Question | Answer |
OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
NHII | National Health Information Infrastruction |
EHR | Electronic Health Records |
OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
P&P | Policies & Procedures |
PHI | Protected Health Information |
IIHI | Individually Identifiable Health Information |
NPP | Notice of Privacy Practices |
EIN | Employer Identification Number |
CMP | Civil Monetary Penalty |
HHS | Health & Human Services |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
FCA | False Claim Act |
MIP | Medicare Integrity Program |
Arthrolysis | Surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint |
Arthritis | Inflammation of a joint |
Costomalacia | Abnormal softening of the ribs |
Craniotomy | Surgical incision or opening into the skull or cranium |
Kyphosis | Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine |
Laminectomy | Surgical removal of a lamina from a vertebra |
Rheumatologist | Specialist who treats diagnosis that involves the inflammation of connective tissues including musles |
Cranium | Portion of the skull that encloses the brain |
Chondroplasty | Surgical repair of the damages cartilage |
Myelitis | Inflammation of the bone marrow |
Osteopathy | Any disease involving the bone |
Polychondritis | Inflammation of many cartilages |
Arthrotomy | Surgical incision into a joint |
Craniomalacia | Abnormal softening of the skull |
Osteoclasis | Surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity |
Arthrocentesis | Surgical puncture of the joint spaces to remove fluid |
Periostitis | Inflammation of the periosteum |
Costitis | Inflammation of the ribs |
Spondylodesis | Surgical fixation of a vertebra |
Autologous | Originating within an individual |
Myeloma | Malignant tumor composed of blood forming tissues of the bone marrow |
Osteorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of a bone |
Costotomy | Surgical incision of a rib |
Bursitis | Inflammation of a bursa |
Scoliosis | Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |