preferred-provider organization: Meaning and Definition of

pre•ferred'-pro•vid'er organiza"tion

Pronunciation: (pri-fûrd'pru-vī'dur), [key]
  1. a comprehensive health-care plan offered to corporate employees that allows them to choose their own physicians and hospitals within certain limits. Abbr.: PPO
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