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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN EXAM FOR AAPC CRC EXAM

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RADV   Risk Adjustment Data Validation  
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HHS   Health and Human Services  
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MA   Medicare Advantage  
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HCC   Hierarchical Condition Category  
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IVC   Initial Validation Contractor  
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MEAT   Monitored Evaluated Addressed/Assessed or Treated  
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RAF   Risk Adjustment Factor  
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FFS   Fee For Service  
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HEDIS   Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set  
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DME   Durable Medical Equipment  
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PDE   Prescription Drug Event  
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SNP   Special Needs Plans  
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NCQA   National Committee for Quality Assurance  
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CRG   Clinical Risk Grouping  
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CDPS   Chronic Illiness and Disability Payment Systems  
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TANF   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families  
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SSD   Selected Significant Disease  
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HHS-ACA   Health and Human Services - Affordable Care Act  
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MCO   Managed Care Organization  
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RAPS   Risk Adjusting Processing System  
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ACG   Adjusted Clinical Group  
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DCG   Diagnosis Code Value  
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VH   Very High  
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EL   Extra Low  
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DPS   Disability Payment System  
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PMH   Past Medical History  
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MDM   Medical Decision Making  
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AAPC   American Academy of Professional Coders  
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ACR   Adjusted Community Rates  
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ACRP   Adjusted Community Rate Proposal  
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ADS   Alternate Data Sources  
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ADL   Activities of Daily Living  
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AGNS   AT&T Global Network Services  
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AHA   American Hospital Association  
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AHIMA   American Health Information Management Association  
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AMA   American Medical Association  
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ANSI   American National Standards Institute  
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ANSI X12 837   Variable Length File Format for Electronic Submission of Encounter Data  
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ASC   Ambulatory Surgical Center  
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BBA   Balanced Budget Act of 1997  
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BBRA   Balanced Budget Refinement Act 1999  
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BIC   Beneficiary Identification Code  
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BIPA   Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000  
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CAD   Coronary Artery Disease  
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CFO   Chief Financial Officer  
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CHF   Congestive Heart Failure  
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CMHC   Community Mental Health Center  
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CMS   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  
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CMS-HCC   CMS Refined Hierarchical Condition Category Risk Adjustment Model  
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COPD   Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  
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CPT   Current Procedural Terminology  
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CSSC   Customer Service and Support Center  
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CVD   Cerebral Vascular Disease  
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CWF   Common Working File  
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CY   Calendar Year  
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DCP   Data Collection Period  
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DDE   Direct Data Entry  
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DHHS   Department of Health and Humana Services  
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DM   Diabetes Mellitus  
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DME   Durable Medical Equipment  
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DOB   Date of Birth  
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DoD   Department of Defense  
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DOS   Dates of Service  
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DRG   Diagnosis Related Group  
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DX   Diagnosis  
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EDI   Electronic Data Interchange  
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ESRD   End Stage Renal Disease  
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ET   Eastern Time  
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FERAS   Front-End Risk Adjustment System  
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FFS   Fee For Service  
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FQHC   Federally Qualified Health Care Center  
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FTP   File Transfer Protocol  
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GUI   Graphical User Interface  
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H#   MA Organizational CMS Contract Number  
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HCC   Hierarchical Condition Category  
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HCFA 1500   Medicare Part B Claim Filing Form  
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HCPCS   Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System  
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HEDIS   Health Plan Employer Data Information Set  
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HIC#   Health Insurance Claim Number (Beneficiary Medicare ID#)  
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HICN   Health Insurance Claim Number (Beneficiary Medicare ID#)  
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HIPAA   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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HMO   Health Maintenance Organization  
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HOS   Health Outcomes Survey  
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HPMS   Health Plan Management System  
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ICD-9-CM   International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification  
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ICN   Internal Claim Number  
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IP   Internet Protocol  
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IVC   Initial Validation Contractor  
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JCAHO   Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization  
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LTC   Leading Through Change, Inc  
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MA   Medicare Advantage  
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MA-PD   Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan  
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MARx   Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug System  
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MBD   Medicare Beneficiary Database  
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M+C organization   Medicare + Choice Organization  
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MCCOY   Managed Care Option Information System  
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MCO   Managed Care Organization  
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MDCN   Medicare Data Communications Network  
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MDS   Minimum Data Set  
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MMA   Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2003  
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MMCS   Medicare Managed Care System  
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MMR   Monthly Membership Report  
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MnDHO   Minnesota Disability Health Options  
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MOR   Model Output Report  
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MSA   Medical Savings Account  
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MSG   Message  
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MSHO   Minnesota Disability Health Options  
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NCH   National Claims History  
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NCHS   National Center for Health Statistics  
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NCPDP   National Council on Prescription Drug Program  
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NCQA   National Committee for Quality Assurance  
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NDM   Network Data Mover  
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NEC   Not Elsewhere Classified  
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NMUD   National Medicare Utilization Database  
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NOS   Not Otherwise Specified  
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NPI   National Provider Identifier  
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NSF   National Standard Format  
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OIG   Office of Inspector General  
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OREC   Original Reason for Entitlement Code  
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Palmetto GBA   Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators  
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PACE   Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly  
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PCN   Patient Control Number  
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PHS   PACE Health Survey  
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PIP-DCG   Principal Inpatient Diagnostic Cost Group  
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PPO   Preferred Provider Organization  
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QIO   Quality Improvement Organization  
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RAPS   Risk Adjustment Processing System  
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RAPS Database   Risk Adjustment Processing System Database  
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RAS   Risk Adjustment System  
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RHC   Rural Health Clinic  
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RPT   Report  
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RRB   Railroad Retirement Benefit  
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RT   Record Type  
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RxHCC   Prescription Drug Hierarchical Condition Category  
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SAS   Statistical Analysis Software  
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SCO   MassHealth Senior Care Option  
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SH#   Submitter CMS Contract Number  
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S/HMO   Social Health Maintenance Organizations  
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SNF   Skilled Nursing Facility  
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SSD   Selected Significant Disease Model  
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SSN   Social Security Number  
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SUB ID   Submitter ID  
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SVC   Second Validation Contractor  
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TOB   Type of Bill  
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UB-04   Uniform Billing Form 04  
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VA   Veterans Administration  
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WPP   Wisconsin Partnership Program  
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