Glossary of Medicine

Question 1

ABN

Answer 1

Advance Beneficiary Notice

Question 2

AMA

Answer 2

American Medical Association

Question 3

APC

Answer 3

Ambulatory Payment Classification

Question 4

ARRA

Answer 4

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Question 5

ASC

Answer 5

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Question 6

CDT

Answer 6

Current Dental Terminology

Question 7

CMS

Answer 7

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 8

CPC

Answer 8

Certified Professional Coder

Question 9

CPT

Answer 9

Current Procedural Terminology

Question 10

EHR

Answer 10

Electronic Health Record

Question 11

EIN

Answer 11

Employer Identification Number

Question 12

E/M

Answer 12

Evaluation and Management

Question 13

HCPCS

Answer 13

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

Question 14

HHS

Answer 14

Department of Health and Human Services

Question 15

HIPAA

Answer 15

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 16

HITECH

Answer 16

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

Question 17

HMO

Answer 17

Health Maintenance Organization

Question 18

ICD-10-CM

Answer 18

International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification

Question 19

LCD

Answer 19

Local Coverage Determination

Question 20

MAC

Answer 20

Medicare Administrator Contractor

Question 21

MS-DRG

Answer 21

Medicare Severity - Diagnostic Related Group

Question 22

NCD

Answer 22

National Coverage Determination

Question 23

NP

Answer 23

Nurse Practitioner

Question 24

NPI

Answer 24

National Provider Identifier

Question 25

OCR

Answer 25

Office for Civil Rights

Question 26

OIC

Answer 26

Office of Inspector General

Question 27

PA

Answer 27

Physician Assistant

Question 28

PHI

Answer 28

Protected Health Information

Question 29

PPACA

Answer 29

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Question 30

SOAP

Answer 30

Standard format for E/M Services- Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.

Question 31

TPO

Answer 31

Treatment, Payment and Healthcare Operations