 |
| A
/ E |
Assess/Evaluate |
| A
/ K |
Above
Knee |
| A
/ O |
Alert
and Oriented |
| A/R |
Account
Receivable |
| AARP |
American
Association of Retired
Persons |
| ABG |
Arterial
Blood Gas |
| ABNs |
Advanced
Beneficiary Notice |
| ABT |
Aerosol
Bronchodilator Therapy |
| Ac |
Before
Meal |
| ADL |
Activities
of Daily Livings |
| AHA |
American
Hospital Association |
| AM |
Morning |
| AMA |
American
Medical Association
Against
Medical Advice
American
Management Association |
| AMB |
Ambulatory |
| AMI |
Acute
Mocardial Infarction |
| ARDS |
Adult
Respiratory Distress
Syndrome |
| ASAP |
As
Soon As Possible |
| AX |
Axillary |
| B&C |
Board & Care |
| BBA |
Balanced
Budget Act |
| BCBSA
or |
|
| BC/BS |
Blue
Cross/Blue Shield
Association |
| BCC |
Blue
Cross of California |
| BL |
Black
Lung |
| BLS |
Basic
Life Support |
| BMI |
Body
Mass Index |
| BP |
Blood
Pressure |
| BR |
Bed
Rest |
| BRN |
Board
of Registered Nurse |
| BS |
Blood
Sugar, Breath Sounds |
| BSC |
Bedside
Commode |
| CABG |
Coronary
Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD |
Coronary
Artery Disease |
| CAHF |
California
Association of Health
Facilities |
| CAHSAH |
California
Association for
Health Services
At Home |
| CAMPS |
California
Association of Medical
Product Suppliers |
| CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention |
| CHAP |
Community
Health Accreditation
Program |
| CHHA |
Certified
Home Health Aides |
| CHIA |
California
Health Information
Association |
| CM |
Case
Manager |
| CMA |
California
Medical Association |
| CMN |
Certification
of Medical Necessity |
| CMS |
Centers
for Medicare & Medicade
Services |
| CMSA |
Case
Management Society
of America |
| CP |
Chest
Pain |
| CRTT |
Certified
Respiratory Therapy
Technician |
| CSR |
Customer
Service Representative |
| D
/ C |
Discharge,
Discontinue |
| DBA |
Doing
Business As |
| DCN |
1)
Denial Code Number
2)
Document Control Number |
| DDE |
Direct
Data Entry |
| DDS |
Department
of Developmental
Services |
| DEFRA |
Deficit
Reduction Act |
| DHS |
Department
of Health Services |
| DC |
Discharge |
| DI |
Disability
Income |
| DL |
Denial
Letters |
| DM |
Disease
Management |
| DME |
Durable
Medical Equipment |
| DMEPOS |
Durable
Medical Equipment,
Prosthetic, Orthotic
and Supplies |
| DMERC |
Durable
Medical Equipment
Regional Carrier |
| DMH |
Department
of Mental Health |
| DNR |
Do
Not Resuscitation |
| DOA |
Dead
On Arrival |
| DOB |
Date
of Birth |
| DOS |
Days
of Service Outstanding |
| DOSH |
Division
of Occupational
Safety and Health |
| DOT |
Department
of Transportation |
| DPAHC |
Durable
Power of Attorney
for Health Care |
| DP |
Discharge
Planner |
| DPO |
Discharge
Planning Option |
| DRG |
Diagnosis
Related Group |
| DSS |
Department
of Social Services |
| DVT |
Deep
Venous Thrombosis |
| DX |
Diagnosis |
| ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
| EEOC |
Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission |
| EIN |
Employment
Identification Number |
| EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
| EMR |
Electronic
Medical Record |
| EMS |
Emergency
Medical Services,
Electrical Muscle
Stimulation |
| EMT |
Emergency
Medical Technician |
| EOB |
Explanation
of Benefits |
| EOMB |
Explanation
of Medicare Part
B Benefits |
| ER |
Emergency
Room |
| ESRD |
End
Stage Renal Disease |
| ET |
Enterostomal
Therapist |
| FBS |
Fasting
Blood Sugar |
| FFS |
Free
For Service |
| FFY |
Federal
Fiscal Year |
| FH |
Family
History |
| FI |
Fiscal
Intermediary |
| FICA |
Federal
Insurance Contribution
Act |
| FTE |
Full
Time Employee |
| FU |
Follow-up |
| FWW |
Front-wheeled
Walker |
| FX |
Fracture |
| FY |
Fiscal
Year |
| FYE |
Fiscal
Year Ending |
| GTT |
Glucose
Tolerance |
| H&P |
History
and Physical |
| HB |
Hospital
Bed |
| HCP |
Health
Care Plan |
| HCPCS |
Health
Care Procedure Coding
System |
| HCPP |
Health
Care Prepayment
Plan |
| HCPS |
Health
Care Procedure Code |
| HHA |
Home
Health Aide, Home
Health Agency |
| HHN |
Hand
Held Nebulizer |
| HH/PPS |
Home
Health Prospective
Payment System |
| HHS |
Health
and Human Services |
| HIAA |
Health
Insurance Association
of America |
| HIC |
Health
Insurance Card |
| HICN |
Health
Insurance Claim
Number |
| HIDA |
Health
Industry Distributors
Association |
| HIP |
Home
Infusion Pharmacies |
| HIPAA |
Health
Insurance Portability
and Accountability
Act |
| HME |
Home
Medical Equipment |
| HMO |
Health
Maintenance Organization |
| HR |
Human
Resource, Heart
Rate |
| HV |
Home
Visit |
| HX |
History |
| H&P |
History
and Physical |
| JCAHO |
Joint
Commission on Accreditation
of Health Care Organization |
| LOA |
Letter
of Authorization,
Leave Of Absence |
| LOB |
Loss
of Balance |
| LOC |
Level
of Consciousness |
| LOCA |
Level
of Cost Adjustment |
| LOS |
Length
of Stay |
| LPN |
Licensed
Practical Nurse |
| LTC |
Long
Term Care |
| LVN |
Licensed
Vocational Nurse |
| MB |
Medicare
Beneficiary, Mail
Back |
| MC |
Managed
Care |
| MCE |
Medicare
Code Editor |
| MCO |
Managed
Care Organization |
| MFCU |
Medicaid
Fraud Control Units |
| MIS |
Management
Information System |
| MN |
Medically
Needed |
| MSW |
Medical
Social Worker |
| MVV |
Maximum
Voluntary Ventilation |
| N/A |
Not
Applicable |
| OIG |
Office
Of Inspector General |
| OMB |
Office
of Management and
Budget |
| OT |
Occupational
therapist |
| OTC |
Over
the Counter |
| PA |
Physician
Assistant |
| PCC |
1)
Principal Clinical
Coordinator
2)
Primary Care Clinics |
| PCP |
Primary
Care Provider |
| PCPP |
Primary
Care Provider Program |
| PCU |
Provider
Certification Unit |
| PDN |
Private
Duty Nursing |
| PDR |
Physician
Desk Reference |
| PI |
Performance
and Improvement,
Present Illness |
| PIN |
Provider
Identification Number |
| PTN |
Provider
Telecommunication
Network |
| PMH |
Past
Medical History |
| POC |
Plan
of Care |
| POE |
Proof
of Eligibility |
| POP |
Point
Of Presence |
| POS |
Point
Of Service |
| POT |
Plan
of Treatment |
| PPO |
Preferred
Provider Organization |
| PPS |
Prospective
Payment System |
| PRM |
Provider
Reimbursement Manual |
| PSO |
1)
Provider Sponsored
Organization
2)
Patient Safety Organizations |
| PS & R |
Provider
Statistical and
Reimbursement Report |
| PSC |
Provider
Support Center |
| PT |
Physical
Therapist |
| PTA |
Physical
Therapy Assistant,
Prior To Admission |
| PTE |
Part
Time Employee |
| PTN |
Provider
Telecommunication
Network |
| PTO |
Paid
Time Off |
| PVT |
Private |
| PWB |
Partial
Weight Bearing |
| QA |
Quality
Assurance |
| QCHF |
Quality
Care Health Foundation |
| QI |
Quality
Improvement |
| QM |
Quality
Management |
| RAD |
Respiratory
Assist Devices |
| RAF |
Referral
Authorization Form |
| RECERT |
Re-certification |
| RFB |
Request
For Bid |
| RMA |
Return
Material Authorization |
| RN |
Registered
Nurse |
| RO |
Regional
Office |
| ROE |
Report
of Eligibility |
| RRT |
Registered
Respiratory Therapist |
| RX |
Treatment
or Prescription |
| S/LOC |
Status
Location Code |
| SA |
1)
Skilled Assessment
2)
Survey Agencies |
| SCHIP |
State
Children's Health
Insurance Program |
| SN |
Skilled
Nurse |
| SNF |
Skilled
Nursing Facility |
| SOT |
Start
Of Treatment |
| SOW |
Scope
Of Work |
| SPBU |
Small
Provider Billing
Unit |
| SS |
Social
Security |
| SSA |
1)
Social Security
Administration
2)
Social Security Act |
| SSD |
Social
Security Disability |
| SSI |
Social
Security Income,
Supplemental Security
Income |
| STARK |
Physician
Self-Referral Law |
| UPIN |
Universal
Physician Identification
Number |
| UPN |
Universal
Product Number |
| UR |
Utilization
Review |
| W/C |
Wheelchair |
| WA |
Working
Aged |
| WBC |
White
Blood Count |
| WC |
Workers
Compensation |
