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LTC Acronyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AEM | Aspen Enforcement Manager |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
| AO | Accreditation Organization |
| APOD | Advanced Principles of Documentation |
| Aspen | Automated Survey Processing Evironment |
| BIMS | Brief Interview Mental Status |
| CAA | Care Area Assessment |
| CATS | Care Area Process Trigger |
| CFC | Conditions of Coverage |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CoP | Conditions for Participation |
| CMP | Civil Monetary Penalties |
| CHOW | Change in Ownership |
| CMPTS | Civil Money Penalty Tracking System |
| CMS | Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CO | Central Office |
| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act |
| COW | Certificate of Waiver |
| DAB | Department of Appeals Board |
| DHHS | Department of Health & Human Services |
| DPNA | Denial of Payment for New Admissions |
| ESRD | End-Stage Renal Disease |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FRIs | Facility Reported Incident |
| FSES | Fire Safety Evaluation System |
| HAI | Healthcare Associated Infection |
| HHA | Home Health Agency |
| ID | Intellectual Disability |
| IJ | Immediate Jeopardy |
| IPC | Infection Prevention & Control |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| LSC | Life Safety Code |
| MAC | Medicare Area Contractor |
| MDS | Minimum Data Set |
| NATCEP | Nurse Aide Training & Competency Evaluation Program |
| IDR | Informed Dispute Resolution |
| NF | Nursing Facility |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NLTC | Non-Long Term Care |
| NOTC | No Opportunity to Correct |
| OPO | Organ Procurement Organization |
| OSCAR | Online Survey Certification & Reporting |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| PAC | Post Acute Care |
| PASARR | Preadmission Screening & Resident Review |
| POC | Plan of Correction |
| POD | Principles of Documentation |
| PPS | Prospective Payment System |
| QAA | Quality Assessment & Assurance Review |
| QAPI | Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement |
| QIES | Quality Improvement & Evaluation System |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization |
| QOC | Quality of Care |
| QoL | Quality of Life |
| RAI | Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RAPs | Resident Assessment Protocols |
| RFP | Requirements for Participation |
| RO | Regional Office |
| S/S | Scope & Severity |
| SA | State Agency |
| SFF | Special Focus Facility |
| SMA | State Medicaid Agency |
| SMI | Severe Mental Illness |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SOD | Statement of Deficiency |
| SOM | State Operations Manual |
| SQC | Substandard Quality of Care |
| SSD | Social Services Director |
| DRR | Drug Regimen Review |
| LTCH | Long-Term Care Hospital |
| PPR | Potentially Preventable 30-day Post-Discharge Readmission |
| QRP | Quality Reporting Program |
| QM | Quality Measure |
| RO | Regional Office |