Abbreviation Flashcards

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ACS

A

American College of Surgeons

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ACP

A

American College of Physicians

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AMA

A

American Medical Association

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AHA

A

American Hospital Association

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CMA

A

Canadian Medical Association

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JCAH

A

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

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JCAHO

A

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

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TEFRA

A

Tax Equity and FIscal Responsibility Act

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OBRA

A

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

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HIPPA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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MHPA

A

Mental Health Parity Act

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NIH

A

National Institutes of Health

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PRSO

A

professional standards review organization

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QIOs

A

Quality Improvement Organizations

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DRGs

A

diagnosis related groups

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COBRA

A

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

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NPBD

A

National Practitioner Data Bank

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AHRQ

A

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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HITECH

A

American Recovery and Reinvestment Ace and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

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ACA

A

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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HHS

A

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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MDs

A

doctors of medicine

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DOs

A

doctors of osteopathic medicine

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NPs

A

Nurse practitioners

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CNMs

A

Certified Nurse Midwives

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CNSs

A

Clinical nurse specialists

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PAs

A

Physician assistants

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LCPs

A

Licensed clinical psychologists

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CSWs

A

clinical social workers

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PTs

A

Physical therapists

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RTs

A

Respiratory therapists

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STs

A

Speech therapists

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OTs

A

Occupational therapists

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CRNAs

A

Certified registered nurse anesthetists

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AAs

A

Anesthesiology assistants

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RNs

A

Registered nurses

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LPNs

A

Licensed nurses

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DDMs

A

Dentists

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RDAs

A

Registered dental assistants

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RDHs

A

registered dental hygienists

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MTs

A

Medical technologists

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CTs

A

cytotechnologists

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RDs

A

Registered dietitian

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CCNs

A

Clinical nutritionists

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CDEs

A

Certified diabetic hygienists

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PCTs

A

Patient-care technitions

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CEPs

A

certified emergency paramedics

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DMPs

A

Podiatrists

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DCs

A

doctors of chiropractic

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MAs

A

medical assistants

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FQHCs

A

Federally qualified health centers

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PPO

A

preferred provider organization

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MMI

A

Milliman Medical Index

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CPI

A

Consumer Price Index

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DRGs

A

diagnosis-related groups

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MS-DRGs

A

Medicare severity-diagnosis related groups

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MDCs

A

Major diagnostic categories

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AAP

A

American Academy of Pediatrics

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ACP

A

American College of Physicians

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AHRQ

A

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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AAFP

A

American Academy of Family Physicians

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AOA

A

American Osteopathic Association

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AMA

A

American Medical Association

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PCMH

A

patient centered medical home

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AAAHC

A

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory health care

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PPACA

A

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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SHM

A

Society of Hospital Medicine

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AHIMA

A

American Health Information Management Association

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ARRA

A

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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HITECH

A

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act`

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PPACA

A

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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ONC

A

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

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PHR

A

Personal Health Record

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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eHIE

A

electronic health information exchange

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HIEs

A

Health Information exchange organizations

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EHRs

A

Electronic Health Records

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PHI

A

protected health information

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GOA

A

US Government Accountability Office

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PII

A

personally identifiable information

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