Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO)

Definition of "Professional standards review organization (PSRO)"

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Group that monitors government health insurance programs. Authorized by the 1972 amendment to the Social Security Act, PSROs were set up to cut costs and minimize abuses by checking on the need of applicants for care and the cost and quality of care.

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