Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
PCP
A
Primary Care Physician OR Primary Care Provider
2
Q
GP
A
General Practitioner
3
Q
FM
A
Family Medicine
4
Q
OP
A
Out-patient services
5
Q
IRF
A
Inpatient Rehab Facility
6
Q
SNF
A
Skilled Nursing Facility
7
Q
LTC
A
Long Term Care (AKA nursing home)
8
Q
HHA
A
Home Health Agency
9
Q
AL
A
Assisted Living
10
Q
IL
A
Independent Living
11
Q
EOB
A
Explanation of Benefits
12
Q
CDHP
A
Consumer Directed Health Plan
13
Q
FSA
A
Flexible Spending Account
14
Q
MSA
A
Medical Spending Account
15
Q
HSA
A
Health Savings Account
16
Q
HRA
A
Health reimbursement account
17
Q
UR
A
Utilization Review
18
Q
CPT Codes
A
Current Procedural Terminology - Version 4
19
Q
ICD - 10
A
Internal Classification of Diagnoses - Version 10
20
Q
PPO
A
Preferred Provider Organization
21
Q
HMO
A
Health Maintenance Organization
22
Q
DFFS
A
Discounted fee for service
23
Q
FFS
A
Fee for Service
24
Q
PPS
A
Prospective Payment System
25
DRG
Diagnosis Related Group
26
RUGS
Resource Utilization Groups
27
P4P
Pay for Performance
28
CMS
Centers for Medical Services
29
MRP
Medical Replacement Plans
30
Hospitalist
- -> a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients of other physicians in order to minimize the number of hospital visits by other physicians.
- -> specialists in inpatient medicine … who will be responsible for managing the care of hospitalized patients in the same way that primary care physicians are responsible for managing the care of outpatients.
31
HHRG
Home Health Resource Group
32
LUPA
low utilization payment adjustment
