Health Information Abbreviations
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| AAHC | Accrediation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare
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| AAHP | American Association of Health Plans
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| AAMC | American Association of Medical Colleges
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| ACHE | American College of Healthcare Executives
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| ACP | American College of Physicians
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| A&D | admission and discharge
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| ADA | Americans with Disabilites Act
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| ADL | activities of daily living
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| ADT | admission, discharge, and transfer
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| AHA | American Hospital Association
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| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association
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| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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| AI | artificial intelligence
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| ALOS | average length of stay
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| AMA | American Medical Association
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| AMRA | American Medical Record Association
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| ANA | American Nurses Association
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| ANSI | American National Standards Institute
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| AOA | American Osteopathic Association
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| APC | ambulatory payment classifications
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| APS | attending physician statement
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| ARLNA | Association of Record Librarians of North America
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| ASC | ambulatory surgery classification
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| ASC X12 | Accrediation Standards Committee X12, Electronic Data Interchange
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| ASCP | American Society of Clinical Pathologists
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| ASHRM | American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
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| BBA | Balanced Budget Act of 1997
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| BBRA | Balanced Budget Refinement Act
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| BC/BS | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistic
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| CARF | Commission of Accrediation of Rehabiliation Facilities
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| CCI | correct coding specialist
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| CCS | certified coding specialist
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| CCS-P | certified coding specialist--physician offices
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| CCU | cardiac care unit
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| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| CDM | change description master
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| CDR | clinical data repository
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| CDSS | clinical decision support system
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| CEO | chief executive officer
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| CF | conversion factor
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| CFO | chief financial officer
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| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations
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| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program--Uniformed Services
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| CHAMPVA | Cililian Health and Medical Program --Veterans Administration
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| CIO | chief information officier
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| CME | Council on Medical Education
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| CMG | case-mix groups
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| CMI | case-mix index
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| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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| CNO | chief nursing officer
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| COB | corrdinatin of benefits
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| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act of 1975
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| CON | certicate of need
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| COO | chief operating officer
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| CoP | Communities of Practice
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| COP | Conditions of Participation
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| CPC | certified professional coder
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| CPR | computer-based patient record
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| CPRI | Computer-base Patient Record Institute
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| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology
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| CPU | computerized processing unit
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| CQI | continuous quality improvement
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| CSO | chief security officer
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| CTI | comuter-telephone integration
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| CTR | Certified tumor registrar
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| DDS | doctor of dental science
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| DEEDS | Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems
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| DHHS | Department of Helath and Human Services
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| DME | Durable medical equipment
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| DO | doctor of osteopathy
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| DOA | dead on arrival
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| DRG | diagnosis-related group
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| DSM-IV | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Medntal Disorders, Fourth Revision
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| EAP | employee assistance program
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| ED | emergency department
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| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunities
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| EIS | executive information system
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| E/M | evaluation and management
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| EMEDS | Essential Medical Data Sets
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| EMIC | Emergency Maternal and Infant Care Program
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| EMR | electronic medical record
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| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
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| EPO | exclusive provider organizer
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| ERISA | Employee Retriement Income Security Act of 1974
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| FCA | False Clasims Act
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| FDA | Food and Drug Administration
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| FECA | Federal Employees' Compensations Act
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| FEP | Federal Employee Act
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| FFS | fee for service
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| FI | fiscal intermediary
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| FLEX | Federal Licensing Examiniation
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| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act
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| FMLA | Family Medical Leave Act
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| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act
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| FPL | federal poverty level
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| FTE | full-time equivalent
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| GPCI | geographic practic cost index
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| GPWW | group practice without walls
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| GUI | graphical user interface
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| HAVEN | Home Assessment Validation and Entry
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| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration
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| HCPCS | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
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| HCQIP | Health Care Quality Improvement Program
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| HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
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| HHPPS | home health prospective payment system
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