Management Service Organizations

**Definition:** Voluntarily-formed groups of healthcare professionals who join for common management services and other benefits such as collective bargaining agreements with reimbursement agents. The physical assets of a practice are controlled by the MSO which also provides billing, collections, and similar services. The practitioner retains control of patient records and management of patient care.

**Tree numbers:** - N04.452.758.372

**Synonyms:** - Organizations, Management Service