Obligation of providers or their professional liability insurers to pay for damages resulting from the providers’ acts of omission or commission in treating patients. The term is sometimes preferred by providers to medical malpractice because it does not necessarily imply negligence. It is also a term which more adequately describes the obligations of all types of professionals, e.g. lawyers, architects and other health providers, as well as physicians.
The obligation of health care providers or their insurers to pay for damages resulting from the provider’s negligent acts of omission or commission in treating patients.