HCA:![]() | Healthcare Acronyms |
Acronym | Definition | Explanation | ||
340B | 340B Drug Discount Program | A US federal government program created in 1992 that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities (i.e., health systems serving Medicaid beneficiaries) at significantly reduced prices. | ||
80 20 rule | Pareto Principle | For many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes
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834 | EDI 834 Transaction | A type of EDI transaction from the HIPAA 5010 standard. It includes member enrollment information, benefits, plan subscription, and employee demographic information. | ||
A&AS | Advisory and Assistance Service | |||
A&G | Acquisitions and Grants | |||
A&G | Administrative and General | |||
a&o | Alert and Oriented | Sometimes written a & o | ||
A&R | Audit and Reimbursement | |||
A-PT | ActionPhase Topic | |||
A2HA | American Association of Hospital Accountants | |||
AA | Administrative Assistant | |||
AA | Alcoholics Anonymous | |||
AA | Associate Administrator | |||
AA | Associate of Arts | A two-year degree
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AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm | A localized dilatation (ballooning) of the abdominal aorta exceeding the normal diameter by more than 50 percent, and is the most common form of aortic aneurysm | ||
AAA | Agricultural Adjustment Administration | |||
AAA | American Automobile Association | |||
AAASC | American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers | |||
AABB | American Association of Blood Banks | Formerly American Association of Blood Banks but now an international organization known only as AABB | ||
AABH | Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare | |||
AACCN | American Academy of Critical Care Nurses | |||
AACN | American Association of Colleges of Nursing | |||
AACN | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses | |||
AACR | American Association for Cancer Research | |||
AAD | American Association of Dermatology | |||
AADA | Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application | |||
AADGP | American Academy of Dental Group Practice | |||
AAF | Aplastic Anemia Foundation | |||
AAFES | Army and Air Force Exchange Services | |||
AAFP | American Academy of Family Physicians | |||
AAGEG | Administrative Analysis Grade Evaluation Guide | |||
AAH | Advocate Aurora Health | |||
AAHA | American Association of Homes for the Aging | |||
AAHC | Association of Academic Health Centers | Sometimes also abbreviated AHC. | ||
AAHCM | American Academy of Home Care Medicine | |||
AAHP | American Association of Health Plans | Now merged with HIAA to form AHIP | ||
AAHSA | American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging | |||
AAI | Applications Alarms Infrastructure | See also See also GTE and MTS | ||
AAIN | American Academy of Industrial Nurses | |||
AAKP | American Association of Kidney Patients | |||
AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges | |||
AAN | American Academy of Nursing | |||
AANA | American Association of Nurse Anesthetists | |||
AANP | American Academy of Nurse Practitioners | |||
AAO | American Academy of Ophthalmology | |||
AAO | American Academy of Optometry | |||
AAOS | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | |||
AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics | |||
AAP | Asthma Action Plan | |||
AAPC | American Association of Professional Coders | |||
AAPCC | Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost | |||
AAPD | American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry | |||
AAPHR | American Association of Physicians for Human Rights | |||
AAPI | American Accreditation Program, Inc. | |||
AAPP | Affirmative Action Program Planning | |||
AAPPO | American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations | |||
AAPS | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons | |||
AARG | Average Annual Rate of Growth | |||
AARP | American Association of Retired Persons | |||
AARR | Approval, Adjustment, and Reject Response | |||
AB | Administrative Bulletin | BC/BSAs | ||
ABA | American Banking Association | |||
ABA | American Bar Association | |||
ABA | American Board of Anesthesiology | |||
ABA | Applied Behavior Analysis | |||
ABAI | American Board of Allergy & Immunology | |||
ABAI | Association for Behavior Analysis International | |||
ABAS | Adaptive Behavior Assessment System | |||
ABCN | American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology | |||
ABCRS | American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery | |||
ABD | Aged, Blind, and Disabled | |||
ABD | American Board of Dermatology | |||
ABEM | American Board of Emergency Medicine | |||
ABEND | Abnormal Ending | |||
ABENDAID | ABEND Analysis Software | |||
ABFP | American Board of Family Practice | |||
ABG | Arterial Blood Gas | A blood test that is performed using blood from an artery. It involves puncturing an artery with a thin needle and syringe and drawing a small volume of blood. | ||
ABH | Association of Behavioral Healthcare | |||
ABIM | American Board of Internal Medicine | |||
ABMS | American Boarded in Medical Specialties | |||
ABN | Advanced Beneficiary Notice | A standardized notice that must be issued to a Medicare beneficiary before providing certain Medicare Part B (outpatient) or Part A (limited to hospice and Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions only) items or services. The ABN must be issued when:It is believed that Medicare may not pay for an item or serviceMedicare usually covers the item or serviceMedicare may not consider it medically reasonable and necessary for the patient in this particular instance | ||
ABNM | American Board of Nuclear Medicine | |||
ABNS | American Board of Neurological Surgery | |||
ABO | ABO Blood Group | The major human blood type system which depends on the presence or absence of antigens known as A & B | ||
ABOG | American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology | |||
ABOP | American Board of Ophthalmology | |||
ABOS | American Board of Orthopedic Surgery | |||
ABOto | American Board of Otolaryngology | |||
ABP | Alternative Benefit Plan | |||
ABP | American Board of Pathology | |||
ABP | American Board of Pediatrics | |||
ABPANC | American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. | |||
ABPM | American Board of Preventive Medicine | |||
ABPMR | American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | |||
ABPN | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | |||
ABPP | American Board of Professional Psychology | |||
ABPS | American Board of Plastic Surgery | |||
ABR | American Board of Radiology | |||
ABRN, BC | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board Certified | An advanced practice certification for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and specialists in advanced diabetes management by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | ||
ABS | American Board of Surgery | |||
ABS | Annual Beneficiary Summary | |||
ABTS | American Board of Thoracic Surgery | |||
ABU | American Board of Urology | |||
ABX | Antibiotic | |||
AC | Accreditation Committee | |||
AC | Actual Charge | |||
AC | Allowable Cost | |||
AC | Ambulatory Care | |||
ac | Before Meals | i.e. take 2 tablets before meals. Also written as a.c.
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ACA | Affordable Care Act | Short for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called Obamacare. | ||
ACA | Amputee Coalition of America | |||
ACA | Apparent Cause Analysis | A basic analytical approach to determining the most probable/reasonable cause(s) of error by reviewing the facts associated with the incident. This analysis assists to identify causes and circumstances which can be prioritized as the basis for process improvement efforts. | ||
ACC | Ambulatory Care Center | |||
ACC | American College of Cardiology | |||
ACC | American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council | |||
ACC | Automated Change Control | |||
ACCME | Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education | |||
ACCP | American College of Chest Physicians | |||
Acct | Account | |||
ACCT | Action Plan by Electronic Claims Transaction Institute | |||
ACD | Acid-citrate-dextrose | An anticoagulant containing citric acid, sodium citrate and dextrose. This was formerly used primarily as a whole blood preservative, but is currently used for plateletpheresis. | ||
ACD | Audit Clearance Document | |||
ACD | Automatic Cancellation Date | |||
ACDIS | Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists | |||
ACE | Additional Care Encounters | |||
ACE | Analytics Center of Excellence | |||
ACE | Automated Claims Examination | |||
ACEI | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors | |||
ACEP | American College of Emergency Physicians | |||
ACERS | Annual Contractor Evaluation Reporting System | |||
ACF | Administration for Children and Families | |||
ACGIH | American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists | |||
ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education | Negotiates salary, raises, work hours, case load, etc. for medical education
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ACH | Automated Clearing House | |||
ACHE | American College of Healthcare Executives | |||
ACHRN | Advanced Certified Hyperbaric Nurse | A certification by the Baromedical Nurses Association (BNA) | ||
ACIP | PHS Immunization Practice Advisory Committee | |||
ACL | Access Control Lists | |||
ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament | One of four ligaments stabilizing the knee | ||
ACLI | American Council of Life Insurance | |||
ACLS | Advanced Cardiac Life Support | |||
ACLU | American Civil Liberties Union | |||
ACM | Accredited Case Manager | An ACMA certification which is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) | ||
ACM | American College of Medicine | |||
ACM | Appropriate Care Measures | Formerly ACS | ||
ACM | Association of Computing Machinery | |||
ACMA | American Case Management Association | |||
ACMP | Audit/Civil Monetary Penalties | |||
ACMS | Advanced Cost Management Systems | |||
ACNS-BC | Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist - Board Certified | Nurse credentialing website | ||
ACO | Accountable Care Organization | |||
ACO | Accreditation and Certification Operations | Also known as Division of Accreditation and Certification Operations | ||
ACO | Administrative Contracting Officer | |||
ACOG | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | |||
ACP | Advanced Care Paramedic | Canada
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ACP | American College of Physicians | |||
ACPS | Advanced Claims Processing System | |||
ACPV | Average Cost per Visit | |||
ACR | Adjusted Community Rate | Also known as Adjusted Community Contract Rate | ||
ACR | American College of Radiologists | |||
ACR | American College of Radiology | |||
ACR | American College of Rheumatology | |||
ACRG | Aggregated CRG | An aggregated reporting group of CRGs in 3M's Clinical Risk Grouping Software | ||
ACRG | Annual Compound Rate of Growth | |||
ACRN | AIDS Certified Registered Nurse | A certification by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) | ||
ACRP | Adjusted Community Rate Proposal | |||
ACRS | Accelerated Cost Recovery System | |||
ACS | Accredited Standards Committee | |||
ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome | |||
ACS | American Cancer Society | |||
ACS | American College of Surgeons | |||
ACS | Appropriate Care Scores | Now called ACM | ||
ACS | Automated Cartridge System | |||
ACSC | Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions | |||
ACSI | American Customer Satisfaction Index | |||
ACSS | Advisory Council on Social Security | |||
ACT | Access Control Table | |||
ACT | Asthma Control Test | |||
ACTG | AIDS Clinical Trials Group | |||
ACTS | Automated Case Tracking System | |||
ACU | Automatic Calling Unit | |||
ACV | Arithmetic Coefficient of Variation | |||
ACYF | Administration on Children, Youth, and Families | |||
AD | Admitting Diagnosis | |||
AD | Associate's Degree | A two-year degree
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AD | Right Ear | A dangerous abbreviation which should not be used because it can be mistaken for QD (every day) | ||
ad | to, toward, near | Adduct (move toward the center of the body)
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ad lib | As Desired | |||
ADA | American Dental Association | |||
ADA | American Diabetes Association | |||
ADA | American Dietetic Association | |||
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | |||
ADAD | After Date of Award Document | |||
ADAMHA | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration | |||
ADAP | AIDS Drug Assistance Program | |||
ADAPSO | Association of Data Processing Services Organization | |||
ADARS | Automated DASD Archival Restoration System | |||
AdBeh | Adaptive Behavior | |||
ADC | Adult Day Care | |||
ADC | Average Daily Census | |||
Add | Additional | |||
ADE | Adverse Drug Event | |||
ADG | Ambulatory Diagnostic Group | |||
ADG-HOSDOM | Ambulatory Diagnostic Group Hospital Dominant | |||
ADHA | American Dental and Hygienists Association | |||
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Formerly known as ADD. One of the most common childhood disorders which can continue through adulthood, sypmtoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity. | ||
ADI-R | Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised | |||
ADJ | Adjusted Claim | |||
ADL | Activities of Daily Living | |||
ADMC | Advance Determination of Medicare Coverage | |||
ADMS | Administrative Message | |||
ADMS | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services | |||
ADOBI | Advanced DOB Information | See also Social Security Administration (SSA) | ||
ADOD | Anticipated Date of Discharge | |||
ADOS | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule | |||
ADOS-2 | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (2nd Edition) | |||
ADP | Advance Planning Document | |||
ADP | Alternative Disposition Plan | Medicaid term | ||
ADP | Automated Data Processing | |||
ADR | Additional Documentation Request | |||
ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction | |||
ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution | |||
ADR | Automated Date Review | |||
ADR | Automated Desk Review | |||
ADS | Alternative Delivery System | |||
ADS | Amount, Duration, and Scope | |||
ADS | Automated Data System | |||
ADS | Automated Development System | |||
ADSB | Application Development System Batch | |||
ADSO | Application Development System Online | |||
ADT | Admit, Discharge, Transfer | The most commonly used HL7 messaging type, used to exchange the patient state within a healthcare facility. ADT messages keep patient demographic and visit information synchronized across healthcare systems. Sometimes written Admission/Discharge/Transfer. | ||
ADWOH | Average Day's Work On Hand | |||
AE | Administrative Enhancement | |||
AEP | Annual Coordinated Election Period | |||
AEP | Annual Enrollment Period | |||
AEP | Appropriateness Evaluation Period | |||
AERO | Automatic Earnings Recomputation Operation | |||
AETS | Automated Error Tracking System | |||
AF | Administrative Function | |||
AFA | Alternative Form of Annuity | |||
AFCEA | Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association | |||
AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependant Children | Title IV of the Social Security Act | ||
AFDS | Alternative Financing and Delivery System | |||
AFEHCT | American Federation of Electronic Health Care Transactions | |||
AFEHCT | Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions | |||
AFFIRM | Association of Federal Information Resources Management | |||
AFHHA | American Federation of Home Health Agencies | |||
Afib | Atrial Fibrillation | A somewhat common irregular heartbeat that sometimes requires a blood thinner to be safely discharged
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AFIPS | American Federation of Information Resources Societies | |||
AFL-CIO | American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations | |||
AFMR | American Federation for Medical Research | |||
AFN | Accumulation File Number | |||
AFPS | Accounting for Pay System | |||
AFSCME | American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees | |||
AG | Affiliated Group | |||
ag | Albumin to Globulin Ratio | Usually written a/g. Seen as a lab test.
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AG | Attorney General | |||
AGA | Association of Government Accounts | |||
AGD | Academy of General Dentistry | |||
AGNS | AT&T Global Network Services | |||
AGPAM | American Guild of Patient Account Managers | |||
AHA | American Heart Association | |||
AHA | American Hospital Association | |||
AHC | Ambulatory Health Care | A Joint Commission (JC) accreditation program | ||
AHCA | American Health Care Association | |||
AHCCCS | Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System | Arizona's Medicaid program | ||
AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research | |||
AHES | Average Hourly Earnings | |||
AHF | Antihemophilic Factor | Another name for Factor VIII, one of a number of coagulation (clotting) factors. See also AHG. | ||
AHFSA | Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies | |||
AHG | Antihemophilic Globulin | Another name for Factor VIII, one of a number of coagulation (clotting) factors. See also AHF. | ||
AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association | |||
AHIP | America's Health Insurance Plans | A national political advocacy and trade association with about 1,300 member companies that sell health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. AHIP was formed through the merger of HIAA and AAHP. | ||
AHLA | American Health Lawyers Association | |||
AHNA | American Holistic Nurses Association | |||
AHP | Accountable Health Partnership | |||
AHP | Accountable Health Plan | |||
AHP | Allied Health Professional | |||
AHP | Alternative Health Plan | |||
AHP | Association of Healthcare Philanthropy | |||
AHP | Average Historical Payment | |||
AHPA | American Health Planning Association | |||
AHPB | Adjusted Historical Payment Basis | |||
AHQA | American Health Quality Association | |||
AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | |||
AHSEA | Adjusted Hourly Salary Equivalency Amount | |||
AHSR | Association for Health Services Research | |||
AHSS | Adhoc Sampling Survey | |||
AI | Audit Intermediary | |||
AIC | Amount In Controversy | |||
AICC | Anti-Inhibitor Coagulant Complex | |||
AICPA | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | |||
AICR | Alternative Internal Control Review | |||
AID | Agency for Informational Development | |||
AID | Agency for International Development | |||
AIDET | Acknowledge Introduce Duration Explanation Thank you | An acronym used by the Studer Group to remind staff about how to acknowledge patients and customers | ||
AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | A disease of the immune system caused by HIV. During the initial infection, a person may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness, typically followed by a prolonged period without symptoms. As the illness progresses, it interferes more and more with the immune system, making the person much more likely to get infections, including opportunistic infections, and tumors that do not usually affect people who have working immune systems. | ||
AIF | Applications Interface Facility | |||
AIIM | Association for Information and Image Management | Trade association | ||
AIM | Architecture Implementation Management | |||
AIM | Automated Insertion Machine | |||
AIMS | Audit Information Management System | |||
AINS | Advanced Information Network System | |||
AIR | All Inclusive Rate | A Medicare reimbursement rate which is the opposite of an FFS rate | ||
AJMC | American Journal of Managed Care | |||
AKA | Above the Knee Amputation | Amputation of the lower leg, above the knee | ||
AKF | American Kidney Fund | |||
AKI | Acute Kidney Injury | |||
ALA | American Lung Association | |||
ALBN | Amount of Last Billing Notice | |||
ALC | Active License Counter | |||
ALC | Active Location Counter | |||
ALC | Alternate Level of Care | |||
ALE | Annual Loss Expectancy | |||
ALF | Assisted Living Facility | |||
ALFA | Assisted Living Federation of America | |||
ALJ | Administrative Law Judge | |||
ALNCCB | American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board | |||
ALNF | Auto Liability NoFault | |||
ALOS | Average Length of Stay | The arithmetic mean (traditional average) length of stay. It is calculated by See also GMLOS. | ||
ALOSV | Average Length of Stay Variance | |||
ALS | Advanced Life Support | |||
ALS | Advanced Logistics System | |||
ALSO | Automatic Lump Sum Operation | |||
ALT | Average Length of Treatment | |||
AM | Adjustment Module | |||
AM | Amplitude Modulation | |||
AMA | Against Medical Advice | If a patient decides to leave against the advice of their doctor, they sign this form to relieve the hospital of responsibility | ||
AMA | American Medical Association | |||
AMA | Australian Medical Association | |||
AMA-PCPI | American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement | |||
AMASDS | Asset Management and Automated Software Distribution System | |||
AMBHA | American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association | |||
AMC | Academic Medical Center | |||
AMCP | Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy | |||
AMCRA | American Medical Care and Review Association | |||
AMCS | Automated Medical Coding System | |||
AMGA | American Medical Group Association | |||
AMHPS | Association of Minority Health Professional Schools | |||
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction | Commonly known as a heart attack. Results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die. | ||
AMIA | American Medical Informatics Association | |||
AMIS | American Management Information System | |||
AML | Arithmetic Mean of the Logarithm | |||
AMOC | Automated Manual Ordering Cycle | |||
AMP | Asthma Management Plan | Sometimes called AAP | ||
AMP | Average Manufacturer's Price | |||
AMPRA | American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association | |||
AMR | Acquisition Management Review | |||
AMR | Automated Medical Record | |||
AMRA | American Medical Records Association | |||
AMS | Activities Management System | |||
AMSA | American Medical Student Association | |||
AMSN | Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses | |||
AMW | Average Monthly Wage | |||
AN | Account Number | Also written A/N | ||
ANA | Administration for Native Americans | |||
ANA | American Nurses Association | |||
ANAC | Association of Nurses in AIDS Care | |||
ANCC | American Nurses Credentialing Center | |||
ANCHR | Access to the NCH Repository | Online query to 5% sample | ||
ANCI | American National Standards Institute | |||
AND | Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | Formerly American Dietetic Association
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AND | Allow Natural Death | An order similar to DNR or DNAR | ||
ANDA | Abbreviated New Drug Applications | |||
ANE | Association of Nurse Executives | |||
ANF | Australian Nursing Federation | |||
Angio | Angiogram | A test using x-ray technology and a contrast agent (dye) to see the body's blood vessels to study narrow, blocked, enlarged or malformed arteries or veins, including brain, heart, abdomen and legs | ||
ANNA | American Nephrology Nurses' Association | |||
ANOC | Annual Notice of Change | An annual notice from a Medicare plan which includes any changes in coverage, costs, or service area that will be effective in January. | ||
ANOVA | Analysis of Variance | |||
ANP | Adult Nurse Practitioner | A job title or an acronym for a program name (ANP Program)
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ANSCII | American National Standard Code for Information Interchange | |||
ANSI | American National Standards Institute | |||
AO | Accreditation Organization | |||
AOA | Administration on Aging | |||
AOA | American Optometric Association | |||
AOA | American Osteopathic Association | |||
AOA | Australian Orthopaedic Association | |||
AOB | Adjusted Occupied Bed | |||
AOB | Assignment of Benefits | |||
AOCN | Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse | A certification by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) | ||
AOCNP | Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner | A certification by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) | ||
AOCNS | Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | A certification by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) | ||
AOLS | All Other Local Screens | |||
AONE | American Organization of Nurse Executives | |||
AOPA | American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association | |||
AOR | After Outliers Removed | |||
AOR | Application Owning Region | |||
AORN | Association of periOperative Registered Nurses | |||
AP | Accounts Payable | Also written as A/P | ||
AP | Award Processing | |||
APA | American Pharmaceutical Association | |||
APA | American Psychiatric Association | |||
APA | American Psychological Association | |||
APACHE | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation | |||
APC | Ambulatory Payment Classification | The CMS method of paying for facility outpatient services. Non-Medicare insurances primarily utilize CPT codes instead. | ||
APC | Average Per Capita | |||
APC | Average Projected Costs | |||
APCD | All-Payer Claims Database | A comparative database which includes commercial health plans, Medicare, and Medicaid | ||
APCSS | Automated Production Control and Scheduling System | |||
APD | Adjusted Patient Day | |||
APD | Advanced Planning Documents | |||
APDA | Accretion Premium Due Amount | |||
APDSR | Average Per Diem State Rate | |||
APF | Authorized Program Facility | |||
APG | Ambulatory Patient Group | |||
APG | Ambulatory Payment Group | |||
APGAR | American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record | A backronym
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APHA | American Public Health Association | |||
APHP | Acute Partial Hospitalization Program | |||
APHP | Applied as Hospital Insurance Premiums | |||
APHSA | American Public Human Services Association | |||
API | Application Programming Interface | |||
APM | Admission Pattern Monitoring | |||
APM | Audit Priority Matrix | |||
APMA | American Podiatric Medical Association | |||
APME | Advisory Panel on Medicare Education | |||
APN | Advanced Practice Nurse | |||
APO | Awards Processing Operation | |||
APP | Advanced Practice Provider | Typically includes Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) | ||
APP | Application Portability Profile | |||
APPC | Advanced Program-to-Program Communication | A protocol, developed by IBM, which computer programs can use to communicate over a network. APPC is at the application layer in the OSI model, it enables communications between programs on different computers, from portables and workstations to midrange and host computers. | ||
APPS | Automated Plan Payment System | |||
APR | Accreditation Participation Requirement | |||
APR | Acquisition Procurement Request | |||
APR | Agency Procurement Request | |||
APR | Average Payment Rate | |||
APR-DRG | All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group | |||
APRN, BC-P | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board Certified-Palliative Care Management | A certification by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) in association with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | ||
APRN,BC | Adult Nurse Practitioner | An NP certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | ||
APS | Acquisition Planning Schedule | |||
APS | Acute Physiology Score | |||
APS | Adjudication Payment System | |||
APS | American Pain Society | |||
APS | Annual Person Summary System | |||
APS | Application Productivity System | |||
APSA | American Political Science Association | |||
APT | Automated Production Turnover | |||
APTC | Advanced Premium Tax Credit | A tax credit, provided by the Affordable Care Act, assisting qualified individuals in paying for health insurance through the Marketplace. Advance payments of the tax credit can be used by qualified individuals at the time of purchase on the Marketplace to lower monthly premium costs. If the amount of advance credit payments you get for the year is less than the tax credit you're due, you'll get the difference as a refundable credit when you file your federal income tax return. If your advance payments for the year are more than the amount of your credit, you must repay the excess advance payments with your tax return. Also sometimes called premium tax credit. | ||
APTD | Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled | |||
aPTT | Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time | Measures the ability of the blood to clot properly. Values used in combination with other tests. See also PTT, INR, or PT. | ||
APU | Adolescent Psychiatric Unit | |||
APU | Annual Payment Update | |||
APU | Antepartum Unit | |||
APWA | American Public Welfare Association | Changed to APHSA | ||
AQA | Ambulatory Care Quality | Formerly known as the Ambulatory Quality Alliance | ||
AQI | Audit Quality Initiative | |||
AQL | Acceptable Quality Level | |||
AQRP | Audit Quality Review Program | |||
AR | Accounts Receivable | Also written as A/R | ||
AR | Alpha Representation | |||
ar | Aortic Regurgitation | |||
AR | Applicant and/or Recipient | |||
ARA | American Rheumatological Association | |||
ARA | Assistant Regional Administrator | |||
ARA | Associate Regional Administrator | |||
ARB | Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers | |||
ARC | AIDS-Related Complex | AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Related Complex/Conditions | ||
ARC | American Red Cross | |||
ARC | Association for Retarded Citizens | |||
ARCR | Access and Revenue Cycle Readiness | Epic's incentive program which coincides with implementation of their software. | ||
ARCS | Accounts Receivable and Collection System | |||
ARDMS | American Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | |||
ARF | Actuarial Reduction Factor Program | |||
ARF | Acute Renal Failure | |||
ARF | Area Resource File | |||
ARIMA | Arithmetic Moving Average | |||
ARK | Arkansas Part B System | |||
ARMIS | Ad Hoc Reports Management Information System | |||
ARMS | Adhoc Reports Management System | |||
ARMS | Automated Resource Management System | |||
ARN | Association of Rehabilitation Nurses | |||
ARNA | American Radiological Nurses Association | |||
ARO | Annualized Rate of Occurence | |||
ARP | Admission Review Program | |||
ARRT | American Registry of Radiologic Technologists | |||
ARS | Active Record Status | |||
ARS | Advanced Record System | |||
ARS | Advanced Retrieval System | |||
ARS | Age/Race/Sex | |||
ARS | Agricultural Research Service | |||
ARS | Altanthus Response System | |||
ARSTOP | ARS Telephone Communications Operating Procedures | |||
ARTS | Automated Reporting and Tracking System | |||
ARU | Audio Response Unit | |||
ARU | Automated Response Unit | Phone system with automated routing | ||
AS | Administrative Simplification | |||
AS | Advanced System | |||
AS | American Samoa | |||
as | Aortic Stenosis | |||
AS | Application System | |||
AS | Left Ear | A dangerous abbreviation which should not be used because it can be mistaken for QD (every day) | ||
ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists | An educational, research, and scientific association of physicians organized to raise the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and to improve patient care. ASA also created the Physical Status Classification System for pre-anesthetized patients:ASA Physical Status 1 - A normal healthy patientASA Physical Status 2 - A patient with mild systemic diseaseASA Physical Status 3 - A patient with severe systemic diseaseASA Physical Status 4 - A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to lifeASA Physical Status 5 - A moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operationASA Physical Status 6 - A declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes | ||
asa | Aspirin | |||
ASAE | American Society of Association Executives | |||
ASAP | American Society of Automation in Pharmacy | |||
ASAP | Automated Standard Application for Payments | |||
ASAP | Epic Emergency Department Application | Epic's emergency department information system application | ||
ASBCA | Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals | |||
ASC | Accredited Standards Committee | See also ANSI | ||
ASC | Ambulatory Surgery Center | |||
ASC | Ambulatory Surgical Center | |||
ASC | Ambulatory Surgical/Surgery Center | |||
ASCA | Administrative Simplification Compliance Act | |||
ASCEPT | Australasian Society of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists | |||
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange | See also ANSCII | ||
ASCM | Application Software Configuration Management | |||
ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology | |||
ASCP | American Society for Clinical Pathology | |||
ASCP | American Society of Consultant Pharmacists | |||
ASCPT | American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | |||
ASCT | American Society of Cytotechnology | |||
ASCW | Audit Selection Criteria Worksheet | |||
ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder | |||
ASER/SA | Annual State Evaluation Report/State Assessments | |||
ASF | Automatic System Facility | |||
ASH | American Society of Hematology | |||
ASH | Assistant Secretary for Health | |||
ASHA | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | |||
ashd | Atherosclerotic Heart Disease | |||
ASHE | American Society for Healthcare Engineering | |||
ASHP | American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists | |||
ASHP | American Society of Hospital Pharmacists | |||
ASHRM | American Society of Healthcare Risk Management | |||
ASI | Alert Screen Initiative | |||
ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit | |||
ASIM | American Society of Internal Medicine | |||
ASIS | Association Society of Industrial Security | |||
ASL | Ambulatory Surgery Location | |||
ASL | American Sign Language | |||
ASM | Annuity and Survivors Master | |||
ASMB | Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget | |||
ASMH | Assembler H Software | |||
ASMI | Australian Self-Medication Industry | |||
ASMSO | American Society of Medication Safety Officers | |||
ASMT | American Society for Medical Technologists | |||
ASO | Administration Services Only Contract | |||
ASO | Administrative Services Only | |||
ASO | Application Services Organization | |||
ASP | Acquisition Strategy Plan | |||
ASP | Application Service Provider | A business providing computer-based services to customers over a network. For example, health systems may provide access to their EHR to community providers. | ||
ASPA | American Society of Public Administrators | |||
ASPE | Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation | |||
ASPEN | Automated Survey Processing Environment | |||
ASPER | Assistant Secretary for Personnel | |||
ASPS | American Society of Plastic Surgeons | |||
ASQ | Ages and Stages Questionnaire | |||
ASRT | American Society of Radiologic Technologists | |||
ASSH | American Society for Surgery of the Hand | |||
ASTER | Automated System for Transaction Exception Resolution | |||
ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Offices | |||
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials | |||
ASTME31 | ASTM Committee 31 | |||
ASTS | American Society of Transplant Surgeons | |||
ATARS | Audits Tracking and Reporting System | |||
ATB | Account Trial Balance | |||
ATB | All Trunks Busy | |||
ATBCB | Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board | |||
ATLA | Association of Trial Lawyers of America | |||
ATM | Aschronous Transfer Mode | |||
ATP | Advanced Technology Projects | |||
ATRA | American Therapeutic Recreation Association | |||
ATS | Alcohol Treatment Services | |||
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | |||
Att | Attending | As in Attending Physician | ||
Attg | Attending | |||
AU | Both Ears | A dangerous abbreviation which should not be used because it can be mistaken for QD (every day) | ||
AUF | Automatic Update Facility | |||
AUSA | Assistant United States Attorney | |||
AUSCT | Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation | |||
AUSU | Assistant U S Attorney | |||
AUTO3480 | HDC LMS Robotic Processing software | |||
AVERT | AntiVirus Emergency Response Team | McAfee | ||
AVGS | Ambulatory Visit Groups | |||
AVP | Assistant Vice President | |||
AVS | After Visit Summary | A document, typically printed out of an HIS, such as Epic, at the time of discharge | ||
AVT | Automated Voice Technology | |||
AWAS | Automated Work Administration System | |||
AWD | Automatic Work Distributor | |||
AWP | Actual Wholesale Price | |||
AWP | Average Wholesale Price | Drug prices | ||
AXR | Abdominal X-ray | A test that can be carried out quickly and easily in an emergency department. The test can help diagnose some abdominal conditions. It is not a useful investigation for most abdominal conditions. Small and large bowel obstructions, volvulus and malrotations can be diagnosed by AXR. Renal, urethral and bladder stones can sometimes be identified on plain x-ray, although it is usual now to use CT as a first line investigation to confirm clinical suspicion. | ||
AZT | Azidothymidine | AIDS drug therapy | ||
B&P | Bid and Proposal | |||
BA | Bachelor of Arts | Typically, a 4-year degree at an accredited university or college | ||
BA | Basic Agreement | |||
BA | Budget Administration | |||
BA | Budget Authority | |||
BA | Business Associate | |||
BAA | Business Associate Agreement | |||
BAAADS | Budget Apportionment Allotment Allowance and Database System | |||
BAAPS | British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons | |||
BAC | Beneficiary Advisory Committee | |||
BAC | Billing Action Code | |||
BACOM | Beneficiary Annotation and Communication Operation | |||
BAG | Business Advisory Group | |||
BAR | Beneficiary Adjustment Report | |||
BAR | Billing Accounts Receivable | A Meditech acronym | ||
BARC | Board Appeal Review Committee | |||
BARS | Bid Analysis and Reporting System | |||
BAS | Balloon Atrial Septostomy | |||
BAT | Bed Assignment Time | A performance metric used in the Bed Control Department. Bed Assignment Time is the elapsed time between the initial request for admission and the assignment of that patient to an inpatient bed. | ||
BATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms | |||
BB | Black Belt | As in Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt | ||
BB(ASCP) | Technologist in Blood Banking | A certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry | ||
BBA | Balanced Budget Act | A 1997 act. Sometimes abbreviated 'BBA 97' | ||
BBRA | Balanced Budget Refinement Act | A 1999 act | ||
BC/BS | Blue Cross/Blue Shield | |||
BCA | Board of Contract Appeals | |||
BCB | Beneficiary Confidentiality Board | |||
BCBA | Board Certified Behavior Analyst | |||
BCBSA | Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association | |||
BCC | Billing Cycle Code | |||
BCC | Block Check Character | |||
BCCE | Baltimore Computer Conference and Exposition | |||
BCCP | Business Continuity and Contingency Plan | |||
BCD | Binary Coded Decimal | |||
BCEN | Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing | |||
BCF | Benefit Correction Form | |||
BCMA | Bar Code Medication Administration | |||
BCN | Batch Clearance Notice | |||
BCSS | Batch Completion Status Summary | |||
BCW | BloodCenter of Wisconsin | |||
BD | Budget Distribution | |||
BD | Business Development | |||
BDAM | Basic Data Access Method | |||
BDC | Barbara Davis Center | The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes specializes in type 1 diabetes research and care for children and adults. The Center is part of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. | ||
BDentSci | Bachelor of Dental Science | |||
BDF | Bulk Data Facility | |||
BDOD | Beneficiary Date of Death | |||
BDP | Beneficiary Database Prototype | |||
BDPC | Breakthrough Drug Pricing Committee | |||
BDPP | Beneficiary Database Prototype Project | |||
BDS | Bachelor of Dental Science | |||
BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery | |||
BDTS | Batched Data Transmission System | |||
BE | Back-end | |||
BEA | Budget Expense Account | |||
BEA | Bureau of Economic Affairs | |||
BEA | Bureau of Economic Analysis | |||
BEA | Business Enterprise Area | |||
BEAG | Build & Execution Advisory Group | |||
BEAM | Brain Electrical Activity Mapping | |||
BEAU | Budget Expense Account Unit | |||
BED | Bed Master File | An Epic Master File which is a subset of the Chronicles database (Epic's integrated production database) | ||
BEER | Beneficiary Earnings Exchange Record | |||
BEI | Budget Estimating Initiative | |||
BENDEX | Beneficiary Data Exchange | Sometimes known as Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange System | ||
BESS | Part B Extract and Summary System | See also BMAD | ||
BEST | Beneficiary Eligibility State Tape | EDB Bene Alpha File | ||
BEST | Beneficiary State Totals | From SPACE System | ||
BETOS | Berenson Eggers Type of Service | |||
BF | Beneficiary File | |||
BF | Biofeedback | |||
BGN | Beneficiary Given Name | |||
BH | Behavioral Health | |||
BHC | Behavioral Health Care | A Joint Commission (JC) accreditation program | ||
BHO | Behavioral Health Organization | |||
BHS | Bachelor of Health Science | |||
BHS | Business Health Services | |||
BHyg | Bachelor of Hygiene | |||
BI | Background Investigation | |||
BI | Benefits Integrity | |||
BI | Brain Injury | |||
BI | Buy In | |||
BIA | Business Impact Analysis | |||
BIC | Beneficiary Identification Code | |||
BICEQN | BIC Equate Number | |||
bid | Twice Daily | A dosage. i.e. take these antibiotics bid (twice daily)
| ||
BIDW | Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing | See also EDW | ||
BIEC | BuyIn Eligibility Code | |||
BIER | Billing Information Exchange Record | |||
BIF | Beneficiary Insurance File | |||
BIF | Benefit Information Form | |||
BIMF | Beneficiary Inactive Master File | |||
BIPA | Benefits, Improvements, and Protection Act | A 2000 act | ||
BiPAP | Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure | The name of a portable ventilator manufactured by Respironics Corporation and is just one of many ventilators that can deliver BPAP. | ||
BISC | Benefit Integrity support Center | |||
BISYNC | Binary Synchronous Communication | IBM data communications protocol | ||
BIT | Beneficiary Inquiries Taskforce | |||
BITF | Beneficiary Implementation Task Force | |||
BITS | Beneficiary Information Tracking System | |||
BITS | Beneficiary Inquiry Tracking System | |||
BITSMIS | BITS Management Information System | |||
BIW | Beneficiary Inquiries Workgroup | |||
BKA | Below the Knee Amputation | Removal of the lower leg below the knee
| ||
BL | Black Lung | |||
BLASER | Black Lung Automated Search and Edit Routine | |||
Bld | Blood | |||
BLM | Bureau of Land Management | |||
BLP | Bypass Label Processing | |||
BLS | Basic Life Support | |||
BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics | Department of Labor (DOL) | ||
BLUC | Bottom Line Unit Cost | |||
BLUES | Blue Cross/Blue Shield associations | |||
BM | Bachelor of Medicine | Implies a designation of doctor in some areas. Also abbreviated BMed or MB. | ||
BM | Bowel Movement | Milestone patients sometimes need to reach before being ready to discharge
| ||
BM BCh | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | Also abbreviated MBBS | ||
BM ChB | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | Also written CB, ChB, MBChB, or MB ChB. | ||
BMA | BioMedical Applications | |||
BMA | British Medical Association | |||
BMACS | Part B Medicare Automated Claims Systems | See also Medicare Part B (PTB or MEDB) | ||
BMCHRD | Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development | |||
BME | Board of Medical Examiners | |||
BMed | Bachelor of Medicine | Implies a designation of doctor in some areas. Also abbreviated BM or MB. | ||
BMedBiol | Bachelor of Medical Biology | |||
BMedSci | Bachelor of Medical Science | |||
BMH | Bryn Mawr Hospital | |||
BMI | Body Mass Index | |||
BMic | Bachelor of Microbiology | |||
BMP | Basic Metabolic Panel | A set of seven or eight blood chemical tests which is one of the most common lab tests ordered by health care providers. The BMP provides key information regarding fluid and electrolyte status, kidney function, blood sugar levels, and response to various medications and other medical therapies. | ||
BMQA | Board of Medical Quality Assurance | |||
BMRH | Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital | |||
BMS | Bachelor of Medical Science | |||
BMT | Bachelor of Medical Technology | |||
BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant | |||
BN | Bachelor of Nursing | |||
BNA | Baromedical Nurses Association | |||
BNF | British National Formulary | |||
BO | Bachelor of Osteopathy | |||
BOA | Basic Ordering Agreement | |||
BOA | Business Office Assistant | |||
BOAN | Beneficiary's Own Account Number | Social Security Number (SSN) | ||
BOC | Board of Commissioners | |||
BOCMIS | Beneficiary Overpayment Control and Management Information System | |||
BOD | Bid Opening Date | |||
BOD | Board of Directors | |||
BOE | Business Objects Enterprise | |||
BOIS | Beneficiary Online Inquiry System | HI/SMI online in HCFA | ||
BOM | Bill of Materials | |||
BOMA | Building Owners and Managers Association | |||
BOME | Bureau of Medical Examiners | |||
BOOST | Better Outcomes for Older adults through Safe Transitions | A discharge planning initiative with eight risk factors which would qualify a patient for increased discharge planning focus | ||
BOP | Bureau of Prisons | |||
BOR | Before Outliers Removed | |||
BOS | Board of Supervisors | |||
BOSS | Best on Open Systems Solutions | |||
BOSSN | Beneficiary's Own SSN | |||
BP | Bachelor of Pharmacy | |||
BP | Benefit Period | |||
BP | Best Price | |||
BP | Blood Pressure | Considered one of the vital signs
| ||
BP | Business Partner | |||
BPA | Best Practice Alert | Epic's decision support which notifies clinicians
when they need to tend to important tasks, such as reviewing a
patient's allergies, writing orders, and completing charting. Sometimes known as Best Practice Advisories. | ||
BPA | Blanket Purchase Arrangement | Also known as Blanket Purchase Agreement | ||
BPAP | Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure | A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mode used during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. It delivers a preset inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) | ||
BPC | Base Period Charge | |||
BPEWS | Bedside Pediatric Early Warning System | |||
BPH | Bachelor of Public Health | |||
BPharm | Bachelor of Pharmacy | |||
BPHC | Bureau of Primary Health Care | |||
BPHN | Bachelor of Public Health Nursing | |||
BPO | Bargain Purchase Option | |||
BPR | Budget and Performance Requirements | |||
BPR | Business Process Reengineering | |||
BPS | Budget Preparation System | |||
BPST | Bill Processing System Test | |||
BPT | Bed Placement Time | A performance metric used in the Bed Control Department. Bed Placement Time is the elapsed time between the initial request for admission and the actual placement of patient in the inpatient bed. | ||
BQAS | Part B Quality Assurance System | See also Medicare Part B (PTB or MEDB) | ||
BR | Budget Request | |||
BRA | Business Resumption Assessment | |||
BRAT | Bananas Rice Applesauce Toast | A type of diet ordered for hospital patients | ||
BRC | Base Rate Calculation | |||
BRDPI | Biomedical Research and Development Price Index | |||
BRDS | Bill Review Documentation Summary form | |||
BRI | Basic Rate Interface | |||
BRI | Benefit Rate Increase | |||
BRRR | Bills Received and Returned Report | |||
BRS | Backlog Reduction Schedule | |||
BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval Service | |||
BRT | Business Roundtable | |||
BS | Bachelor of Science | Also abbreviated BSc | ||
BSA | Body Surface Area | |||
BSA | Business Software Alliance | |||
BSc | Bachelor of Science | Also abbreviated BS | ||
BSC | Binary Synchronous Communication | |||
BScM | Bachelor of Science in Medicine | Also abbreviated BSM | ||
BScN | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Also abbreviated BSN | ||
BScPh | Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy | Also abbreviated BSPh | ||
BSF | Benefit Stabilization Fund | |||
bsls | Blood Sugar Levels | |||
BSM | Bachelor of Science in Medicine | Also abbreviated BScM | ||
BSN | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Also abbreviated BSnN
| ||
BSP | Business Systems Planning | |||
BSPh | Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy | Also abbreviated BScPh | ||
BSR | Bill Summary Records | See also Medicare Part B (PTB or MEDB) | ||
BSRS | Benefit Savings Reporting System | |||
BSS | Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey | |||
BSS | Benefit Summary Statistics | |||
BSW | Bachelor of Social Work or Bachelor of Science in Social Work | Most states require social workers to pass a licensing exam
| ||
BTG | Break The Glass | Epic functionality which logs access (and attempts) to sensitive EMR records. Sometimes written break-the-glass. | ||
BTW | Bill Type Weight | |||
BUCS | Budget Under Control System | |||
BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen | |||
BUR | Billing Update Record | |||
BUTE | Beneficiary Database Update Transaction System | |||
BVMS | Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science | |||
BVR | Budget Variance Report | |||
BVS | Bureau of Vital Statistics | |||
BVSc | Bachelor of Veterinary Science | |||
BW | Birth Weight | |||
Bx | Biopsy | |||
BY | Budget Year | |||
C&P | Compensation and Pension | |||
C&S | Culture and Sensitivity | Lab test for infection and antibiotic sensitivity | ||
C(ASCP) | Technologist in Chemistry | A certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry | ||
C/BR | Cost/Benefit Ratio | |||
C/BR | Cost/Burden Reduction | |||
C/O | Center or Office | |||
C/S | Client/Server | |||
C/SPS | Cost/Scheduling Performance System | |||
C2IW | CAFM II Implementation Workgroup | |||
C:D | Connect:Direct | |||
CA | Certification Authority | |||
CA | Change Administration | |||
CA | Claims Analyst | |||
CA | Clinical Assistant | |||
CA | Competitive Advocate | |||
CA | Conditional Accreditation | |||
CAAS | Certificate for Advisory and Assistance Services | |||
CAAS | Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services | |||
CABBS | Carrier Bulletin Board System | |||
CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Pronounced "cabbage," a surgery also known as coronary artery bypass surgery, heart bypass, or bypass surgery. A surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. | ||
CABLE | Combined A/B Local Eligibility | |||
CABS | Carrier Access Billing System | |||
CABS | Contractor Administrative Budget and Cost Reporting System | |||
CABWF | Combined A/B Working File | See also CWF | ||
CAC | Carrier Advisory Committee | |||
CAC | Categorical Assistance Code | |||
CAC | Child Advocacy Center | |||
CAC | Children's Asthma Care | |||
CAC | Contractor Advisory Committee | |||
CACO | Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer | |||
CAD | Canadian Association of the Deaf | |||
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease | Arteries supplying blood to the heart become hard or narrow with cholesterol/plaque
| ||
CAE | Certified Association Executive | |||
CAEP | Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians | |||
CAFM | Contractor Administrative, Budget, and Financial Management | |||
CAG | Canadian Association of Gerontology | |||
CAGE | Contractor and Government Entity Code | Formerly FSCM | ||
CAH | Critical Access Hospital | |||
CAHHS | California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems | |||
CAHP | Consumer Assessment of Health Plan | |||
CAHPS | Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems | Formerly Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study or Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey. See also HCAHPS. | ||
CAHSA | California Association of Home Services for the Aged | |||
CalPERS | California Public Employees Retirement System | |||
CalREDIE | California Reportable Disease Information Exchange | A secure system implemented by CDPH for electronic disease reporting and surveillance | ||
CALS | Consolidated Accreditation and Licensure Survey | A California survey | ||
CAM | Complementary and Alternative Medicine | |||
CAMAC | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Ambulatory Care | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMBHC | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMCAH | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Critical Access Hospitals | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMH | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals | From JCAHO | ||
CAMHC | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Home Care | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMLAB | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory and Point-of-Care Testing | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMLTC | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Long Term Care | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMOBS | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Office-Based Surgery Practices | For Joint Commission (JC) accreditation | ||
CAMP | Carrier Accountability Monitoring Project | |||
CAMRT | Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists | |||
CAMS | Customer Account Management System | |||
CAMT | Canadian Association of Music Therapy | |||
CAMTS | Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems | |||
CAN | Claim Account Number | |||
CAN | Common Account Number | Also known as Common Accounting Number | ||
CanCORS | Cancer Care Outcomes and Surveillance Consortium | |||
CANDA | Computer Assisted New Drug Applications | |||
CAO | Canadian Association of Optometrists | |||
CAO | Chronic Airway Obstruction | |||
CAOT | Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists | |||
CAP | Canadian Association of Physicists | |||
cap | Capsule | i.e. one capsule at bedtime
| ||
CAP | Change Acceleration Process | |||
CAP | College of American Pathologists | |||
CAP | Community Acquired Pneumonia | |||
CAP | Corrective Action Plan | |||
CAP-REL | Capital Related | |||
CAPA | Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse | A certification by the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. (ABPANC) | ||
CAPI | Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing | Software | ||
CAPS | Capitated Ambulatory Plan | |||
CAPS | Claims Automated Processing System | |||
CAR | Canadian Association of Radiologists | |||
CAR | Corrective Action Review | |||
CAR | Cost Accounting Report | |||
CARE | Center for Analytical Review and Education | |||
CARES | Contractors Analysis and Reporting System | |||
CARF | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities | |||
CARRPR | Carrier Payment Record | |||
CAS | Clinical Applications Services | |||
CAS | Cost Accounting Standards | |||
CASB | Cost Accounting Standards Board | |||
CASE | Committee on Academic Science and Engineering Report | |||
CASE | Computer Assisted Systems Engineering | Also known as Computer Assisted Software Engineering | ||
CASF | Carrier Alphabetic State File | |||
CASL | Competition Advocate Shopping List | |||
CASLPA | Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists | |||
CASLPO | College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario | |||
CASO | Combine and Sort Operation | |||
CASPER | Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting | |||
CASPRO | Clinical Area Support PRO | |||
CASR | Contractor Audit and Settlement Report | |||
CAST | Carrier Alpha State Tape | A Microfilm/Microfiche system | ||
CAST | Contractor Assessment Security Tool | |||
CASU | Cooperative Administrative Support Program | |||
CAT | Computerized Axial Tomography | A CAT Scan, also known as a CT Scan, is non invasive and uses special x-ray equipment and computers to produce cross-sectional images of the area being scanned, sometimes using contrast material to produce multiple images of the body's interior. Reveals more details than x-rays. | ||
CAUTI | Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection | Sometimes written CA-UTI | ||
CAWR | Combined Annual Wage Reporting | |||
CB | Bachelor of Surgery | Also abbreviated ChB | ||
CB | Collaborative Build | |||
CB | Consolidated Billing | |||
CB | Cost Benefit | |||
CBA | Cost/Benefit Analysis | |||
CBC | Center for Beneficiary Choices | |||
CBC | Cipher Block Chaining | |||
CBC | Complete Blood Count | A panel of tests to check the levels of various cells in the blood; certain levels could prevent advancement of care plan (e.g. white blood cells need to be below level 10)
| ||
CBCL | Child Behavior Checklist | |||
CBGNA | Certifying Board of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. | |||
CBI | Certificate in Breast Imaging | A certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) | ||
CBI | Confidential Business Information | |||
CBM | Curriculum Based Measurement | Brief assessment measure used to evaluate changes in academic skills over time (i.e., progress monitor). | ||
CBO | Centralized Business Office | |||
CBO | Congressional Budget Office | |||
CBR | CASE Based Reasoning | |||
CBR | Cost Based Reimbursement | |||
CBS | Current Beneficiary Survey | By OACT | ||
CBSR | Cost Benefit Savings Report | |||
CBSS | Customer Billing Services System | |||
CBT | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | A psychotherapeutic approach which addresses dysfunctional emotions, maladaptive behaviors and cognitive processes, and contents through a number of goal-oriented, explicit systematic procedures | ||
CBT | Computer Based Training | |||
CC | Care Coordination | A care team collaborating on the patient | ||
CC | Ceiling Cost | |||
CC | Chief Complaint | Patient's main concern | ||
CC | Claims Control | |||
CC | Complication or Comorbidity | Also written CCs (Complications & Comorbidities) | ||
CC | Condition Code | |||
CC | Conditional Certification | |||
CC | Configuration Control | |||
cc | Cubic Centimeters | Usually refers to liquid med dosages or fluid volumes excreted/removed from the body
| ||
CCA | Catastrophic Coverage Act | |||
CCA | Child Care Association | |||
CCB | Change Control Board | |||
CCBD | Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders | A department at Children's Hospital Colorado specializing in pediatric hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplants | ||
CCBD | Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders | A division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) | ||
CCC | Change Control Coordination | |||
CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps | |||
CCC | Comprehensive Care Center | |||
CCC-SLP | Certificate of Clinical Competence for Speech-Language Pathologists | An ASHA certification | ||
CCDR | Contract Cost Data Report | |||
CCDRS | Contract Cost Data Reporting System | |||
CCDS | Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist | A certification by ACDIS | ||
CCG | Clinical Care Guideline | A reference for a specific patient population (often DRG) designed to assist clinicians and patients in making appropriate healthcare decisions. CCGs are typically focused on the entire span of treatment, whereas Care Pathways typically emphasize timing and medical milestones to progress a patient through an IP visit. | ||
CCHCC | Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care | |||
CCHP | Children's Community Health Plan | An HMO owned by Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | ||
CCI | Correct Coding Initiative | |||
CCIP | Chronic Care Improvement Programs | |||
CCITT | Consultative Committee on International Telephone and Telegraph | |||
CCL | Center for Creative Leadership | |||
CCLR | Claims Collection Litigation Report | |||
CCM | Certified Case Manager | |||
CCM | Common Cap Module | |||
CCM | Common Communication Method | |||
CCM | Core Clinical Measures | |||
CCMC | Commercial Contracts and Managed Care | |||
CCN | Carrier Control Number | |||
CCN | Claim Control Number | |||
CCN | CMS Certification Number | a.k.a. Medicare (CMS) Provider Number | ||
CCN | CMS Certification Number (previously Medicare/Medicaid Provider Number) | |||
CCN | Correspondence Control Number | |||
CCNS | Critical Care Nurse Specialist | A certification by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) | ||
CCO | Claims Collection Officer | |||
CCOHS | Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety | |||
CCP | Change Control Planning | |||
CCP | Comprehensive Care Provider | |||
CCP | Comprehensive Compliance Program | |||
CCP | Coordinated Care Plans | |||
CCPR | Coordinated Comprehensive Provider Review | |||
CCR | Cost Coverage Ratio | |||
CCR | Cost to Charge Ratio | |||
CCR | Coverage Compliance Reviews | |||
CCRC | Continuing Care Retirement Community | Sometimes written Continuous Care Retirement Community | ||
CCRC | Continuum of Care Residential Center | |||
CCRN | Critical Care Registered Nurse | A certification by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) | ||
CCS | Canadian Cardiovascular Society | |||
CCS | Clinical Classification Software | An HCUP/AHRQ tool | ||
CCS | Community Care Setting | |||
CCS | Contract Control System | |||
CCTH | Care Closer To Home | An effort to bring primary care closer to communities | ||
CCU | Cardiac Care Unit | |||
CCU | Coronary Care Unit | |||
CCU | Cost Containment Unit | |||
CCU | Critical Care Unit | Also known as ICU (Intensive Care Unit) | ||
CCUITT | Consultive Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony | |||
CD | Civil Defense | |||
CD | Conduct Disorder | |||
CD-RISC | Clinically Detailed Risk Information System for Costs | |||
CDA | Certified Dental Assistant | |||
CDAAC | Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada | |||
CDB | Correspondence Database System | |||
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |||
CDC | Corporate Data Center | |||
CDE | Certified Diabetes Educator | A certification by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) | ||
CDE | Core Data Element | |||
CDF | Children's Defense Fund | |||
CDH | Consumer Driven Health Care | |||
CDHP | Consumer Driven Health Plans | |||
CDI | Catastrophic Drug Insurance | A trust fund | ||
CDI | Clinical Documentation Improvement | |||
CDIS | Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist | |||
CDM | Charge Description Master | A comprehensive listing of items that could be billed to a patient, payer or healthcare provider. | ||
CDMP | Clinical Documentation Management Process | |||
CDN | Certified Dialysis Nurse | A certification by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) | ||
CDOC | Covered Days of Care | |||
CDP | Computerized Decision Procedures | |||
CDPH | California Department of Public Health | |||
CDPHE | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | |||
CDR | Computerized Data Repository | |||
CDR | Contact Date Real | A date for each visit in Epic's internal date format. It is the number of days since December 31, 1840 (the birthdate of the oldest living person at the time that the first EMR was created). It is followed by two decimal places which identify one contact among many on the same date. | ||
CDR | Continuing Disability Review | |||
CDR | Critical Design Review | |||
CDRG | Children's Diagnosis Related Groups | |||
CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List | |||
CDRTS | COMDISCO Disaster Recovery Services | |||
CDS | Central Distribution System | |||
CDS | Chain Directory System | |||
CDS | Clinical Decision Support | |||
CDS | Clinical Documentation Specialist | |||
CDT | Current Dental Terminology | |||
CDW | Cogito Data Warehouse | Epic's EDW | ||
CDW | Collision Damage Waiver | |||
CDWOH | Calendar Days Work on Hand | |||
CE | Covered Entity | |||
CEA | Cost Effectiveness Analysis | |||
CEA | Council of Economic Advisors | |||
CEB | Contractor Efficiency Benchmark | |||
CEB | Cost Efficiency Benchmark | |||
CEBMA | Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association | |||
CEC | Council for Exceptional Children | The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice. | ||
CED | Committee for Employees with Disabilities | |||
CEE | Care Everywhere Enterprise | |||
CEHRT | Certified Electronic Health Record Technology | |||
CELIP | Claim Expansion and Line Item Processing | |||
CEMS | CostEffectiveness Measurement System | |||
CEN | Certified Emergency Nurse | A certification by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) | ||
CEO | Chief Executive Officer | |||
CER | Capital Expenditure Review | |||
CER | Combined Exchange Record | From the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR). See also URIC. | ||
CER | Comprehensive Evaluation Report | |||
CER | Cost Estimating Relationship | |||
CERT | Comprehensive Error Rate Testing | |||
CES | Cost Estimating System | |||
CES | Credential Evaluation Service | |||
CESMA | Council for European Specialist Medical Assessments | |||
CF | Case Folder Control System | |||
CF | Conversion Factor | |||
CFA | Critical Focus Area | |||
CFB | Cipher Feedback | |||
CFB | Copy For Build | |||
CFC | Child and Family Counseling | |||
CfC | Conditions for Coverage | For AHC | ||
CFE | Contractor Furnished Equipment | |||
CFO | Chief Financial Officer | |||
CFOA | Chief Financial Officer's Act | A 1990 act | ||
CFPP | Contracting for Prepaid Plans | |||
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations | |||
CFRN | Certified Emergency Flight Nurse | A certification by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) | ||
CFSR | Contract Funds Status Report | |||
CfWI | Centre for Workforce Intelligence | |||
CGMP | Current Good Manufacturing Practice | |||
CGRN | Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse | A certification by the Certifying Board of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (CBGNA) | ||
CHA | Catholic Health Association | |||
CHA | Children's Hospital Association | An organization which combined Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA), National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI), and National Association of Children's Hospitals (N.A.C.H.) | ||
CHA | Colorado Hospital Association | |||
CHA | County Health Authorities | |||
CHAA | Certified Healthcare Access Associate | |||
CHAFF | Change of Address System | |||
CHAIN | Chain Provider Director System | |||
CHAM | Certified Healthcare Access Manager | |||
CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services | Now known as TRI-CARE | ||
CHAMPVA | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Administration | |||
CHAP | Child Health Assurance Program | |||
CHAP | Community Health Accreditation Program | |||
CHAPS | Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey | |||
CHAW | Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin | |||
ChB | Bachelor of Surgery | Also abbreviated CB | ||
CHBI | Commission on Health Benefits and Integration | |||
CHC | Child Health Clinic | |||
CHC | Community Health Center | |||
CHC | Comprehensive Health Center | |||
CHC | Continuous Home Care | |||
CHCC | Center for Hospital and Community Care | |||
CHCIO | Certified Hospital Chief Information Officer | The first professional certification expressly for healthcare CIOs and IT executives, granted by CHIME | ||
CHCL | Center for Health Care Law | |||
CHCO | Children's Hospital Colorado | |||
ChD | Doctor of Surgery | A post-medical degree specialty program. Also abbreviated DCh. | ||
CHDA | Certified Health Data Analyst | A designation from AHIMA | ||
CHDR | Center for Health Dispute Resolution | |||
CHDS | Charge Distribution System | |||
CHER | Center of Health Economics Research | Also known as HERI | ||
CHESP | Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional | An EVS professional | ||
CHF | Congestive Heart Failure | Failure of the heart to pump enough blood to all parts of the body and its organs. Symptoms are often noticed as difficulty with breathing and edema or swelling on the right side of the body (failure of returning blood to the heart). | ||
CHHA | Certified Home Health Agency | |||
CHHC | Continuous Home Health Care | |||
CHHS | Children's Hospital and Health System | Describes CHW's integrated pediatric health system | ||
CHI | Catastrophic Health Insurance | |||
CHI | Catholic Health Initiatives | A national nonprofit health system headquartered in Inverness, CO. The faith-based system operates in 17 states and includes 78 hospital, 40 long-term care/assisted/residential-living facilities, two community health-services organizations, two accredited nursing colleges, and home health agencies. | ||
CHICN | HI Enrollment Cards Operation | HECHICN | ||
CHICO | Combined Health Insurance and Checkwriting Operations | |||
CHIM | Center for Healthcare Information Management | |||
CHIME | College of Healthcare Information Management Executives | |||
CHIP | Catastrophic Health Care Program | |||
CHIP | Child Health Insurance Program | |||
Chloro | Hydrochlorothiazide | A dangerous abbreviation which should not be used because it can be misinterpreted | ||
ChM | Master of Surgery | A post-medical degree specialty program. Also abbreviated CM, MC, MS, MCh, or MChir. | ||
CHMSA | Critical Health Manpower Shortage Area | |||
CHN | Community Health Network | |||
CHND | Children's Hospitals Neonatal Database | |||
CHO | Community Health Organization | |||
CHOP | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | |||
CHOW | Change of Ownership | |||
CHPN | Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse | A certification by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) in association with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | ||
CHRN | Certified Hyperbaric Nurse | A certification by the Baromedical Nurses Association (BNA) | ||
CHW | Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | |||
CI | Catastrophic Indicator | |||
CI | Configuration Identification | |||
CI | Configuration Item | |||
CI | Control Interval | Sometimes written Confidence Interval | ||
CIA | Commercial Industrial Activity | Also known as GCIA | ||
CIADV | Carrier/Intermediary Advance Notice | |||
CICA | Competition in Contracting Act | A 1984 act | ||
CICG | Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group | |||
CICO | Commercial Industrial Control Officer | |||
CICS | Customer Information Control System | Formerly known as SSADARS | ||
CICU | Cardiac Intensive Care Unit | |||
CID | Commercial Item Description | |||
CIEP | Contractor Inspection and Evaluation Program | |||
CIM | Corporate Information Management | |||
CIM | Coverage Issues Manual | |||
CIMS | Case Investigation Management System | |||
CIN | Client Identification Number | Medicaid will issue a unique CIN, or identification number, to each enrollee in the state program.
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CIN | Clinically Integrated Network | Sometimes known as an Accountable Care Organization | ||
CIN | Common Identification Number | |||
CINN | Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch | |||
CIO | Chief Information Officer | |||
CIP | Claims In Process | |||
CIP | Competitive Incentive Program | |||
CIP | Continuous Improvement Process Program | |||
CIP | Customer Initiated Payments | |||
CIPS | Center Information Processing System | |||
Cir | Circumference | |||
CISC | Complex Instruction Set Computing | |||
CISTR | Correspondence Image Storage, Transmission, and Retrieval | |||
CITIC | Consolidated Information Technology Infrastructure Contract | |||
CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease | |||
CKD | Count Key Data | |||
CKM | Constructive Key Management | |||
CL | Child Life | Child Life Specialists are pediatric health care professionals who work with children and families in hospitals and other settings to help them cope with the challenges of hospitalization, illness, and disability. They provide children with age-appropriate preparation for medical procedures, pain management and coping strategies, and play and self-expression activities. They also provide information, support, and guidance to parents, siblings, and other family members. | ||
CLABSI | Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection | |||
CLAIM | Community Leaders Assisting the Insured of Missouri | Answers questions about Medicare for Missourians. | ||
CLCCP | Comprehensive Limiting Charge Compliance Program | |||
CLFS | Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule | |||
CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act | A 1965 act with amendments 1988 | ||
CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments | Released in 1988 | ||
CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Interstate Act | Also known as Clinical Laboratory Interstate Amendments | ||
ClinDOC | Nursing Clinical Documentation | |||
CLM | Claim Master File | An Epic Master File which is a subset of the Chronicles database (Epic's integrated production database) | ||
CLM | Current Logical Model | |||
CLMA | Clinical Laboratory Management Association | |||
CLOE | Claims Only Entry System | |||
CLT | Certified Lab Technician | |||
CLT | Certified Laboratory Technician | |||
CLUW | Coalition of Labor Union Women | |||
CM | Case Manager | A member of a Case Management department. A collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual | ||
CM | Certified Midwife | A certification by the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council (ACC) | ||
CM | Complexity Metrics | |||
CM | Configuration Management | |||
CM | Configuration Manual | |||
CM | Master of Surgery | A post-medical degree specialty program. Also abbreviated ChM, MC, MS, MCh, or MChir. | ||
CMA | Canadian Medical Association | |||
CMA | Case Management Assistant | |||
CMA | Certified Medical Assistant (Non-licensed) | May perform clerical, administrative, and basic clinical support to doctors. Credentialed after completing a medical assistant program | ||
CMA | Contract Management Action | |||
CMA | Current Month Accrual | |||
CMC | Complex Medical Conditions | |||
CMD | Carrier Medical Director | |||
CMD | Contractor Medical Directors | |||
CME | Continuing Medical Education | |||
CMFMRA | Consolidated Master File of Military Retirees and Annuitants | |||
CMG | Case Mix Group | |||
CMG | Children's Medical Group | The primary care clinics operated by CHW | ||
CMG | Computer Measurement Group | |||
CMG | Contractor Management Group | |||
CMHC | Community Mental Health Center | Also known as Community Mental Health Clinic | ||
CMHS | Continuous Medical History Sample | Continuous Medicare History Study | ||
CMI | Case Mix Index | |||
CMIS | Communications Management Information System | |||
CMM | Capability Maturity Model | |||
CMN | Certificate of Medical Necessity | |||
CMN | Certified Medical Necessity | |||
CMO | Chief Medical Officer | Also called VPMA (Vice President of Medical Affairs) | ||
CMP | Capacity Management Program | |||
CMP | Career Management Program | |||
CMP | Change Management Process | |||
CMP | Civil Monetary Penalty | |||
CMP | Competitive Medical Plan | Under TEFRA | ||
CMP | Comprehensive Medical Plan | |||
CMP | Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | A panel of 14 blood tests which serves as an initial broad medical screening tool. It provides a rough check of kidney function, liver function, and electrolyte and fluid balance. | ||
CMP | Configuration Management Plan | |||
CMP-EIS | CMP Executive Information System | |||
CMPL | Civil Monetary Penalty Law | Also known as Civil Monetary Penalty Liability | ||
CMPTS | Civil Monitory Penalty Tracking System | |||
CMR | Comprehensive Medical Review | |||
CMRI | California Medical Review, Inc. | |||
CMRP | Certified Maintence and Reliability Professional | A credential for a healthcare logistic operations manager | ||
CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Formerly HCFA | ||
CMSA | Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
CMSRN | Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse | A certification by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) | ||
CMSS | Council of Medical Specialty Societies | |||
CMT | Certified Medical Technician | |||
CMTI | Customized Claims System Identifier | |||
CMWF | Commonwealth Fund | |||
CN | Claim Number | Also written C/N | ||
CNACO | Community Nursing and Ambulatory Care Organization | |||
CNBC | Congress of National Black Churches | |||
CNE | Clinical Nurse Educator | |||
CNH | Community Nursing Home | |||
CNM | Certified Nurse Midwife | A certification by the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council (ACC) | ||
CNMT | Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist | A certification by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) | ||
CNN | Certified Nephrology Nurse | A certification by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) | ||
CNOR | Certified Operating Room Nurse | Not a credential but signifies that an individual has met all the education, examination, or experience requirements necessary to be certified in operating room nursing. This recognition is offered by the Certification Board Perioperative Nursing of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) | ||
CNPB | Clean NonPIP Bills | |||
CNS | Central Nervous System | |||
CNS | Clinical Nurse Specialist | A job title, not a credential
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CNV | Conversion Phase | |||
CO | Central Office | |||
CO | Change Order | |||
CO | Coinsurance | |||
CO | Complaint of | Patient's complaints as written in clinician's progress notes. "C/O back pain"
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CO | Contract Officer | |||
CO | Control Officer | |||
COA | Care for Older Adults | A HEDIS quality measure | ||
COA | Categories of Aid | Homogenous risk groups that are based on Medi-Cal eligibility (aid codes), i.e., disability | ||
COA | Change of Address | |||
COA | Conditions of Admission | |||
COB | Close of Business | |||
COB | Coordination of Benefits | |||
COBA | Coordination of Benefits Agreement | |||
COBC | Coordination of Benefits Contractor | |||
COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act | A 1985 act which granted workers and their families the right to choose to continue a previous employer's group health benefits for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. | ||
COC | Certificate of Competency | |||
COCA | Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation | |||
COCN | Certified Continence Care Nurse | A certification by the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) | ||
COE | Center of Excellence | |||
COF | Carrier Option File | |||
COFFE | Council of Former Federal Employees | |||
COG | Children's Oncology Group | |||
COG | Continuity of Government | |||
COGME | Council On Graduate Medical Education | |||
COGS | Cost of Goods Sold | |||
COI | Certificate of Indebtedness | |||
COI | Change of Intermediaries | |||
COI | Conflict of Interest | |||
COLA | Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation | |||
COLA | Cost Of Living Adjustment | |||
COM | Centralized Office Minicomputer | |||
COM | Computer Output Microfilm | |||
COM | Current Operating Month | |||
COMPAS | COMDISCO Plan Automation System | |||
COMSEC | Communication Security | |||
CON | Certificate of Need | |||
CON | Conditional Accreditation | |||
CONFU | Conditional Follow-up Survey | |||
CONOPS | Concept of Operations | |||
CONUS | Continual US | 48 Contiguous states & DC. Also known as Conterminous US. | ||
COO | Chief Operating Officer | |||
COOP | Continuity of Operation Plan | |||
COP | Concept of Operations Papers | |||
CoP | Conditions of Participation | CMS guidelines for hospital UR & UM Federal Regulations | ||
COP | Continuation of Pay | |||
COPC | Community Oriented Primary Care | |||
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Progressive (meaning it worsens over time) lung disease. Those with COPD usually smoke or used to smoke or have had prolonged exposure to other lung irritants (e.g. dust). | ||
COPES | Community Options Program Entry System | |||
COQ | Cost of Quality | |||
CORC | Carrier of Record Control | |||
CORF | Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility | |||
CORTS | Calculation of Overpayment Recovery Timeliness System | |||
COS | Chief of Staff | |||
COT | Chain of Trust | |||
COTA | Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | A certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT), after earning an Associate's degree in occupational therapy | ||
COTA(A) | Council on the Ageing | Australia
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COTF | Chain Organization Task Force | |||
COTH | Council of Teaching Hospitals | |||
COTR | Contract Officer's Technical Representative | |||
COW | Computer on Wheels | |||
COWAPS | Council on Wage and Price Stability | |||
CP | Claims Processing | |||
CP | Contractor Profiles | |||
CP/M | Control Program for Microprocessors | |||
CPA | Certified Public Accountant | |||
CPA | Cost Plus Award | |||
CPAC | Consolidated Patient Accounts Centers | The VA Hospitals' 7 CPACs bill for all of the care received within the 22 VISNs | ||
CPAF | Cost Plus Award Fee | |||
CPAN | Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse | A certification by the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. (ABPANC) | ||
CPAP | Common Provider Audit Program | |||
CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure | |||
CPAS | Claims Processing Assessment System | |||
CPC | Certified Professional Coder | |||
CPC | Colorado Pediatric Collaborative | A non-profit health network comprised of Colorado Pediatric Partners, Children's Hospital of Colorado (CHCO), and Physician Health Partners of Denver | ||
CPCM | Certified Professional Contract Manager | |||
CPCU | Cardiac Progressive Care Unit | |||
CPD | Citrate Phosphate Dextrose | An anticoagulant | ||
CPD | Competitive Pricing Demonstration | |||
CPD | Cost Per Discharge | |||
CPDA | Current Premium Due Amount | |||
CPDA-1 | Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine | An anticoagulant used for the preservation of whole blood and red cells for up to 35 days | ||
CPDAH | CPDA Hospital Insurance | |||
CPE | Certified Public Expenditures | |||
CPE | Contractor Performance Evaluation | |||
CPEP | Contractor Performance Evaluation Program | Also known as Contractor Performance Evaluation Profile | ||
CPF | Continuous Planning and Forecasting | |||
CPFA | Cost Plus Fee Award | |||
CPFF | Cost Plus Fixed Fee | |||
CPFT | Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist | A certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) | ||
CPG | Clinical Practice Guideline | |||
CPG | Clinical Practice Guidelines | |||
CPHA | Commission on Professional Hospital Activities | |||
CPHIMS | Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems | A certification from HIMSS for passing a two-hour exam composed of 115 multiple-choice questions, focused on common knowledge and skills that have been identified as being important to competent practice through a job analysis in health IT. | ||
CPhT | Certified Pharmacy Technician | |||
CPI | Consumer Price Index | |||
CPI | Coverage Period Indicator | |||
CPI-PD | Consumer Price Index for Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies | |||
CPI-U | Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas | |||
CPIC | Certification Package for Internal Controls | |||
CPIF | Cost Plus Incentive Fee | |||
CPM | Certified Professional Midwife | |||
CPM | Claims Processing Manual | |||
CPM | Clinical Performance Measure | |||
CPM | Contractor Performance Management | Also known as Contractor Performance Module | ||
CPM | Critical Path Method | |||
CPM | Current Payment Month | |||
CPM/EIS | Contractor Performance Management/Enterprise Information System | |||
CPMD | Continuous Passive Motion Device | |||
CPME | Standing Committee of European Doctors | |||
CPMRC | Clinical Practice Model Resource Center | |||
CPN | Certified Pediatric Nurse | A certification by the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Inc. (NCBPNP/N) | ||
CPNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | A certification by the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Inc. (NCBPNP/N) | ||
CPO | Care Plan Oversight | |||
CPO | Chief of Purchasing Office | |||
CPOE | Computerized Physician Order Entry | Also referred to as Computerized Provider Order Entry | ||
CPON | Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse | A certification by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) | ||
CPPC | Cost Plus Percentage of Cost | |||
CPPU | Cardiac Pre Post Unit | Also known as Cardiac Pre Post Care Unit | ||
CPQC | Claims Processing Quality Control | |||
CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | An emergency procedure, performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest | ||
CPR | Comparative Performance Report | |||
CPR | Computerized Patient Record | |||
CPR | Contractor Performance Report | |||
CPR | Cost Performance Report | |||
CPR | Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable | As in charges | ||
CPRI | Computer-based Patient Record Institute | |||
CPRS | Contractor Performance Reporting System | |||
CPS | Center for Policy Studies | |||
CPS | Classified Position System | |||
CPS | Clinical Practice Specialist | |||
CPS | Critical Payment System | |||
CPSC | Consumer Products Safety Commission | |||
CPSR | Contractor Purchasing System Review | Also known as Contractor Procurement System Review | ||
CPT | Change Patient Type | |||
CPT | Child Protection Team | |||
CPT | Claims Processing Timeliness | |||
CPT | Cost Per Treatment | |||
CPT | Current Procedural Terminology | Numbers assigned to every task and service a medical practitioner may provide to a patient including medical, surgical and diagnostic services.
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CPT | Phlebotomy Technician Certification | |||
CPT-4 | Current Procedural Terminology, Version 4 | |||
CPU | Central Processing Unit | |||
CPU | Child Psychiatric Unit | |||
CPV | Cost Per Visit | |||
CPX | Complete Physicial Exam | |||
CPZ | Compazine | A dangerous abbreviation which should not be used because it can be misinterpreted | ||
CQAS | Carrier Quality Assurance System | Now known as Part B QAS | ||
CQI | Continuous Quality Improvement | |||
CQMR | Carrier Quarterly Medical Review | |||
CQR | Co-worker Quality Review | |||
CR | Change Request | |||
CR | Continuing Resolution | |||
CR | Cost Report | |||
CR | Create Review | Functionality in Canopy (Allscripts) to create a new InterQual assessment | ||
CR | Cross Reference | |||
CRAG | Contractor Risk Assessment Guide | |||
CRAH | Change Request Approval History | |||
CRAM | Cross Region Access Method | |||
CRB | Change Review Board | |||
CRC | Capital Related Costs | |||
CRC | Career Resource Center | |||
CRC | Certified Rehabilitation Counselor | |||
CRC | Cyclic Redundancy Check | |||
CRCC | Compensation Related Customary Charges | |||
CrCl | Creatine Clearance | |||
CRD | Centre for Reviews and Dissemination | |||
CRD | Chronic Renal Disease | Also known as ESRD | ||
CREP | Cost Report Evaluation Program | |||
CRESUS | Cost Report Evaluation System subsystem | |||
CRF | Change Request Form | |||
CRG | Carrier Representative Group | |||
CRG | Clinical Risk Group | A classification provided via 3M's Clinical Risk Grouping Software. It provides a patient stratification of health status (values 1 through 9) and burden of illness on a health system. | ||
CRI | Client Record Index | |||
CRI | Controlled Rate of Increase | |||
CRIPA | Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act | |||
CRLE | Cost Reimbursement Level of Effort | |||
CRM | Customer Relationship Management | |||
CRN | Certified Radiologic Nurse | Credential for nurses who have taken the Certification Examination for Radiologic Nursing. A certification by the American Radiological Nurses Association (ARNA) | ||
CRN | Cost-related Nonadherence | Used to describe patient non-compliance with a care plan as a result of financial hardship (i.e., inability to afford prescribed medications) | ||
CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | A certification by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) | ||
CRNFA | Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant | An operating certification by the Certification Board Perioperative Nursing of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) | ||
CRNI | Certified Registered Nurse Infusion | A certification by the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) | ||
CROWD | Contractor Reporting of Operational and Workload Data | |||
CRP | Common Rules Processor | |||
CRP | Consolidated Review Program | |||
CRRN | Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse | A certification by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) | ||
CRRN-A | Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse - Advanced | An advanced certification by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) | ||
CRS | Congressional Reporting System | |||
CRS | Congressional Research Service | |||
CRS | Critical Reduction Schedule | |||
CRS | Custom Reporting Solution | A module for custom report development in TeleTracking | ||
CRSL | Cost Report Settlement Log | |||
CRT | Certified Respiratory Therapist | A certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) | ||
CRTS | Cuff Records Tracking System | |||
CRTT | Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician | A job title, not a certification
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CRVR | Catastrophic Repeal Validation Review | |||
CRVS | California Relative Value Study | |||
CRWH | Change Request Work History | |||
CS | Central Supply | |||
CS | Claims Services | |||
CS | Covered Services | |||
CS | Customer Service | |||
CSA | Certified Surgical Assistant | |||
CSA | Computer Security Act | A 1987 act | ||
CSA | Cross Service Agreement | |||
CSAC | Consensus Standards Advisory Committee | An NQF committee | ||
CSAMS | Customer Service Assessment and Management System | |||
CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention | |||
CSAT | Computer Security Awareness Training | |||
CSC | Customer Service Center | |||
CSCC | Customer Service Call Center | See also SPOC, now Customer Service Center (CSC) | ||
CSD | Customer Service Desk | |||
CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid | |||
CSF | Critical Success Factor | |||
CSG | Children's Specialty Group | The specialty clinics operated by CHW and MCW in Wisconsin | ||
CSG | Clinical Service Group | |||
CSI | Computer Security Institute | |||
CSIRC | Computer Security Incident Response Capability | |||
CSMI | Corporate Storage Management Initiative | |||
CSMM | Customer Support for Medicare Modernization | |||
CSN | Contact Serial Number |