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Health Information

Health Information Abbreviations

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