Abbreviation Flashcards
ACS
American College of Surgeons
ACP
American College of Physicians
AMA
American Medical Association
AHA
American Hospital Association
CMA
Canadian Medical Association
JCAH
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
TEFRA
Tax Equity and FIscal Responsibility Act
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
MHPA
Mental Health Parity Act
NIH
National Institutes of Health
PRSO
professional standards review organization
QIOs
Quality Improvement Organizations
DRGs
diagnosis related groups
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
NPBD
National Practitioner Data Bank
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
HITECH
American Recovery and Reinvestment Ace and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
ACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
HHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
MDs
doctors of medicine
DOs
doctors of osteopathic medicine
NPs
Nurse practitioners
CNMs
Certified Nurse Midwives
CNSs
Clinical nurse specialists
PAs
Physician assistants
LCPs
Licensed clinical psychologists
CSWs
clinical social workers
PTs
Physical therapists
RTs
Respiratory therapists
STs
Speech therapists
OTs
Occupational therapists
CRNAs
Certified registered nurse anesthetists
AAs
Anesthesiology assistants
RNs
Registered nurses
LPNs
Licensed nurses
DDMs
Dentists
RDAs
Registered dental assistants
RDHs
registered dental hygienists
MTs
Medical technologists
CTs
cytotechnologists
RDs
Registered dietitian
CCNs
Clinical nutritionists
CDEs
Certified diabetic hygienists
PCTs
Patient-care technitions
CEPs
certified emergency paramedics
DMPs
Podiatrists
DCs
doctors of chiropractic
MAs
medical assistants
FQHCs
Federally qualified health centers
PPO
preferred provider organization
MMI
Milliman Medical Index
CPI
Consumer Price Index
DRGs
diagnosis-related groups
MS-DRGs
Medicare severity-diagnosis related groups
MDCs
Major diagnostic categories
AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics
ACP
American College of Physicians
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AAFP
American Academy of Family Physicians
AOA
American Osteopathic Association
AMA
American Medical Association
PCMH
patient centered medical home
AAAHC
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory health care
PPACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
SHM
Society of Hospital Medicine
AHIMA
American Health Information Management Association
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
HITECH
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act`
PPACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
ONC
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
PHR
Personal Health Record
CBC
complete blood count
eHIE
electronic health information exchange
HIEs
Health Information exchange organizations
EHRs
Electronic Health Records
PHI
protected health information
GOA
US Government Accountability Office
PII
personally identifiable information