Abbreviations Flashcards
AMLOS
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay
AMLOS
APCs
Ambulatory Patient Classifications
Ambulatory Patient Classifications
APCs
APGs
Ambulatory Patient Groups
Ambulatory Patient Groups
APGs
AWP
Average Wholesale Price
Average Wholesale Price
AWP
CC
Complications and Co-Morbidity
Complications and Co-Morbidity
CC
CCI
Correct Coding Initiative (AKA, NCCI)
Correct Coding Initiative (AKA, NCCI)
CCI
CLIA
Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act
Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act
CLIA
DCN
Document Control Number
Document Control Number
DCN
DME
Durable Medical Equipment
Durable Medical Equipment
DME
DRG
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Diagnosis-Related Groups
DRG
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
Electronic Data Interchange
EDI
EIN
Employer Identification Number
Employer Identification Number
EIN
EOB
Explanation of Benefits
Explanation of Benefits
EOB
ESRD
End Stage Renal Disease
End Stage Renal Disease
ESRD
FL
Field Locators
Field Locators
FL
FUD
Follow-Up Days
Follow-Up Days
FUD
GMLOS
Geometric Mean Length of Stay
Geometric Mean Length of Stay
GMLOS
GPN
Group Provider Number
Group Provider Number
GPN
HAC
Hospital-Acquired Condition
Hospital-Acquired Condition
HAC
HAVEN
Home Assessment Validation and Entry
Home Assessment Validation and Entry
HAVEN
HCPCS
Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System
Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System
HCPCS
HHA
Home Health Agencies
Home Health Agencies
HHA
HHPPS
Home Health Prospective Payment System
Home Health Prospective Payment System
HHPPS
HICN
Health Insurance Claim/Identification Number
Health Insurance Claim/Identification Number
HICN
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
Health Maintenance Organization
HMO
HOPPS
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
HOPPS
HPMP
Hospital Payment Monitoring Program
Hospital Payment Monitoring Program
HPMP
ICN
Internal Control Number
Internal Control Number
ICN
IPF
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
IPF
IRF
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
IRF
IRF PAI
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument
IRF PAI
LCD
Local Coverage Determination
Local Coverage Determination
LCD
LMRP
Local Medical Review Policies, replaced by LCD, Local Coverage Determination
Local Medical Review Policies, replaced by LCD, Local Coverage Determination
LMRP
MCC
Major Complication/Comorbidity
Major Complication/Comorbidity
MCC
MDCs
Major Diagnostic Categories
Major Diagnostic Categories
MDCs
NCCI
National Correct Coding Initiative
National Correct Coding Initiative
NCCI
NCD
National Coverage Decisions
National Coverage Decisions
NCD
NCHS
National Centers for Health Statistics
National Centers for Health Statistics
NCHS
NPI
National Provider Identifier
National Provider Identifier
NPI
OASIS
Outcome and Assessment Information Set
Outcome and Assessment Information Set
OASIS
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
OBRA
OCE
Outpatient Code Editor
Outpatient Code Editor
OCE
OIG
Office of the Inspector General
Office of the Inspector General
OIG
OR
Operating Room
Operating Room
OR
PDx
Principal Diagnosis
Principal Diagnosis
PDx
PIN
Provider Identification Number
Provider Identification Number
PIN
POA
Present on Admission
Present on Admission
POA
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
Preferred Provider Organization
PPO
PPS
Prospective Payment System
Prospective Payment System
PPS
PRO
Peer Review Organization, now QIO
Peer Review Organization, now QIO
PRO
QIO
Quality Improvement Organization
Quality Improvement Organization
QIO
RBRVS
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
RBRVS
RUGs
Resource Utilization Groups
Resource Utilization Groups
RUGs
SI
Status Indicators
Status Indicators
SI
UCR
Usual, Customary, and Reasonable
Usual, Customary, and Reasonable
UCR
UHDDS
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
UHDDS
WHO
World Health Organization
World Health Organization
WHO