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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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AAAASF

A

American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities

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ACO

A

Accountable Care Organization

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ADT SYSTEM

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A computer system that records hospital admissions, discharges, and transfers.

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AHA

A

American Hospital Association

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AHIMA

A

American Health Information Management Association

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AMA

A

American Medical Association

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APC

A

Ambulatory Payment Classification

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BC / BS

A

Blue Cross / Blue Shield

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CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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CARF

A

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

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CC

A

Chief complaint

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CDC

A

Centers for Disease Control And Prevention

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CDI

A

Clinical Documentation Improvement

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CDR

A

crude death rate

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CEO

A

Chief Executive Officer

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CFO

A

Chief Financial Officer

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CMS

A

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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COBRA

A

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPOE

A

computerized physician order entry

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CPT

A

Current Procedural Terminology

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CTR

A

Cancer Tumor Registrar

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DEEDS

A

Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems

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DNFB

A

discharged not final billed

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DSM

A

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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E / M

A

Evaluation and Management

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EDMS

A

Electronic Document Management System

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EHR

A

Electronic Health Record

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EMEDS

A

Expeditionary Medical Support

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EMR

A

Electronic Medical Record

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EMTALA

A

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

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EOB

A

Explanation of benefits

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33
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EPO

A

Exclusive Provider Organizatiom

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34
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FECA

A

Federal Employees Compensation Act

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35
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FFS

A

fee for service

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36
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GPCI

A

Geographic Practice Cost Index

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H&P

A

History & Physical

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38
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HAC

A

HOSPITAL ACQUIRED CONDITIONS

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HCPCS

A

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

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HCUP

A

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

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HEDIS

A

Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set

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HEENT

A

head, eyes, nose, and throat

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HHS

A

Health and Human Services

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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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HITECH

A

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

46
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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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HL7

A

Health Level 7

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I&D

A

incision and drainage

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ICD-10-CM

A

International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification

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ICD-10-PCS

A

International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Procedure Coding System

51
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IDS

A

Integrated Delivery System

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IOM

A

Institute of Medicine

53
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ISS

A

Injury Severity Score

54
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JCAHO

A

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

55
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LONIC

A

Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes

56
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LOS

A

length of stay

57
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LTCH

A

Long term care hospital

58
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MCC

A

major complication / cormorbidity

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MDS

A

minimum data set

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MEDPAR

A

Medicare Provider Analysis and Review

61
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MPI

A

Master patient index

62
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MSN

A

Medicare summary notice

63
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NCCI

A

Nation Correct Coding Initiative

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NCHS

A

National Center for Health Statistics

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NIH

A

National Institutes of Health

66
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NLM

A

National Library of Medicine

67
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NPDB

A

National Practitioner Data Bank

68
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NPI

A

National Provider Identifier

69
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OASIS

A

Outcome and Assessment Information Set

70
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OBRA

A

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

71
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OIG

A

Office of Inspector General

72
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ONC

A

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

73
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ORYX

A

Outcome Research Yields Excellence
An initiative of TJC that implements 5 core measures to improve safety and quality of health care.

74
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PAI

A

Patient Assessment Instrument

75
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PDQ

A

Physician Data Query

76
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PHI

A

Personal Health Information

77
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PHO

A

Physician Hospital Organization

78
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PI

A

present illness

79
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POA

A

present on admission

80
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POS

A

Point of Service

81
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PPS

A

Prospective Payment System

82
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PSDA

A

Patient Self-Determination Act

83
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QIO

A

Quality Improvement Organization

84
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QMB

A

Quality Management Board

85
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RAI

A

resident assessment instrument

86
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RBRVS

A

Resource Based Relative Value Scale

87
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RCM

A

Revenue Cycle Management

88
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ROI

A

release of information

89
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RUGS

A

resource utilization groups

90
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RVU

A

Relative Value Unit

91
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RW

A

relative weight

92
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SGOT

A

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

93
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SNF

A

skilled nursing facility

94
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SNOMED

A

Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine

95
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UACDS

A

Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set

96
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UCR

A

usual, customary, and reasonable

97
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UHDDS

A

Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set

98
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UPIN

A

Unique Physician Identification Number

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WHO

A

World Health Organization

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