- Acronyms in healthcare
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The following is a partial list of acronyms commonly used in health care. The terms listed are used within the health care systems of various countries.[1]
Contents A
- A&E Accident and Emergency Department
- AAAHC Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
- AAHSA American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
- AAMA American Association of Medical Assistants
- AAMC American Association of Medical Colleges
- AAO-HNS American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- AAPC American Academy of Professional Coders
- AAPCC Adjusted Average per Capita Cost
- AAPS American Association of Physicians and Surgeons
- AAPI American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
- ABMT Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
- ACA Affordable Care Act of 2010
- ACF Administration for Children and Families
- ACHE American College of Healthcare Executives
- ACIIP Association of Clinical IVR and IWR Professionals
- ACO Accountable care organization
- ACOG American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- ACS American Cancer Society
- ACS American College of Surgeons
- ADA American Dietetic Association
- ADA American Dental Association
- ADA American Diabetes Association
- ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADHD Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADL Activities of Daily Living
- ADR Adverse Drug Reaction
- ADSA American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
- ADT Admission, Discharge, Transfer
- AEP Accredited Exercise Physiologist
- AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
- AF Atrial Fibrillation
- AFMA African Medical Association
- AHA American Hospital Association
- AHA American Heart Association
- AHCA American Health Care Association
- AHDI Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
- AHEC Area Health Education Center
- AHIMA American Health Information Management Association
- AHIP America's Health Insurance Plans
- AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- AIN Assistant In Nursing
- AMA American Medical Association
- AMANET African Malaria Network Trust
- AMGA American Medical Group Association
- AMIA American Medical Informatics Association
- ANA American Nurses Association
- AOA American Optometric Association
- AOA American Osteopathic Association
- AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
- APA Administrative Procedures Act
- APA American Psychiatric Association
- APA American Pharmaceutical Association
- APA American Psychological Association
- APC Ambulatory Payment Classification
- APDRG All Patient Diagnosis Related Groups
- APHA American Public Health Association
- APHA American Protestant Hospital Association
- APTA American Physical Therapy Association
- ASA American Society of Anesthesiology
- ASC Ambulatory Surgery Center
- ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology
- ASHICE Reporting patient's condition – Age Sex History Injury/Illness Consciousness ETA
- ASHRM American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
- ASO Administrative Service Organization
- AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
- ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- AWP Average Wholesale Price
- AYUSH Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
B
- BAN Bachelor of Arts in Nursing
- BBA Balanced Budget Act of 1997
- BBRA Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999
- BCA Blue Cross Association
- BCBSA Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- BCMA Bar Code Medication Administration
- BFHI Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
- BHCS Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, TX
- BI-RADS Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System Atlas
- BP Blood Pressure
- BPM Beats Per Minute
- BPHC Bureau of Primary Health Care
- BPOC Bar Code Enabled Point of Care
- BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
C
- CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting
- CAD Coronary Artery Disease
- CAH Critical Access Hospital
- CAHPS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
- CAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- CAP College of American Pathologists, Community Action Program, or Community Access Program
- CARF Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
- CAT Computerized Axial Tomography
- CBO Congressional Budget Office
- CCA Cost Consequence Analysis
- CCBTI Certified Cognitive Behavioral Training Instructor
- CCHIT Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
- CCHP Consumer Choice Health Plan
- CCM Certified Case Manager
- CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse
- CCU Coronary Care Unit
- CCU Critical Care Unit
- CDA Clinical Document Architecture
- CDif Clostridium Difficule
- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDM Charge Description Master
- CDR Clinical Data Repository
- CDR Chronic Disease Register
- CDU Clinical Decisions Unit
- CERTs Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics
- CEO Campaign to End Obesity
- CHAMPUS Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
- CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program - Veterans Administration
- CHC Community Health Center
- CHER Community Health Education & Resources
- CHHA Certified Home Health Agency
- CHIME College of Health Information Management Executives
- CHF Congestive Heart Failure
- CHI Consolidated Health Informatics
- CHMIS Community Health Management Information System
- CHS Certified in Healthcare Security
- CHW Community health worker
- CICU Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- CIS Clinical information system
- CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Act
- CMA Cost Minimization Analysis
- CME Continuing Medical Education
- CMHC Community Mental Health Center
- CMO Career Medical Officer
- CMO Chief Medical Officer
- CMP Competitive Medical Plan
- CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CMT Certified Medical Transcriptionist
- CN Clinical Nurse
- CNA Certified Nursing Assistant
- CNC Clinical Nurse Consultant
- CNS Central Nervous System
- COB Coordination of Benefits
- COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
- COG Council of Governments
- COI Cost of Illness Analysis
- COLA Cost of Living Allowance
- COMPASS Community Participation for Action in the Social Sector (Nigeria)
- CON Certificate of Need
- CONQUEST Computerized Needs-Oriented Quality Measurement Evaluation System
- COPC Community Oriented Primary Care
- COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- COTH Council of Teaching Hospitals
- CPA Certified Public Accountant
- CPHA Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities
- CPI Consumer Price Index
- CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry
- CPOE Computerized Prescription Order Entry
- CPR Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable
- CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- CPT-4 Current Procedural Terminology, Forth Edition
- CQuIPS Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- CRVS California Relative Value Studies
- CT Computerized Tomographic (scanners)
- CCRAS Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha
D
- DD Developmental Disability
- DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery
- DEA Drug Enforcement Agency
- DDM Doctor of Dental Medicine
- DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
- DME Durable Medical Equipment
- DMO Disease Management Organization
- DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
- DOA Dead On Arrival
- DON Director Of Nursing
- DOS Date Of Service
- DR ABC Primary Survey – Danger Response Airway Breathing Circulation
- DRG Diagnosis Related Group
- DSH Disproportionate Share Hospital
- DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
- DTC Direct to Consumer
- DUR Drug Utilization Review
- DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
E
- EBM Evidence-Based Medicine
- ECF Extended Care Facility
- ECG Electrocardiogram
- ED Emergency Department
- EDI Electronic Data Interchange
- EDON Executive Director Of Nursing
- EEG Electroencephalogram
- EEN Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
- EHR Electronic health record
- EKG Electrocardiogram
- ELS Emergency Life Support
- EMG Electromyogram
- EMR Electronic medical record
- EMS Emergency Medical Services
- EMT Emergency Medical Technician
- EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
- ENT Ear, Nose and Throat
- EPA Exclusive Provider Arrangement
- EPA Environmental Protection Agency
- EPC Evidence-Based Practice Center
- EPO Exclusive provider organization
- EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program
- ER Emergency Room
- ERCP Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- ESI Employer-sponsored Insurance
- ESRD End Stage Renal Disease
- ET Expenditure Target
- ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
F
- FACCT The Foundation for Accountability
- FACS Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- FAH Federation of American Hospitals
- FAHIMA Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association
- FDA Food and Drug Administration
- FEHBP Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
- FFDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- FIC Family of International Classifications, World Health Organization
- FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act
- FIPH Fellow International Public Health, honoris
- FMAP Federal Medical Assistance Percentages
- FMG Foreign Medical Graduate
- FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- FNP Family Nurse Practitioner
- FPL Federal poverty level
- FTC Federal Trade Commission
- FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center
- FY Fiscal Year
- FSA Flexible Spending Account
- FHTFetal Heart Tones
G
- GAO Government Accountability Office
- GDP Gross Domestic Product
- GHAA Group Health Association of America
- GME Graduate Medical Education
- GOS General Ophthalmic Services
- GP General Practitioner
H
- HAART Highly active antiretroviral therapy
- HCBS Home and Community Based Services
- HCFAP Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
- HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
- HCUP Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
- HCQ Healthcare Quality
- HDHP High-deductible Health Plan
- HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
- HH Home Health
- HIE Health Information Exchange
- HIFA Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability
- HIM Health Information management
- HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
- HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- HIPC Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative
- HIPDB Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
- HIPPS Health information prospective payment system
- HISPC Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration
- HIS Health Information System
- HIT Health Information Technology
- HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
- HITSP Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
- HAV, HBV, HCV Hepatitis A, B, C, respectively.
- HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
- HL7 Health Level 7
- HME Home Medical Equipment
- HMO Health Maintenance Organization
- HMSA Health Manpower Shortage Area
- HOPPS Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
- HPI History of Present Illness
- HPSAs Health Professional Shortage Areas
- HRQL Health Related Quality of Life
- HRA Health Risk Assessment
- HRA Health Reimbursement Account
- HRH Human resources for health
- HRHIS Human resources for health information system
- HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
- HSA Health Savings Account
- HSA Health Service Area
- HSA Health Systems Agency
- HSE Health Service Executive
- HTA Health Technology Assessment
I
- IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- IBNR Incurred But Not Reported
- ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
- ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modifications
- ICD-10-CM International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modifications
- ICD-10-PCS International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Procedure Coding System
- ICDA International Classification of Diseases, Adopted
- ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
- ICF Intermediate Care Facility
- ICN International Council of Nurses
- ICNP International Classification for Nursing Practice
- ICU Intensive Care Unit
- ICF/MR Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
- ICPC International Classification of Primary Care
- IDA Indian Dental Association
- IDN Integrated Delivery Network
- IDS Integrated Delivery System
- IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- IMG International Medical Graduate
- IMO Irish Medical Organisation
- INHS Inland Northwest Health Services
- IOM Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of the Sciences
- IPA Independent Practice Association
- IPE Interprofessional Education
- IPHF International Public Health Forum
- IRM Information Resource Management
- ISN Integrated Services Network
J
- JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association
- JCAHO Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- JIPHF Journal of International Public Health Forum
K
L
- LDH Lactic dehydrogenase
- LIS Low Income Subsidy or Laboratory Information System
- LMT Licensed Massage Therapist
- LOS Length of Stay
- LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
- LSC Life Safety Code
- LSIT Life Sciences Information Technology
- LTC Long Term Care
- LUPA Low Utilization Payment Adjustment
- LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
- LVRS Lung volume reduction surgery
- LWBS Left without being seen
M
- MA Medical Assistant; Medicare Advantage
- MAAC Maximum Allowable Actual Charge
- MAF Medical Assistance Facility
- MAP Medical Audit Program
- MAPD Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan
- MCAT Medical College Admission Test
- MCH Maternal and Child Health Program
- MCI Medical Council of India
- MCO Managed Care Organization
- MD Doctor of Medicine
- MEDLARS Medical Literature and Analysis Retrieval System
- MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- MEPS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- MET Multiple Employer Trust
- MEWA Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement
- MDH Medicare-dependent Hospital
- MHC Managed Health Care
- MHA Master's in Health Care Administration
- MI Myocardial Infarction
- MLR Medical Loss Ratio
- MLT Medical Laboratory Technician
- MMIS Medicaid Management Information System
- MMRA Metropolitan Medical Response System
- MRHFP Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
- MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MRSA Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infections
- MSA Medical Savings Account or Metropolitan Statistical Area
- MSN Master of Science in Nursing
- MT Medical Technologist
- MUA/MUPs Medically Underserved Areas/Populations
N
- NACo National Association of Counties
- NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials
- NASHP National Academy for State Health Policy
- NASMD National Association of State Medicaid Directors
- NCD Non-communicable disease
- NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
- NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance
- NDC National Drug Code
- NEJM New England Journal of Medicine (standard PubMed abbreviation is N Engl J Med)
- NGA National Governors Association
- NGC National Guidelines Clearinghouse
- NHIN National Health Information Network[2]
- NHS National Health Service
- NHSC National Health Savings Corps
- NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- NIH National Institutes of Health
- NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
- NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- NKDA No Known Drug Allergies
- NLM National Library of Medicine
- NMA Nigerian Medical Association
- NMF Nigerian Medical Forum
- NP Nurse Practitioner
- NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- NPS National Pharmaceutical Stockpile
- NRHA National Rural Health Association
- NUM Nurse Unit Manager
O
- OAA Old Age Assistance
- OASDHI Old Age Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance Program
- OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
- OD Overdose or the right eye (from the Latin)
- ODS Organized Delivery System
- OMB Office of Management and Budget
- OPD Outpatient Department
- OPHP Office of Public Health Preparedness
- OS The left eye (from the Latin)
- OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration
P
- PA Physician Assistant
- PACU Post Anesthesia Care Unit *
- PAHO Pan American Health Organization
- PBM Pharmacy Benefits Manager
- PCA Personal Care Assistant
- PCCM Primary Care Case Management
- PCP Primary Care Physician
- PCT NHS Primary Care Trust
- PDI Professional Development Institute
- PDP Prescription Drug Plan
- PDQS Partnership Defined Quality of Service *
- PHC Primary health care
- PHI Protected Health Information
- PHO Physician-Hospital Organization
- PHS Public Health Service
- PIAPHP Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals
- PICC Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter *
- PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- POC Point of Care
- POS Place of Service
- PMPM Per Member Per Month
- PMP Per Million Population
- PPA Preferred Provider Arrangement
- PPO Preferred Provider Organization
- PPS Prospective Payment System
- PSN Provider Sponsored Network
- PSO Provider Sponsored Organization
Q
- QALY Quality-Adjusted Life Year
- QAPI Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program
- QARI Quality Assurance Reform Initiative
- QD Each day, usually in prescriptions.
- QIO Quality Improvement Organization
- QISMC Quality Improvement System for Managed Care
- QuICQuality Interagency Coordination Task Force
R
- RAN Rural Area Computer Network
- RAP Request for Anticipated Payment
- RBRVS Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
- RCT Randomized Clinical Trial or Randomized Controlled Trial
- RD Registered Dietician
- RFE Reason For Encounter
- RHC Rural Health Clinic
- RICE Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (Alternatively) Rest, Immobilize, Cool, Elevate
- RIS Radiology Information System
- RRC Rural Referral Centers
- RUG Resource Utilization Groups
- RWJF Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- RN Registered Nurse
- RMO Resident Medical Officer
- RHIT Registered Health Information Technician
- RHIA Registered Health Information Administrator
- RHIO Regional Health Information Organization
S
- SAMPLE Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events leading up to (First aid secondary survey questions)
- SAMSHA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- SBA Skilled Birth Attendant
- SCH Sole Community Hospitals
- SCHIP State Children's Health Insurance Program
- SEP Special Enrollment Period
- SDMC Statistical and Data Management Center
- SFDA State Food and Drug Administration
- SGR Sustainable Growth Rate
- SHEA State Health Expenditure Account
- SJA St John Ambulance
- SOB Shortness of Breath
- SNF Skilled Nursing Facility
- SNIP Strategic National Implementation Process
- SNP Special Needs Plan
- SSF Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
- SSI Supplemental Security Income
- SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
T
- TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TCD Transcranial Doppler
- TPA Third Party Administrator or tissue plasminogen activator
- TTHS Tiny, Tiny Head Syndrome
- Tx Treatment
U
- UAP Unlicensed assistive personnel
- UCH UnitingCare Health
- UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
- USAID United States Agency for International Development
- USP U.S. Pharmacopeia
- URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission
V
- VIRHN Vertically Integrated Rural Health Network
W
- WHO World Health Organization
- WHRN Whole Health Resource Network
- WISN Workload Indicators of Staffing Needs
- WRAIR Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
X
Y
Z
References
- ^ Health Care Acronyms, All Acronyms, Accessed 19/11/08
- ^ http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1142&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=4&mode=2
External links
- Smart Define - Healthcare Related Abbreviations
- Bible Health - Health care Related Articles
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