice costs stand for the cost of professional liability insurance for each procedure.
Malpractice expense
Cost of professional liability insurance coverage incurred by a physician.
Malpractice Insurance
US: Coverage for a professional practitioner, such as a doctor or a lawyer, against liability claims resulting from alleged malpractice in the performance of professional services.
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UK: Describes the professional indemnity insurance issued to doctors, nurses, surgeons, hospitals and practitioners of complementary therapists. The term is also used more generally in the US as an alternative for professional indemnity.
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Liability insurance for professionals, such as Medical Practitioners, Chartered Accountants, Solicitors, Interior Decorators and such other professionals. See Also: “Professional indemnity Insurance” and “Professional indemnity, standard of care defined.”
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MEDICAL,USA: Professional liability insurance coverage for a physician against the risk of suffering financial damage because of professional negligence, misconduct, or lack of standard skills. Sometimes referred to as medical malpractice insurance, professional liability insurance (PLI) , or liability insurance .
Malpractice insurance (Liability Insurance)
Insurance that covers a medical practitioner in the event he or she is charged with malpractice. The insurance will pay damages as ordered by the court, and defend the insured in suits brought against them.
Malpractice reform
Effort to lower costs in health care by reducing the number of lawsuits against physicians and other health care providers and/or the amounts awarded in such lawsuits.
Malus
A penalty addition to an insurance premium because one or more claims have been made.
Mammogram
Special x-ray of the breasts. Medicare covers the cost of a mammogram once a year for women older than age 40.
managed behavioral health program (MBHP)
Program in a managed care organization (MCO) under a carve-out arrangement that provides services to the members such as behavioral services, utilization management services, or organizing an employee assistance program (EAP).