A broad term referring to the licensed or certified health care professionals and organizations that provide care to HMO members. Providers can be independent professionals in private practice or they can be members of an organized group, such as multi-specialty medical group. Common providers in managed care include hospitals, medical groups, home care companies, skilled nursing facilities, medical equipment companies, primary care physicians, and specialty physicians.

Institutions and individuals licensed to provide health care services, for example, hospitals, physicians, pharmacists, etc.

Any individual or facility that provides covered health care services to you.

Term used to describe medical professionals and service organizations that provide health care services.

NHS Trusts, PCTs, GPs, other healthcare professionals, social services and voluntary agencies who provide services commissioned by the NHS.

means either people, or organisations, that provide social care services.

The individuals, agencies, or facilities that provide your health care services (pharmacy, dental, vision, primary care physician, mental health, alcohol, and other drug treatment services, etc.)

A generic term for doctors, hospitals, nurses, dentists, therapists, and others who provide health care services.

Any person, group of people or organisation supplying a community care service. Providers may be either statutory (legal) or non-statutory people or organisations.