Ch 1: Abbreviations Flashcards
The Rationale for and History of Coding
AAPC
American Academy of Professional Coders
A&P
Anatomy and physiology
AHA
American Hospital Association
AHIMA
American Health Information Management Association
CCA
Certified Coding Associate
CCS
Certified Coding Specialist
CCS-P
Certified Coding Specialist - Physician Based
CDIP
Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner
CEUs
Continuing education units
CIC
Certified Inpatient Center
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COC
Certified Outpatient Center
CPC
Certified Professional Coder
CRC
Certified Risk Adjustment Coder
DRGs
diagnosis-related groups
HCC
Hierarchical Condition Categories
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
ICD-9-CM
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification
ICD-10-CM
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification
ICD-10-PCS
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System
IS
Information systems
MS-DRG
Medicare Severity diagnosis-related group
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
OIG
Office of the Inspector General
RHIA
Registered Health Information Administrator
RHIT
Registered Health Information Technician
SNOMED
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
UR
utilization review
WHO
World Health Organization