Abbreviations/Internal Jargon Flashcards
HOA
Head of Assistance
GM
General Manager
RMD
Regional Medical Director
DMD
Deputy Medical Director
MD
Medical Director
MCL
Medical Case Lead
DON
Director of Nursing
NS
Nursing Supervisor
SOM
Senior Operations Manager
AOM
Assistant Operations Manager
OM
Operations Manager
CSE
Customer Service Executive
CN
Coordinating Nurse
CD
Coordinating Doctor
GFCG
Global First Contact Gateway
HH
Hot Handover
RFA
Request for Assistance
SPIN
Service Provider Information Network
GAN
Global Assistance Network
MINA
Medical Information and Analysis
FTF
Fit to Fly
COME
Centre of Medical Excellence
NCOME
Nearest Centre of Medical Excellence
NonCOME
Non Centre of Medical Excellence
VOB
Verification of Benefits
NOC
Notification of Case
MERP
Medical Evacuation Response Plan
MAF
Medical Assessment Form
MEDIF/MEDA
Medical Information Form/Medical Assessment Form
GOP
Guarantee of Payment
TRECCS
Travel Recommendations
Escalate
To raise a concern to a senior member for direction and recommendations for case management
Engage
The act of reaching out to another Assistance Centre for advice/recommendations via telephone or lync without the need of adding them into NewCase
Replicate
The act of utilising the knowledge and expertise of an Assistance Centre for advice/recommendations by including them into NewCase.
AMC
Account Management Centre
CAD
Corporate Assistance Department
IHMS
International Health and Medical Services
AC
Assistance Centre
UC
Update Centre
LC
Lead Centre
SC
Support Centre
FC
First Call
FCC
First Call Centre
BC
Billing Centre
FCer
First Caller
Subscriber
The individual who we are assisting in a case. May be an employee that is employed by a client we work for or an individual who has a contract with us and is not tied to a certain organisation
Client
The company/organisation who we work for
PMI
Private Medical Insurance
ATC
Assistance Travel Centre
Evac
Evacuation
Repat
Repatriation
RMR
Return of Mortal Remains
CC
Courtesy Call
MCTMO
Medical contact to treating medical officer
TMO
Treating medical officer
OBC
Outbound Call
IBC
Inbound Call
Revert
The act of returning information to someone
UD
Update
SQF
Standard quotation form
RFD
Regional Flight desk
FDJ
Flight desk Johannesburg
FDE
Flight desk Europe
FDA
Flight desk Australia
CF
Close file
IFAR
If further assistance required
NFAR
No further assistance required
CRR
Customer resolution rate
RRR
Referral resolution rate
DA
Delegated authority
DBA
Direct Billing Agreement
EMEA
Europe, Middle East, Africa
FTT
Fit to travel
FTW
Fit to work
FU
Follow-up
D/W
discussed with
GA
Ground ambulance
GT
Ground transport/transfer
HCD
House call doctor
in pt
in patient
LMO
Local medical officer
MCLMO
Medical contact to local medical officer
REC
receiving care
AA
air ambulance
PMIU
portable medical isolation unit
MSD
Medical Service Desk
I/O
International Operations
MDOD
Medical director on duty
Medevac
Medical evacuation
Medex
Medical expenses
MM
medical monitoring
MT
medical team
MR
medical report
PFMR
post flight medical report
NPS
net promoter score
VOOM
voice of our member
PIC
person in charge
POA
PLAN of action
POC
point of contact
RC
response centre
RSC
regional security centre
ROMIF
release of medical information form
HIPAA
Health insurance portability and accountability act
SOP
standard operations procedure
SP
service provider
SS
symptoms
tx
treatment
trans
transmission
vacc
vaccination
WCHC
wheelchair to seat
WCHR
wheelchair to ramp
WCHS
wheelchair to steps
WCR
wheelchair
appt
appointment
asst
assistance
auth
authorisation
avail
available/availability
bene
beneficiary
c/o
complains of
cfm
confirm
CL
CHECK LIST
CONF CALL
conference call
DOS
date of service
ELOS
estimated length of stay
GP
general practitioner
IX
investigation
Rx
medication
CCH
COUNTRY CITY HEALTH CARE GUIDES