professional ethics

professional ethics,

n the rules governing the conduct, transactions, and relationships within a profession and among its publics.

professional ethics liability,

n 1. the obligation of all professionals to their clients to do no harm.
n 2. the legal obligation of health care professionals, or their insurers, to compensate patients for injury or suffering caused by acts of omission or commission by the professionals.

Professional Ethics Standards Review Organization (PSRO),

n a federal agency, established by Public Law 92-603, to determine the quality and appropriateness of health care services paid for, in whole or part, under the Social Security Act. Such determinations are to be made by local committees of providers.