Ch 1: Abbreviations

Question 1

AAPC

Answer 1

American Academy of Professional Coders

Question 2

A&P

Answer 2

Anatomy and physiology

Question 3

AHA

Answer 3

American Hospital Association

Question 4

AHIMA

Answer 4

American Health Information Management Association

Question 5

CCA

Answer 5

Certified Coding Associate

Question 6

CCS

Answer 6

Certified Coding Specialist

Question 7

CCS-P

Answer 7

Certified Coding Specialist - Physician Based

Question 8

CDIP

Answer 8

Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner

Question 9

CEUs

Answer 9

Continuing education units

Question 10

CIC

Answer 10

Certified Inpatient Center

Question 11

CMS

Answer 11

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 12

COC

Answer 12

Certified Outpatient Center

Question 13

CPC

Answer 13

Certified Professional Coder

Question 14

CRC

Answer 14

Certified Risk Adjustment Coder

Question 15

DRGs

Answer 15

diagnosis-related groups

Question 16

HCC

Answer 16

Hierarchical Condition Categories

Question 17

HIPAA

Answer 17

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 18

ICD-9-CM

Answer 18

International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification

Question 19

ICD-10-CM

Answer 19

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification

Question 20

ICD-10-PCS

Answer 20

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System

Question 21

IS

Answer 21

Information systems

Question 22

MS-DRG

Answer 22

Medicare Severity diagnosis-related group

Question 23

NCHS

Answer 23

National Center for Health Statistics

Question 24

OIG

Answer 24

Office of the Inspector General

Question 25

RHIA

Answer 25

Registered Health Information Administrator

Question 26

RHIT

Answer 26

Registered Health Information Technician

Question 27

SNOMED

Answer 27

Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine

Question 28

UR

Answer 28

utilization review

Question 29

WHO

Answer 29

World Health Organization