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Cards in this set: Term       ABN Definition     Advanced Beneficiary Notice Term     AFDC Definition   Aid to Families with Dependent Children Term   AHA Definition     American Hospital Association Term     AHCA Definition   Agency for Health Care Administration Term   ALOS Definition   Average Length of Stay Term   AMA Definition   Against Medical Advice OR American Medical Association Term ANSI Definition   American National Standards Institute Term    APR Definition   Annual Percentage Rate Term    ASC Definition   Ambulatory Surgical Center Term   ATB Definition   Aged Trial Balance Term   BBA Definition   Balanced Budget Act Term     BNI Definition   Beneficiary Notices Initiative   Term     CAH Definition   Critical Access Hospital Term   CCI Definition   Correct Coding Initiative Term   CCS Definition   Crippled Children's Service Term   CDM Definition   Charge Description Master (Chargemaster) Term   CDT Definition   Current Dental Terminology Term   CEO Definition     Chief Executive Officer Term     CFO Definition     Chief Financial Officer Term   CHAMPUS Definition     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services Term   CHAMPVA Definition   Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Administration Term   CHCBP Definition   Continued Health Care Benefit Program Term   CLIA Definition   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment Term   CMHC Definition   Community Mental Health Clinic Term   CMS Definition   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Term   COB Definition   Coordination of Benefits Term   COBRA Definition   Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Term   CORF Definition   Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility Term     CPT Definition     Current Procedural Terminology Term   CPU Definition   Central Processing Unit Term     CRA Definition     Credit Reporting Agency Term     CWF Definition     Common Working File Term     DEERS Definition     Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Term     DEFRA Definition     Deficit Equity and Reduction Act Term     DHHS Definition   Department of Health and Human Services Term     DME Definition     Durable Medical Equipment Term     DOJ Definition     Department of Justice Term     DRA Definition     Deficit Reduction Act Term     MS-DRG Definition   Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups Term     EDI Definition     Electronic Data Interchange Term    EGHP Definition     Employer Group Health Plan Term     EIN Definition     Employer Identification Number Term     E/M Definition     Evaluation and Management Term     EMTALA Definition     Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Term     EOMB Definition     Explanation of Medicare Benefits Term     ESRD Definition     End Stage Renal Disease Term     FCRA Definition     Fair Credit Reporting Act Term     FDCPA Definition     Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Term     FECA Definition     Federal Employees' Compensation Act Term     FEP Definition     Federal Employee Prgram Term     FFS Definition     Fee For Service Term     FI Definition     Fiscal Intermediary Term     FOIA   Definition     Freedom of Information Act Term     GAAP Definition     Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Term     GAO Definition     General Accounting Office Term     GPO Definition     Government Printing Office Term     HCPCS Definition     Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Term     HHA Definition     Home Health Agency Term     HICN Definition   Health Insurance Coverage Number OR  Health Insurance Claim Number Term     HIPAA Definition     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Term     HMO Definition     Health Maintenance Organization Term     HPSA Definition     Health Provider Shortage Area Term     HSA Definition     Healthcare Savings Accounts Term     ICD-9-CM Definition   International Classification of Diseases, Volume 9, Clinical Modification Term   ICF Definition     Intermediate Care Facility Term     ICR Definition     Image Character Recognition Term   IDE Definition     Investigational Device Excemption Term     IEQ Definition     Initial Enrollment Questionnaire Term     IG Definition     Implementation Guide Term     IHS Definition     Indian Health Service Term     IPPS Definition     Impatient Prospective Payment System Term     JCAHO Definition     Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (The Joint Commission) Term     LMRP Definition   Local Medical Review Policies Term     MAAC Definition     Maximum Allowable Actual Charge Term     MAC Definition     Medicare Administrative Contractor Term    MCO Definition     Managed Care Organizations Term     MD Definition     Doctorate of Medicine Term     MDC Definition     Major Diagnostic Categories Term     MHI Definition     Medicare Hospital Insurance Term     MIC Definition     Medicaid Integrity Congractors Term     MIP Definition     Medicaid Integrity Program Term     MMA Definition     Medicare Modernization Act Term Definition Term     MSA Definition     Medical Savings Account Term     MSP Definition     Medicare Secondary Payor Term     MSN Definition     Medicare Summary Notice Term     MTF Definition     Military Treatment Facility Term     MVPS Definition     Medicare Volume Performance Standard Term     NAIC Definition     National Association of Insurance Commissioners Term     NAS Definition     Non-Availability Statement Term     NCD Definition     National Coverage Determinations Term     NDC Definition     National Drug Code Term     NOC Definition     Not Otherwise Classified Term     NPI Definition     National Provider Identifier Term     NPP Definition     Non Physician Practitioner Term     NUBC Definition     National Uniform Billing Committee Term     NUCC Definition     National Uniform Claim Committee Term     OIG Definition     Office of Inspector General Term     OBRA Definition     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Term    ORT Definition     Operation Restore Trust Term     OSHA Definition     Occupational Safety and Health Act Term     PAT Definition     Pre-Admission Testing Term     PCP Definition     Primary Care Provider Term     PIP Definition     Periodic Interim Payment Term     PM Definition     Program Memorandums Term     POE Definition     Parallel Operating Environment Term     PPO Definition     Preferred Provider Organization Term     PPS Definition     Prospective Payment System Term     PSDA Definition     Patient Self Determination Act Term     PSRO Definition     Professional Standards Review Organization Term     QA Definition     Quality Assurance Term     RBRVS Definition     Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Term     RRB Definition     Railroad Retirement Board Term     RTC Definition     Residential Treatment Centers Term     RUG Definition     Resource Utilization Group Term     RVU Definition     Relative Value Unit Term     SCHIP Definition     State Children's Health Insurance Program Term     SNF Definition     Skilled Nursing Facility Term     SSA Definition     Social Security Administration Term     SSI Definition     Supplemental Security Income Term     SSN Definition     Social Security Number Term     SUBC Definition     State Uniform Billing Committee Term     TAN Definition     Treatment Authorization Number Term     TEFRA Definition     Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act Term     Title I Definition     Hill Burton Term     Title V Definition     Maternal Health and Child Term    Title XVIII Definition     Medicare   Term     Title XIX Definition     Medicaid Term     Title XXI Definition     State Children's Health Insurance Program Term     TOB Definition     Type of Bill Term     TPA Definition     Third Party Administrator Term     UB-04 Definition     Uniform Bill 2004 (implemented in 2007) Term     UCR Definition     Usual Customary and Reasonable Term     UPIN Definition     Unique Physician Identification Number Term     UR Definition     Utilization Review Term     USPHS Definition     U.S. Public Health Service Term     USTF Definition     Uniformed Service Treatment Facility Term     VA Definition     Veterans Administration Term     VCIS Definition     Voice Case Information System Term     WC Definition     Workers Compensation Term     WHO Definition     World Health Organization