Acronyms

Question 1

ABN

Answer 1

Advance Beneficiary Notice

Question 2

AMA

Answer 2

American Medical Association

Question 3

APC

Answer 3

Ambulatory Payment Classification

Question 4

APM

Answer 4

Advanced Alternative Payment Models

Question 5

ARRA

Answer 5

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Question 6

ASC

Answer 6

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Question 7

CF

Answer 7

Conversion Factor

Question 8

CMS

Answer 8

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Question 9

CMS-HCC

Answer 9

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Hierarchical Condition Category

Question 10

CPC

Answer 10

Certified Professional Coder

Question 11

CPT

Answer 11

Current Procedural Terminology

Question 12

DRG

Answer 12

Diagnosis Related Group

Question 13

EHR

Answer 13

Electronic Health Record

Question 14

EIN

Answer 14

Employer Identification Number

Question 15

E/M or E&M

Answer 15

Evaluation and Management

Question 16

GPCI

Answer 16

Geographic Practice Cost Index

Question 17

HCPCS

Answer 17

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

Question 18

HHS

Answer 18

Department of Health & Human Services

Question 19

HIPAA

Answer 19

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 20

HITECH

Answer 20

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

Question 21

HMO

Answer 21

Health Maintenance Organization

Question 22

ICD-10-CM

Answer 22

International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision Clinical Modification

Question 23

LCD

Answer 23

Local Coverage Determinations

Question 24

MAC

Answer 24

Medicare Administrative Contractor

Question 25

MACRA

Answer 25

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act

Question 26

MIPS

Answer 26

Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems Malpractice

Question 27

MP

Answer 27

Malpractice

Question 28

MS-DRG

Answer 28

Medicare Severity - Diagnosis Related Group

Question 29

NCD

Answer 29

National Coverage Determination

Question 30

NP

Answer 30

Nurse Practitioner

Question 31

NPI

Answer 31

National Provider Identifier

Question 32

OCR

Answer 32

Office for Civil Rights

Question 33

OIG

Answer 33

Office of Inspector General

Question 34

PA

Answer 34

Physician Assistant

Question 35

PE

Answer 35

Physician Expense

Question 36

PFS

Answer 36

Physician Fee Schedule

Question 37

PHI

Answer 37

Protected Health Information

Question 38

PPACA

Answer 38

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Question 39

PLI

Answer 39

Professional Liability Insurance

Question 40

RUC

Answer 40

Relative Value Scale (RVS) Update Committee

Question 41

RVU

Answer 41

Relative Value Unit

Question 42

RBRVS

Answer 42

Resource Based Relative Value System