Acronyms Flashcards

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CMS

A

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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OIG

A

Office of Inspector General

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HHS

A

US Dept of Health and Human Services

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4
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NIH

A

National Institutes of Health

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FDA

A

Food and Drug Administration

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CDC

A

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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ATSDR

A

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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IHS

A

Indian Health Service

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HRSA

A

Health Resources and Services Administration

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SAM-HSA

A

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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AHRQ

A

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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ACF

A

Administration for Children and Families

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ACL

A

Administration for Community Living

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QIO

A

Quality Improvement Organization

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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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PHI

A

Protected Health Information

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17
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TPO

A

treatment, payment or healthcare operations

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ERA

A

Electronic remittance advice

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PPACA

A

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

or Affordable Care Act

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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

21
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CMPs

A

Civil Monetary Penalties

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TCPA

A

Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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SMS

A

Short Message Service

24
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APR

A

Annual Percentage Rate

25
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FDCPA

A

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

26
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ECOA

A

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

27
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EMTALA

A

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

28
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CLIA

A

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment

29
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TJC

A

The Joint Commission

30
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HINN

A

Hospital Issued Notice of Noncoverage

31
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ABN

A

Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage

32
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PCP

A

Primary Care Physician

33
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ALOS

A

Average Length of Stay

34
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DRG

A

Diagnosis Related Group

35
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TPA

A

Third Party administrator

36
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POS

A

Point of service

37
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MOON

A

Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice

38
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CAH

A

Critical Access Hospital

39
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MAC

A

Medicare Administrative Contractors

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ER/ED

A

Emergency Room/Emergency Department

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LTC

A

Long term care

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SNF

A

Skilled nursing facility

43
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AOB

A

Assignment of benefits

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PFSH

A

Personal family social history

45
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EHR/EMR

A

Electronic health record/Electronic medical record

46
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LCD

A

Local Coverage Determination

47
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NCD

A

National Coverage Determination

48
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GHP

A

Group Health Plan

49
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ESRD

A

End Stage Renal disease