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List of acronyms and abbrevations for Health Information Management Technology
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Undergraduate 3
09/01/2012
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AIS
 Definition
Abbreviated Injury Scale
Term
A/R
 Definition
Accounts Receivable
Term
AAAHC
 Definition
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
Term
ACHC
 Definition
Accreditation Commission for Health Care
Term
ASC X12N
 Definition
Accredited Standards Committee X12N
Term
ADL
 Definition
Activities of Daily Living
Term
ASO contract
 Definition
Administrative Services only Contract
Term
ABN
 Definition
Advanced Beneficiary Notice
Term
AHRQ
 Definition
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Term
AP-DRGs
 Definition
All Patient Diagnosis Related Group
Term
APC
 Definition
Ambulatory Payment Classification
Term
ASC
 Definition
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Term
AAAASF
 Definition
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Term
AAHP
 Definition
American Association of Health Plans
Term
AAMC
 Definition
American Association of Medical Colleges
Term
AAMRL
 Definition
American Association of Medical Record Librarians
Term
ACHE
 Definition
American College of Healthcare Executives
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ACR-NEMA
 Definition
American College of Radiology-National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Term
ACS
 Definition
American College of Surgeons
Term
AHIMA
 Definition
American Health Information Management Association
Term
AHA
 Definition
American Hospital Association
Term
AMA
 Definition
American Medical Association
Term
AMRA
 Definition
American Medical Record Association
Term
ANSI
 Definition
American National Standards Institute
Term
ANA
 Definition
American Nurses Association
Term
AOA
 Definition
American Osteopathic Association
Term
ARRA
 Definition
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
Term
ASHRM
 Definition
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Term
ASTM
 Definition
American Society for Testing and Materials
Term
ASP
 Definition
Application Service Provider
Term
ARLNA
 Definition
Association of Record Librarians of North America
Term
APS
 Definition
Attending Physician Statement
Term
ALOS
 Definition
Average Length of Stay
Term
BBRA
 Definition
Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999
Term
BC-MAR
 Definition
Bar Code Medication Administration Record
Term
BC/BS
 Definition
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Term
CMG
 Definition
Case Mix Group
Term
CMI
 Definition
Case Mix Index
Term
CMS
 Definition
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Term
CCHIT
 Definition
Certification Commission of Health Information Technology
Term
CEO
 Definition
Chief Executive Officer
Term
CFO
 Definition
Chief Financial Officer
Term
CIO
 Definition
Chief information Officer
Term
CISO
 Definition
Chief Information Security Officer
Term
CMIO
 Definition
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Term
CNO
 Definition
Chief Nursing Officer
Term
COO
 Definition
Chief Operating Officer
Term
CHAMPUS
 Definition
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
Term
CHAMPVA
 Definition
Civilian Health and Medical Program- Veterans Affairs
Term
CDR
 Definition
Clinical Data Repository
Term
CDW
 Definition
Clinical Data Warehouse
Term
CDS
 Definition
Clinical Data Support
Term
CDA
 Definition
Clinical Data Architecture
Term
CIS
 Definition
Clinical Information System
Term
CAHIIM
 Definition
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education
Term
CARF
 Definition
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Term
CHIIM
 Definition
Commission on Certification for Health Information Management
Term
CoP
 Definition
Communities of Practice
Term
CHD
 Definition
Community Health Dimension
Term
CSA
 Definition
Component State Associations
Term
CAC
 Definition
Computer-Assisted Coding
Term
CPR
 Definition
Computer-based Patient Record
Term
COLD/ERM
 Definition
Computer Output to Laser Disk/Enterprise Report Management
Term
CPOE
 Definition
Computerized Provider Order Entry
Term
COWs
 Definition
Computers On Wheels
Term
CTI
 Definition
Computer Telephone Integration
Term
CHI
 Definition
Consolidated Health Informatics
Term
CCD
 Definition
Continuity of Care Document
Term
CCR
 Definition
Continuity of Care Record
Term
CQI
 Definition
Continuous Quality Improvement
Term
COB
 Definition
Coordination Of Benefits Transaction
Term
CPT
 Definition
Current Procedural Terminology
Term
DEEDS
 Definition
Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems
Term
DBMS
 Definition
Database Management System
Term
DSS
 Definition
Decision Support System
Term
HHS
 Definition
Department of Health and Human Services
Term
OCR
 Definition
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
Term
DNV
 Definition
Det Norske Veritas
Term
DSM-IV-TR
 Definition
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Revision, Text Revision
Term
DRGs
 Definition
Diagnosis Related Groups
Term
DICOM
 Definition
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
Term
DM
 Definition
Disease Management
Term
EDI
 Definition
Electronic Data Interchange
Term
EDMS
 Definition
Electronic Document Management System
Term
ED/CM
 Definition
Electronic Document/Content Management
Term
EHR
 Definition
Electronic Health Record
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EMR
 Definition
Electronic Medical Record
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EMAR
 Definition
Electronic Medication Administration Record
Term
e-Rx
 Definition
Electronic Prescribing
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ERA
 Definition
Electronic Remittance Advice
Term
EMR
 Definition
Electronic (enterprise) Report Management
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ESA
 Definition
Electronic Signature Authentication
Term
EMIC
 Definition
Emergency Maternal and Infant Care Program
Term
EMPI
 Definition
Enterprise Master Patient Index
Term
EOC
 Definition
Episode Of Care Reimbursement
Term
EPA
 Definition
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Term
EMDS
 Definition
Essential Medical Data Set
Term
EPO
 Definition
Exclusive Provider Organization
Term
EIS
 Definition
Executive Information System
Term
EOB
 Definition
Explanation Of Benefits
Term
XML
 Definition
eXtensible Markup Language
Term
FACTA
 Definition
Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act
Term
FLSA
 Definition
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Term
FECA
 Definition
Federal Employees' Compensation Act
Term
FI
 Definition
Fiscal Intermediary
Term
FDA
 Definition
Food and Drug Administration
Term
GPCI
 Definition
Geographic Practice Cost Index
Term
GUI
 Definition
Graphical User Interface
Term
GPWW
 Definition
Group Practice Without Walls
Term
HCQIP
 Definition
Health Care Quality Improvement Program
Term
HIE
 Definition
Health Information Exchange
Term
HIEO
 Definition
Health Information Exchange Organization
Term
HIM
 Definition
Health Information Management
Term
HIT
 Definition
Health Information Technology
Term
HITECH
 Definition
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
Term
HITSP
 Definition
Health Information Technology Standards Panel
Term
HIPAA
 Definition
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Term
HL7
 Definition
Health Level Seven
Term
HMO
 Definition
Health Maintenance Organization
Term
HEDIS
 Definition
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
Term
HSAs
 Definition
Health Savings Accounts
Term
HAS
 Definition
Health Systems Agency
Term
HCPCS
 Definition
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
Term
HPD
 Definition
Healthcare Provider Dimension
Term
HAVEN
 Definition
Home Assessment Validation and Entry
Term
HHA
 Definition
Home Health Agency
Term
HH PPS
 Definition
Home Health Prospective Payment System
Term
HHRG
 Definition
Home Health Resource Group
Term
HIS
 Definition
Hospital Information System
Term
IPA
 Definition
Independent Practice Association
Term
IHS
 Definition
Indian Health Service
Term
IS
 Definition
Information System
Term
IT
 Definition
Information Technology
Term
IPF
 Definition
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
Term
IRF
 Definition
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Term
IRVEN
 Definition
Inpatient Rehabilitation Validation and Entry
Term
IEEE
 Definition
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Term
IOM
 Definition
Institute Of Medicine
Term
IDN
 Definition
Integrated Delivery Network
Term
IPO
 Definition
Integrated Provider Organization
Term
ICD-O-3
 Definition
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition
Term
ICD-9-CM
 Definition
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification
Term
ICD-10-CM
 Definition
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification
Term
IP
 Definition
Internet Protocol
Term
KMS
 Definition
Knowledge Management System
Term
LOS
 Definition
Length Of Stay
Term
LAN
 Definition
Local Area Network
Term
LOINC
 Definition
Logical Observations, Identifiers, Names, and Codes
Term
LTCH
 Definition
Long-Term Care Hospital
Term
LUPA
 Definition
Low Utilization Payment Adjustment
Term
MDC
 Definition
Major Diagnostic Category
Term
MCO
 Definition
Managed Care Organization
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MIS
 Definition
Management Information System
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MSO
 Definition
Management Service Organization
Term
MPI
 Definition
Master Patient Index
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MGMA
 Definition
Medical Group Management Association
Term
MEDLINE
 Definition
Medical Literature, Analysis, and Retrieval System Online
Term
MFS
 Definition
Medicare Fee Schedule
Term
MMA
 Definition
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
Term
MEDPAR
 Definition
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review
Term
MS-DRGs
 Definition
Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups
Term
MSN
 Definition
Medicare Summary Notice
Term
MDS
 Definition
Minimum Data Set for Long-Term Care
Term
MDS 2.0
 Definition
Minimum Data Set Version 2.0
Term
NAHIT
 Definition
National Alliance for Health Information Technology
Term
NCHS
 Definition
National Center for Health Statistics
Term
NCQA
 Definition
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Term
NCVHS
 Definition
National Committee on Vital and hHealth Statistics
Term
NCF
 Definition
National Conversion Factor
Term
NCCI
 Definition
National Correct Coding Initiative
Term
NCPDP
 Definition
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
Term
NDC
 Definition
National Drug Codes
Term
NGC
 Definition
National Guideline Clearinghouse
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NHII
 Definition
National Health Information Infrastructure
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NII-HIN
 Definition
National Information Infrastructure Health Information Network Program
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NIH
 Definition
National institutes of Health
Term
NLM
 Definition
National Library of Medicine
Term
NPSGs
 Definition
National Patient Safety Goals
Term
NPDB
 Definition
National Practitioner Data Bank
Term
NPI
 Definition
National Provider Identifier
Term
NUBC
 Definition
National Uniform Billing Committee
Term
NUCC
 Definition
National Uniform Claim Committee
Term
NVAC
 Definition
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Term
NHIN
 Definition
Nationwide Health Information Network
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NLP
 Definition
Natural Language Processing
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NAACCR
 Definition
North American Association of Central Cancer registries
Term
OODB
 Definition
Object Oriented Database
Term
OSHA
 Definition
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Term
ONC
 Definition
Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
Term
OBRA
 Definition
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Term
OLAP
 Definition
Online Analytical Processing
Term
OSS
 Definition
Operation Support Systems
Term
OASIS
 Definition
Outcomes and Assessment Information Set
Term
OCE
 Definition
Outpatient Code Editor
Term
OPPS
 Definition
Outpatient Prospective Payment System
Term
PAI
 Definition
Patient Assessment Instrument
Term
PSDA
 Definition
Patient Self-Determination Act
Term
P4P
 Definition
Pay for Performance
Term
P4Q
 Definition
Pay For Quality
Term
PSI
 Definition
Payment Status Indicator
Term
PRO
 Definition
Peer Review Organization
Term
PI
 Definition
Performance Improvement
Term
PMPM
 Definition
Per Member per Month
Term
PPPM
 Definition
Per Patient per Month
Term
PDA
 Definition
Personal Digital Assistant
Term
PHD
 Definition
Personal Health Dimension
Term
PHR
 Definition
Personal Health Record
Term
PBM
 Definition
Pharmacy Benefits Manager
Term
PHO
 Definition
Physician Hospital Organization
Term
PACS
 Definition
Picture Archiving and Communications System
Term
PDSA
 Definition
Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle
Term
POC
 Definition
Point Of Care
Term
POS
 Definition
Point-of-Service plan
Term
PMS
 Definition
Practice Management System
Term
PPO
 Definition
Preferred Provider Organization
Term
POA
 Definition
Present On Admission
Term
PCM
 Definition
Primary Care Manager
Term
PCP
 Definition
Primary Care Physician
Term
PBX
 Definition
Private Branch Exchange
Term
PC
 Definition
Professional Component
Term
PSRO
 Definition
Professional Standards Review Organization
Term
PACE
 Definition
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Term
PMR
 Definition
Proportionate Mortality Rate
Term
PPS
 Definition
Prospective Payment System
Term
PHI
 Definition
Protected Health Information
Term
QIO
 Definition
Quality Improvement Organization
Term
RLS
 Definition
Record Locator Service
Term
RAID
 Definition
Redundant Arrays of Independent (or inexpensive) Disks
Term
RHIO
 Definition
Regional Health Information Organization
Term
RHIA
 Definition
Registered Health Information Administrator
Term
RHIT
 Definition
Registered Health Information Technician
Term
RVU
 Definition
Relative Value Unit
Term
ROI
 Definition
Release of Information
Term
RA
 Definition
Remittance Advice
Term
RFI
 Definition
Request For Information
Term
RFP
 Definition
Request For Proposal
Term
RAI
 Definition
Resident Assessment Instrument
Term
RAP
 Definition
Resident Assessment Protocol
Term
RAVEN
 Definition
Resident Assessment Validation and Entry
Term
RBRVS
 Definition
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
Term
RUG-III
 Definition
Resource Utilization Groups, Version III
Term
RM
 Definition
Risk Management
Term
SNF
 Definition
Skilled Nursing Facility
Term
SNF PPS
 Definition
Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System
Term
SSN
 Definition
Social Security Number
Term
SDOs
 Definition
Standards Development Organizations
Term
SCHIP
 Definition
State Children's Health Insurance Program
Term
SAN
 Definition
Storage Area Network
Term
SI
 Definition
Structured Input
Term
SQL
 Definition
Structured Query Language
Term
SNOMED CT
 Definition
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terminology
Term
SDLC
 Definition
Systems Development Life Cycle
Term
TEFRA
 Definition
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
Term
TC
 Definition
Technical Component
Term
TANF
 Definition
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Term
TJC
 Definition
The Joint Commission
Term
TPO
 Definition
Treatment, Payment, and Operations
Term
UMLS
 Definition
Unified Medical Language System
Term
UML
 Definition
Unified Modeling Language
Term
UACDS
 Definition
Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set
Term
UHDDS
 Definition
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
Term
UPIN
 Definition
Unique Physician Identification Number
Term
UMDNS
 Definition
Unique Medical Device Nomenclature System
Term
UCR
 Definition
Usual, Customary, and Reasonable
Term
UM
 Definition
Utilization Management
Term
UR
 Definition
Utilization Review
Term
WSA
 Definition
Web Services Architecture
Term
WAN
 Definition
Wide Area Network
Term
WLAN
 Definition
Wireless Local Area Network
Term
WOW
 Definition
Wireless on Wheels
Term
WWAN
 Definition
Wireless Wide Area Network
Term
WHO
 Definition
World Health Organization
Term
°
 Definition
Degree (hour, temperature, or severity)
Term
24°
 Definition
Twenty-four hours
Term
′
 Definition
Foot or Hour
Term
″
 Definition
Inch or Minute
Term

 

#

 Definition
Pound, fracture,gauge, or number
Term
⁄
 Definition
Per or Divide
Term

 

:

 Definition
Ratio
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∞
 Definition
Infinity
Term
÷
 Definition
Divided by
Term
•
 Definition
Multiply by
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×
 Definition
Multiply by or magnification
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+

 Definition
Plus (add to), positive, or present
Term
−
 Definition
Minus (subtract from), negative, or absent
Term
±
 Definition
Positive or negative or doubtful
Term
˜
 Definition
Approximate or about
Term
<
 Definition
Less than or caused by
Term
>
 Definition
Greater than or causes
Term

 

=

 Definition
Equals
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≠

 Definition
Does not equal
Term

 

≅


 Definition
Approximately equal to
Term
≤
 Definition
Less than or equal to
Term
≥
 Definition
Greater than or equal to
Term
∑
 Definition
sum of
Term
√
 Definition
Square root
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^

 Definition
Diastolic blood pressure, above, or increased
Term
[image]
 Definition
Systolic blood pressure, below, or decreased
Term

 

@

 Definition
at
Term

 

a

 Definition
before
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c

 

 Definition
with
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p

 

 Definition
after
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s

 

 Definition
without
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↓
 Definition
decrease or decreased
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↑
 Definition
increase or increased
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→
 Definition
in the direction of
Term
Ø
 Definition
normal, none, or absent
Term
Δ
 Definition
time or change
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 Definition
check, observe for, done, completed, or given
Term

 

c

 

 

 

 Definition
check with
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d

 

 Definition
checked or observed
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┌

 Definition
upper right quadrant
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└

 

 Definition
lower right quadrant
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┐

 

 Definition
upper left quadrant
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┘

 

 Definition
lower left quadrant
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