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HUC 104
CH 2 Abbreviations
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
03/26/2011
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ANA
 Definition
American Nurses Association
Term
ANCC
 Definition
American Nurses Credentialing Center
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CCM
 Definition
Certified Case Manager
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CEO
 Definition
Chief executive officer
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CFO
 Definition
Chief financial officer
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COO
 Definition
Chief operating offiver
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DO
 Definition
Doctor of osteopathy
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DRG
 Definition
diagnosis-related group
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DSU
 Definition
Day surgery unit
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ECF
 Definition
Extended care facility
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ED
 Definition
Emergency Department
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ER
 Definition
Emergency room
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HIMS
 Definition
health information management system
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HMO
 Definition
health maintenance organization
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HO
 Definition
house officer
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ICD
 Definition
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
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LTC
 Definition
long-term care
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MD
 Definition
medical doctor
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Neuro
 Definition
neurology
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OB
 Definition
obstetrics
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OR
 Definition
operating room
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Ortho
 Definition
orthopedics
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PACU
 Definition
post-anesthesia care unit
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PCP
 Definition
primary care physician
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Peds
 Definition
pediatrics
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PPO
 Definition
preferred provider organization
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Psych
 Definition
psychiatry
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RR
 Definition
recovery room
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SAD
 Definition
save a day (patient admitted on the day of surgery)
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SDS
 Definition
same-day surgery (patient admitted on the day of surgery)
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SNF
 Definition
skilled nursing facility
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Surg
 Definition
surgical
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TJC
 Definition
The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health-care Organizations)
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UCR
 Definition
usual, customary, and reasonable
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WHO
 Definition
World Health Organization
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