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.
A list of medical abbreviations is also available.
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A
- AAHSA American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
- AAMC American Association of Medical Colleges
- AAPCC adjusted average per capita cost
- AAPS American Association of Physicians and Surgeons
- ABMT autologous bone marrow transplant
- ACS American Cancer Society
- ACF administration for children and families
- ADA American Dietetic Association
- ADA American Dental Association
- ADA American Diabetes Association
- ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADL activities of daily living
- ADR adverse drug reaction
- ADMIRAL Abciximab before Direct Angioplasty and Stenting in Myocardial Infarction Regarding Acute and Long-term follow-up
- AFDC aid to families with dependent children
- AFMA African Medical Association
- AHA American Hospital Association
- AHA American Heart Association
- AHCA American Health Care Association
- AHEC area health education center
- AHIP America’s Health Insurance Plans
- AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AMANET African Malaria Network Trust
- AMGA American Medical Group Association
- ANA American Nurses Association
- AOA American Optometric Association
- AOA American Osteopathic Association
- APA Administrative Procedures Act
- APA American Psychiatric Association
- APA American Pharmaceutical Association
- APC ambulatory payment classification
- APDRG All Patient Diagnosis Related Groups
- APHA American Public Health Association
- APHA American Protestant Hospital Association
- ASA American Society of Anesthesiology
- ASC Ambulatory Surgery Center
- ASO Administrative Service Organization
- ASPV Average systolic peak velocity
- ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- AWP average wholesale price
B
- BBA Balanced Budget Act of 1997
- BBRA Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999
- BCA Blue Cross Association
- BCBSA Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- BPHC Bureau of Primary Health Care
- BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
C
- CAD Coronary Artery Disease
- CAH Critical Access Hospital
- CAHPS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
- CAP Community Action Program or Community Access Program
- CAT Computerized Axial Tomography
- CBO Congressional Budget Office
- CCA Cost Consequence Analysis
- CCHP Consumer Choice Health Plan
- CCU Coronary Care Unit or Critical Care Unit
- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CERTs Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics
- CEO Campaign to End Obesity
- CHAMPUS Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
- CHC Community Health Center
- CHMIS Community Health Management Information System
- CMA Cost Minimization Analysis
- CME Continuing Medical Education
- CMHC Community Mental Health Center
- CMP Competitive Medical Plan
- CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CNA Certified Nursing Assistant
- 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 or Computerized Prescription Order Entry
- C-PORT Cardiovascular Patients Outcomes Research Team
- CPR Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- CPT-4 Current Procedural Terminology, Forth Edition
- CQuIPS Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
- CRVS California Relative Value Studies
- CT Computerized Tomographic (scanners)
D
- DANAMI Danish Multicenter Randomized study on fibrinolytic therapy versus Acute Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- 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
- DRG Diagnosis Related Group
- DSE Dobutamine stress echocardiography
- DSH Disproportionate Share Hospital
- DTC Direct to Consumer
- DUR Drug Utilization Review
- DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
E
- EBM Evidence-Based Medicine
- ECF extended care facility
- EDI Electronic Data Interchange
- EMERALD Enhanced Myocardial Efficacy and Recovery by Aspiration of Liberated Debris
- EMS Emergency Medical Services
- EPA Exclusive Provider Arrangement
- EPA Environmental Protection Agency
- EPC Evidence-Based Practice Center
- EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program
- ER Emergency Room
- ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- ESRD End Stage Renal Disease
- ET Expenditure Target
F
- FACCT The Foundation for Accountability
- FAH Federation of American Hospitals
- FDA Food and Drug Administration
- FEHBP Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
- FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act
- FIPH Fellow International Public Health , honoris
- FMG Foreign Medical Graduate
- FNP Family Nurse Practitioner
- FPL Federal Poverty Level
- FTC Federal Trade Commission
- FTT Fibrinolysis Therapy Trialists
- FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center
- FY Fiscal Year
G
- GAP Government Accountability Office
- GDP Gross Domestic Product
- GHAA Group Health Association of America
- GME Graduate Medical Education
- GOS General Ophthalmic Services
- GP General Practitioner
- GUSTO Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries in Acute Coronary Syndromes
H
- HCBS Home and Community Based Services
- HCFA Health Care Financing Association (Precursor to CMS)
- HCUP-QIs Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Quality Indicators
- HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
- HIFA Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability
- HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- HIPC Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative
- HMO Health Maintenance Organization
- HMSA Health Manpower Shortage Area
- HPSAs Health Professional Shortage Areas
- HRQL Health Related Quality of Life
- HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
- HSA Health Systems Agency; Health Savings Account or Health Service Area
- HTA Health Technology Assessment
I
- IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- IBNR Incurred But Not Reported
- IC Intracoronary
- ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases Version 9, Clinical Modifications
- ICDA International Classification of Diseases, Adopted
- ICF Intermediate Care Facility
- ICH Intracranial hemorrhage
- ICU Intensive Care Unit
- ICF/MR Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
- ICPC International Classification of Primary Care
- IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- IMG International Medical Graduate
- IOM Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of the Sciences
- IPA Independent Practice Association
- IPHF International Public Health Forum
- 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
- LIS Low Income Subsidy
- LOS Length of Stay
- LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
- LSC Life Safety Code
- LTC Long Term Care
- LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction
- LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
- LVRS Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
M
- MA Medicare Advantage
- MAAC Maximum Allowable Actual Charge
- MAF Medical Assistance Facility
- MAP Medical Audit Program
- MAPD Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan
- MBG Myocardial blush grade
- MCE Myocardial contrast echocardiography
- MCAT Medical College Admission Test
- MCH Maternal and Child Health Program
- MCO Managed Care Organization
- 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
- MMIS Medical Management Information System
- MMRA Metropolitan Medical Response System
- MRHFP Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
- MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MSA Medical Savings Account or Metropolitan Statistical Area
- MUA/MUPs Medically Underserved Areas/Populations
N
- NACo National Association of Counties
- NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials
- NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
- NASHP National Academy for State Health Policy
- NASMD National Association of State Medical Directors
- NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance
- NEJM New England Journal of Medicine (standard PubMed abbreviation is N Engl J Med)
- NGA National Governors Association
- NGC National Guidelines Clearinghouse
- 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
- 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
- NRMI National Registry of Myocardial Infarction
O
- OAA Old Age Assistance
- OASDHI Old Age Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance Program
- OAT Occluded artery trial
- OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
- ODS Organized Delivery System
- OMB Office of Management and Budget
- OPD Outpatient Department
- OPHP Office of Public Health Preparedness
- OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration
P
- PA Physician Assistant
- PAHO Pan American Health Organization
- PAMI Primary angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- PASSION Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent versus Conventional Stent in Myocardial Infarction with ST-Segment Elevation
- PBM Pharmacy Benefits Manager
- PCCM Primary Care Case Management
- PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention
- PCP Primary Care Physician
- PCT NHS Primary Care Trust
- PDI Professional Development Institute
- PDP Prescription Drug Plan
- PDQS Partnership Defined Quality of Service *
- PHO Physician-Hospital Organization
- PHS Public Health Service
- PIAPHP Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals
- PMPM Per Member Per Month
- PPA Preferred Provider Arrangement
- PPCI Primary percutaneous coronary intervention
- PPO Preferred Provider Organization
- PPS Prospective Payment System
- PRAGUE PRimary Angioplasty in patients transferred from General community hospitals to specialized PTCA Units with or without Emergency fibrinolysis
- PSN Provider Sponsored Network
- PSO Provider Sponsored Organization
- PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Q
- QALY Quality Adjusted Life Year
- QAPI Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program
- QARI Quality Assurance Reform Initiative
- QIO Quality Improvement Organization
- QISMC Quality Improvement System for Managed Care
- QuIC Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force
R
- RAN Rural Area Computer Network
- RAPPORT Reopro And Primary PTCA Organization and Randomized Trial
- RBRVS Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
- RCT Randomized Clinical Trial or Randomized Controlled Trial
- RFE Reason for encounter
- RHC Rural Health Clinic
- RIKS-HIA Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive care Admissions
- RRC Rural Referral Centers
- RUG Resource Utilization Groups
- RWJF Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
S
- SAMSHA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- SCH Sole Community Hospitals
- SCHIP State Children’s Health Insurance Program
- SDMC Statistical and Data Management Center
- SESAMI Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Versus Bare-Metal Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- SFDA State Food and Drug Administration
- SHEA State Health Expenditure Account
- SK Streptokinase
- SNF Skilled Nursing Facility
- SSI Supplemental Security Income
- SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
- STRATEGY Single High Dose Bolus Tirofiban and Sirolimus Eluting Stent vs. Abciximab and Bare Metal Stent in Myocardial Infarction study
- STEMI ST elevation myocardial infarction
- STOP-AMI Stent versus Fibrinolysis for Occluded coronary arteries in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
T
- TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
- TAPAS Thrombus Aspiration in Percutaneous coronary intervention following Acute myocardial infarction Study.
- TFG TIMI flow grade
- TIMI Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction
- TMPG TIMI myocardial perfusion grade
- TPA Third Party Administrator
- TPA Tissue plasminogen activator
- TUBE Totally Unnecessary Breast Examination
- TVR Target vessel revascularization
U
- UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
- USAID United States Agency for International Development
- USP U.S. Pharmacopeia
V
- VIRHN Vertically Integrated Rural Health Network
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