Healthcare Acronyms & Terms
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A
- A&G - Administrative and General
- A1C - Glycated Hemoglobin
- AAA - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- AAHPM - American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- AAHSA - American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
- AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges
- AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics
- ABN - Advance Beneficiary Notice
- ACA - Affordable Care Act of 2010
- Accreditation
- ACE - Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
- ACF - Adult Care Facility
- ACGME - Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- ACHE - American College of Healthcare Executives
- ACIP - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- ACO - Accountable Care Organization
- ACOG - American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- ACT - Assertive Community Treatment
- Acute Care
- ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADAP - AIDS Drug Assistance Program
- ADE - Adverse Drug Event
- ADHC - Adult Day Health Care
- ADLs - Activities of Daily Living
- Admissions (Admits)
- Admitting Privilege
- ADT - Admission, Discharge, and Transfer
- Advance Directives
- Advanced Executive Leadership for Physicians
- Affiliated Staff
- Aging in Place
- AHA - American Hospital Association
- AHCA - American Health Care Association
- AHEC - Area Health Education Center
- AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association
- AHIP - America's Health Insurance Plans
- AHP - Allied Health Professional
- AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AI - Artificial Intelligence
- AICD - Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- AIU - Adopt, Implement, and Upgrade
- ALC - Alternate Level of Care
- ALF - Assisted Living Facility
- ALOS - Average Length of Stay
- ALP - Assisted Living Program
- ALS - Advanced Life Support
- AMA - Against Medical Advice
- AMA - American Medical Association
- Ambulatory Care
- Ambulatory Surgery
- AMC - Academic Medical Center
- American Association for Physician Leadership
- AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- APC - Advanced Primary Care
- APM - Advanced Alternative Payment Model
- APR-DRGs - All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups
- APS - Adult Protective Services
- AR - Appropriateness Review
- ARB - Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
- ARD - Assessment Reference Date
- ARMS - Alternative Rate Methodology System
- ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- ARRC - Administrative Regulations Review Commission
- Article 28
- Article 43
- Article 44
- ASC - Ambulatory Surgery Center
- ASCO - American Society of Clinical Oncology
- ASO - Administrative Services Organization
- ASP - Average Sale Price
- ASPR - Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- ASU - Ambulatory Surgery Unit
- Asymptomatic
- AVG - Ambulatory Visit Group
- AWHONN - Association of Women' Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
- AWP - Average Wholesale Price
- AZT - Azidothymidine (also called Zidovudine)
B
- Balance Billing
- Bamlanivimab
- Basic reproduction number
- BB - Beta Blocker
- BCBSA - BlueCross BlueShield Association
- BD/CC - Bad Debt/Charity Care
- Bed Days
- Benchmarking
- Best Practice
- BHP - Basic Health Program
- Bioterrorism
- BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BlueCross/BlueShield
- Board Certified
- Board Eligible
- BPCI - Bundled Payments for Care Improvement
- BSI - Bloodstream Infection
- BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bundle
- Bundled Payment
C
- C. diff - Clostridium difficile
- CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- CAC - Cardiac Advisory Committee
- CAD - Coronary Artery Disease
- CAH - Critical Access Hospital
- CAMH - Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals: The Official Handbook
- Capital Costs
- Capitation
- CARF - Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
- CASAC - Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor
- CASA - Community Alternatives System Agency
- Case Management
- CASPER - Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting
- CAT/CT - Computerized Axial Tomography/Computerized Tomography
- Catastrophic Coverage
- CBE - Clinical Breast Examination
- CBO - Congressional Budget Office
- CBSA - Core-Based Statistical Area
- CC - Complications and Comorbidities
- CCDA - Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture
- CCD - Continuity of Care Document
- CCHIT - Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
- CCI - Correct Coding Initiative
- CCLC - Continuing Care Leadership Coalition
- CCN - CMS Certification Number
- CCRC - Continuing Care Retirement Community
- CCR - Cost-to-Charge Ratio
- CCU - Cardiac Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit
- CDAC - Clinical Data Abstraction Center
- CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator
- CDI - Clostridium difficile infection
- CDM - Charge Description Master
- CDRH - Center for Devices and Radiological Health
- CDT - Continuing Day Treatment
- CERT - Comprehensive Error Rate Testing
- CETT - Center of Excellence for Trustee Training
- CFEEC - Conflict-Free Evaluation and Enrollment Center
- CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
- CGFNS - The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
- CHA - Catholic Health Association
- CHAMPVA - Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veteran's Administration
- CHAP - Community Health Accreditation Program
- Chargemaster
- Cherry Picking
- CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
- CHHA - Certified Home Health Agency
- CHIME - College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
- CHIP - Children's Health Insurance Program
- Chiropractic
- CHITA - Community Health Information Technology Adoption Collaborative
- CHNA - Community Health Needs Assessment
- CHP - Child Health Plus
- CIO - Chief Information Officer
- CJR - Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement
- CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
- Claim
- CLI - Central Line Infection
- Clinical Integration
- Clinical Pathway
- CME - Continuing Medical Education
- CMG - Case-Mix Group
- CMHA - Conference of Metropolitan Hospital Associations
- CMI - Case Mix Index
- CMIO - Chief Medical Information Officer
- CMMI - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
- CMO - Chief Medical Officer
- CMP - Civil Monetary Penalty
- CMP - Competitive Medical Plan
- CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CNA - Certified Nurse Aide
- CNO - Chief Nursing Officer
- Coalition to Protect America's Healthcare
- COB - Coordination of Benefits
- COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
- COGME - Council on Graduate Medical Education
- Coinsurance
- Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century
- Community Benefit
- Community Health
- Community Rating
- Comprehensive Medical Service Organization
- CON - Certificate of Need
- Continuum of Care
- Copayment
- COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- COPS - Comprehensive Outpatient Program Services
- COPs - Conditions of Participation
- Cost-Sharing
- Covered Service
- CPC - Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative
- CPEP - Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
- CPHP - Center for Public Health Preparedness
- CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
- CPIA - Clinical Practice Improvement Activity
- CPI - Consumer Price Index
- CPOE - Computerized Provider Order Entry
- CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- CPT-4 - Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition
- CQI - Continuous Quality Improvement
- CQM - Clinical Quality Measure
- CRE - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
- CRFP - Capital Restructuring Financing Program
- CRNA - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- CRPA - Certified Recovery Peer Advocate
- CRY - Cost Reporting Year
- CSP - Community Service Plan
- CSR - Cost Sharing Reduction
- CUSP - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program
- CVA - Cerebral Vascular Accident
- CVC - Central Venous Catheter
- CV - Curriculum Vitae
- CVS - Credentials Verification Service
- CY - Calendar Year
D
- D&T - Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- DANY - Doctors Across New York
- DataGen
- DBL - Disability Benefits Law
- Deductible
- DEIP - Data Exchange Incentive Program
- Delerium
- Dementia
- Det Norske Veritas
- DFS - Department of Financial Services
- DICOM - Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine
- Direct Contracting
- Discharge Data Abstract
- DME - Direct Medical Education
- DME - Durable Medical Equipment
- DNR - Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
- DOB - Division of the Budget
- DO - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
- DOH - Department of Health
- DOL - Department of Labor
- DPT - Days Per Thousand
- DRGs - Diagnosis Related Groups
- DSME - Diabetes Self-Management Education
- DSRIP - Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment
- Dual-Eligible
- Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
- DUR - Drug Utilization Review
- DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis
E
- E&M - Evaluation and Management
- e-Prescribing
- EAP - Employee Assistance Program
- EAPG - Enhanced Ambulatory Patient Group
- ECF - Extended Care Facility
- ECG/EKG - Electrocardiogram
- ECHO - Emergency Care and Hospital Operations
- ECMO - Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- ECQM - Electronic Clinical Quality Measures
- ECRIP - Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program
- ED/ER - Emergency Department/Emergency Room
- EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
- EEG - Electroencephalogram
- EFM - Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- EHR - Electronic Health Record
- EHS - Employee Health Services
- EIP - Early Intervention Program
- EISEP - Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program
- Eligible
- eMedNY
- Employer Mandate
- EMR - Electronic Medical Record
- EMS - Emergency Medical Services
- EMTALA - Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
- EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
- Enrollee
- Enrollment
- EOC - Effectiveness of Care
- EPIC - Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage
- EPM - Episode Payment Model
- EPO - Exclusive Provider Organization
- EPs - Elements of Performance
- EQIC - Eastern US Quality Improvement Collaborative
- ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- ESRD - End-Stage Renal Disease
- Essential Health Benefits
- Experience Rating
- External Appeal
F
- F Tags
- F-SHRP - Federal-State Health Reform Partnership
- FACHE - Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives
- FAH - Federation of American Hospitals
- FASC - Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Favored Nations Discount
- FCHCO - Federal Coordinated Health Care Office
- FDA - Food and Drug Administration
- Federally Qualified HMO
- Fee Schedule
- FEHB - Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FFP - Federal Financial Participation
- FFS - Fee-For-Service
- FFY - Federal Fiscal Year
- FHA - Federal Housing Administration
- FHCDA - Family Health Care Decisions Act of 2010
- FHFMA - Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association
- FICA - Federal Insurance Contribution Act
- FIDA - Fully-Integrated Duals Advantage Program
- FI - Fiscal Intermediary
- FMAP - Federal Medical Assistance Percentage
- FMEA - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- FMG - Foreign Medical Graduate
- FOIA/FOIL - Freedom of Information Act/Freedom of Information Law
- Foundation Model
- FPL - Federal Poverty Level
- FQHC - Federally Qualified Health Center
- Freestanding Emergency Center
- Freestanding Outpatient Surgical Center
- FSMB - Federation of State Medical Boards
- FY - Fiscal Year
G
- GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- GAF - Geographic Adjustment Factor
- GAO - General Accountability Office
- Gatekeeper
- Geriatrician
- GME - Graduate Medical Education
- GMLOS - Geometric Mean Length of Stay
- GNYHA - Greater New York Hospital Association
- GPCI - Geographic Practice Cost Index
- GPS - HANYS' Group Purchasing Services, Inc.
- Group Model HMO
- Group Practice Model
- Grouper
- GSA - General Services Administration
H
- H1N1 - H1N1 Influenza Virus
- HAC - Healthcare-Acquired Condition
- HAI - Healthcare-Acquired Infection
- HANYS Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative
- HANYS Solutions
- HANYS - Healthcare Association of New York State
- HARP - Health and Recovery Plan
- HARRI - Home Assessment Resource Review Instrument
- HBS - HANYS Benefit Services
- HCA - Home Care Association of New York State
- HCAHPS - Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
- HCEARA - Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010
- HCPCS - Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
- HCP - New York State Association of Health Care Providers
- HCRA - Health Care Reform Act
- HCSC - Healthcare Community Securities Corporation
- HCS - Health Commerce System
- HCUP - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
- HDHP - High Deductible Health Plan
- HDL - High-Density Lipoproteins
- HEAL NY - Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers
- Health equity
- Health Home
- Healthcare Plan
- Healthcare Proxy
- Healthcare Worker
- HEDIS® - Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
- Herd immunity
- HERDS - Hospital Emergency Response Data System
- HERF - Healthcare Educational and Research Fund
- HFMA - Healthcare Financial Management Association
- HHA - Home Health Agency
- HHQI - Home Health Quality Initiative
- HHRG - Home Health Resource Group
- HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
- HIAA - Health Insurance Association of America
- HIE - Health Information Exchange
- High Reliability
- HILNNY - Hospital Innovation and Lean Network of New York
- HIM - Health Information Management
- HIMSS - Health Information Management System Society
- HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- HIPDB - Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
- HIQRP - Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
- HISP - Health Information Service Provider
- HITEC - Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative
- HITECH - Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
- HIT - Health Information Technology
- HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HLQAT - Hospital Leadership and Quality Assessment Tool
- HMO - Health Maintenance Organization
- Hold-Harmless
- Home Health Care
- HOP QDRP - Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program
- HOPD - Hospital Outpatient Department
- Hospice Care
- Hospitalist
- HPA - New York Health Plan Association
- HPCANYS - Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State
- HPNA - Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
- HPPD - Hours Per Patient Day
- HPSA - Health Professional Shortage Area
- HQA - Hospital Quality Alliance
- HQI - Hospital Quality Initiative
- HRET - Hospital Research and Educational Trust
- HRF - Health Related Facility
- HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
- HSA - Health Savings Account
- HSRV - Hospital-Specific Relative Value
- HTNYS - Healthcare Trustees of New York State
- HUD - Housing and Urban Development
I
- I-STOP - Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing
- IAAF - Interim Access Assurance Fund
- IBNR - Incurred But Not Reported
- ICD 10-CM - International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification
- ICD - International Classification of Disease
- ICF - Intermediate Care Facility
- ICM - Intensive Case Management
- ICP - Indigent Care Pool
- ICR - Institutional Cost Report
- ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- IDN - Integrated Delivery Network
- IDS - Integrated Delivery System
- IGT - Intergovernmental Transfer
- IHA - Iroquois Healthcare Alliance
- IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- IME - Indirect Medical Education
- IMG - International Medical Graduate
- IMPACT Act - Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014
- IMS - Indicator Measurement System
- Indemnity Insurance
- Individual Mandate
- Individual Practice Association Model HMO
- Inpatient
- INS - Infusion Nurses Society
- Insurance Exchange
- Intern
- Interoperability
- IoT - Internet of Things
- IPAB - Independent Payment Advisory Board
- IPA - Individual Practice Association
- IPF - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
- IPPS - Inpatient Prospective Payment System
- IPRO
- IPS - Interim Payment System
- IQR - Inpatient Quality Reporting
- IRB - Intern/Resident to Bed Ratio
- IRF-PAI - Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument
- IRF - Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
- ISMP - Institute for Safe Medication Practices
- IV - Intravenous
J
K
- No items
L
- LAIV - Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
- LANE - Local Area Network for Excellence
- LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein
- LeadingAge New York
- LHCSA - Licensed Home Care Services Agency
- Living Will
- LOS - Length of Stay
- LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse
- LTCH - Long Term Care Hospital
- LTC - Long-Term Care
- LTD - Long-Term Disability
- LTHHCP - Long-Term Home Health Care Program
- LUPA - Low Utilization Payment Adjustment
- LVA - Low Volume Adjustment
- LV - Low Volume
- LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse
- LVSD - Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
- LWDII - Lost Work Day Injury and Illness
M
- MAC - Medicare Administration Contractor
- Malpractice
- MA - Medical Assistance
- Managed Care
- Marketbasket
- MAR - Medication Administration Record
- MAT - Medication-assisted Treatment
- MATS - Managed Addiction Treatment Services
- MCC - Major Complication or Comorbidity
- MCO - Managed Care Organization
- MD-VIPER - Medical Device Vulnerability Intelligence Program for Evaluation and Response
- MDCs - Major Diagnostic Categories
- MD - Doctor of Medicine
- MDH - Medicare Dependent Hospital
- MDISS - Medical Device Innovation, Safety & Security Consortium
- MDS - Minimum Data Set
- Meaningful Use
- MEC - Minimum Essential Coverage
- Medicaid
- Medical Home
- Medicare
- Medicare Cost Contract
- Medicare Cost Report
- Medicare Risk Contract
- Medigap - Medicare Supplemental Insurance
- MedPAC - Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- MedPAR - Medicare Provider Analysis and Review
- MEIPASS - Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment Administrative Support Service
- Member Months
- Members
- MGCRB - Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board
- MHPAEA - Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
- MICA - Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser
- MIC - Medicaid Integrity Contractor
- MIP - Managed Indemnity Plan
- MIPPA - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
- MIPS - Merit-based Incentive Payment System
- ML - Machine Learning
- MLR - Medical Loss Ratio
- MLTC - Managed Long-Term Care
- MMA - Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
- MMIS - Medicaid Management Information System
- MMSEA - Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
- MMT - Methadone Maintenance Treatment
- MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- MOLST - Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
- MOMS - Medicaid Obstetrical Maternal Services Program
- Monoclonal antibody therapy
- MOON - Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice
- MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
- MPFS - Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- MPH - Master of Public Health
- MQSA - Mammogram Quality Standards Act of 1992
- MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MRSA - Methicillan-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- MRT - Medicaid Redesign Team
- MS-DRG - Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group
- MSA - Medical Savings Account
- MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area
- MSB - Management Service Bureau
- MSSNY - Medical Society of the State of New York
- MUA - Medically Under-Served Area
- MUGA - Multigated Radionuclide Angiography
N
- NAB/NCERS - National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators/National Continuing Education Review Service
- NABCO - National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
- NACHRI - National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
- NAHC - National Association of Home Care
- NAM - National Academy of Medicine
- NBCCEDP - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- NCCN - National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics
- NCI - National Cancer Institute
- NCLEX-RN - National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse
- NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance
- NDC - National Drug Code
- NDNQI - National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators
- Near Miss
- NEC - Not Elsewhere Classifiable
- Network
- Network Model HMO
- New York State Department of Family Assistance
- NGS - National Government Services
- NH-ISAC - National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- NHQC - Niagara Health Quality Coalition
- NHQI - Nursing Home Quality Initiative
- NHSN - National Healthcare Safety Network
- NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- NIH - National Institutes of Health
- NIMRS - New York State Incident Management and Reporting System
- NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
- NMR - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- NNYHA - Northern New York Healthcare Association
- NORC - Naturally Occurring Retirement Community
- NorMet - Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association
- NOS - Not Otherwise Specified
- NPDB - National Practitioner Data Bank
- NPI - National Provider Identifier
- NP - Nurse Practitioner
- NPO - Nihil Per Os
- NQF - National Quality Forum
- NSC - National Safety Council
- NSHC - Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council
- NYCDOHMH - New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- NYCRR - New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations
- NYeC - New York eHealth Collaborative
- NYHIMA - New York Health Information Management Association
- NYONE - New York Organization of Nurse Executives
- NYPORTS - New York Patient Occurrence Reporting and Tracking System
- NYS-CARES
- NYSACHO - New York State Association of County Health Officials
- NYSCHP - New York State Community Health Partnership
- NYSHFA - New York State Health Facilities Association
- NYSHF - New York State Health Foundation
- NYSIIS - New York State Immunization Information System
- NYSIIS - New York State Immunization Information System
- NYSNA - New York State Nurses Association
- NYSOH - New York State of Health
- NYSPFP - New York State Partnership for Patients
- NYSPHA - New York State Public Health Association
O
- OASAS - Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
- OASIS - Outcome and Assessment Information Set
- OAT - Office for Advancement of Telehealth
- OB-GYN - Obstetrics and Gynecology
- OBQI - Outcome-Based Quality Improvement
- Occupational Mix
- OCE - Outpatient Code Editor
- OCR - Office of Civil Rights
- ODBC - Open Database Connectivity
- OHS - Office of Homeland Security
- OIG - Office of Inspector General
- Olmstead Decision
- OMB - Office of Management and Budget
- OMH - Office of Mental Health
- OMIG - Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
- ONC - Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- OPD - Outpatient Department
- Open Panel HMO
- OPH - Office of Public Health
- Opioid
- Opioid Addiction Prevention and Management Collaborative
- OPMC - Office of Professional Medical Conduct
- OPO - Organ Procurement Organization
- OPPS - Outpatient Prospective Payment System
- OPRA - Ordering/Prescribing/Referring/Attending
- OPWDD - Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
- OQR - Outpatient Quality Reporting
- ORHP - Office of Rural Health Policy
- OR - Operating Room
- ORYX
- OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OTP - Opioid Treatment Program
- Out-of-Network
- Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Outcomes
- Outlier
P
- P4P - Pay for Performance
- PAC-PRD - Post-Acute Care Payment Reform Demonstration
- PACE - Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
- PACeR - Partnership to Accelerate Clinical Electronic Research
- PAC - Products of Ambulatory Care
- Palliative Care
- PA - Physician's Assistant
- Part 405
- Part 86
- Participating Provider
- PASARR - Pre-Admission Screening and Annual Resident Review
- Patient Representative
- Payer
- PBD - Provider-Based Department
- PBJ - Payroll-Based Journal
- PBM - Pharmacy Benefit Management
- PCA - Personal Care Assistant
- PCAP - Prenatal Care Assistance Program
- PCI - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- PCMH - Patient-Centered Medical Home
- PC - Personal Care
- PCP - Primary Care Physician
- PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction
- PCTA - Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- PDMP - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- PDSA - Plan-Do-Study-Act
- Peer Review
- PEL - Permissible Exposure Limits
- PE - Pulmonary Embolism
- Per Diem Cost
- PERB - Public Employee Relations Board
- PERS - Personal Emergency Response System
- PET - Positron Emission Tomography
- PHHPC - Public Health and Health Planning Council
- PHIP - Population Health Improvement Program
- PHI - Protected Health Information
- PHL - Public Health Law
- PHO - Physician Hospital Organization
- PHP - Partial Hospitalized Program
- PHSP - Prepaid Health Service Plan
- PHS - Public Health Service
- PIA - Personal Incidental Allowance
- PICC - Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
- PI - Performance Improvement
- PIP - Periodic Interim Payment
- Play or Pay
- PM&R - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- PMPM - Per Member Per Month
- POA - Power of Attorney
- POA - Present on Admission
- POD - Point of Distribution
- POE - Point of Entry
- Population Health
- POS - Point-of-Service
- PPA - Preferred Provider Arrangement
- PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
- PPNO - Potentially Preventable Negative Outcomes
- PPN - Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition
- PPO - Preferred Provider Organization
- PPPCHE - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
- PPR - Potentially Preventable Readmission
- PPS - Performing Provider System
- PPS - Prospective Payment System
- Practice Advancement Strategies
- Premium
- Prevention Agenda
- PRF - Provider Relief Fund
- Primary Care
- PRI - Patient Review Instrument
- PRM - Provider Reimbursement Manual
- PRO - Peer Review Organization
- Provider
- PRRB - Provider Reimbursement Review Board
- PS&R - Provider Statistical and Reimbursement Report
- PSA - Prostate Specific Antigen
- PSI - Patient Safety Indicator
- PSN - Provider Sponsored Network
- PSYCKES - Psychiatric Services and Clinical Knowledge Enhancement System
- PTCA - Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
- PT - Physical Therapist
- PUD - Peptic Ulcer Disease
- PUI - Patient under investigation
- PUSH - Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing
Q
- QAPI - Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- QA - Quality Assurance
- QIES - Quality Improvement and Evaluation System
- QIO - Quality Improvement Organization
- QM - Quality Management
- QualityNet
R
- RAC - Recovery Audit Contractor
- RAI - Resident Assessment Instrument
- RAP - Resident Assessment Protocol
- RBRVS - Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
- RCA - Root Cause Analysis
- RCCAC - Ratio of Total Charges by Payer to Total Cost Applied to Cost
- RCC - Reasonable and Customary Charge
- RCF - Residential Care Facility
- RDC - Remote Data Capture
- RDS - Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Recipient
- Remdesivir
- Resident
- Respite Care
- Restraint
- RFP - Request for Proposal
- RHCF - Residential Health Care Facility
- RHC - Rural Health Clinic
- RHIO - Regional Health Information Organization
- Risk
- RN - Registered Nurse
- ROI - Return on Investment
- RRC - Regional Resource Center
- RRC - Rural Referral Center
- RRHA - Rochester Regional Healthcare Association
- RRP - Readmissions Reduction Program
- RRT - Rapid Response Team
- RTDC - Real Time Demand Capacity
- RT - Respiratory Therapist
- RUGs - Resource Utilization Groups
- RWJF - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- RX - Prescription Drug
S
- SAE - Serious Adverse Event
- Safety Net Hospital
- SAGE - Spending and Government Efficiency Commission
- SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Schedule H
- SDS - Socio-Demographic Status
- Section 1115 Waiver
- Section 508 Reclassification
- SED - State Education Department
- SEIU - Service Employees International Union
- Self-Insurance
- SEMO - New York State Emergency Management Office
- Service Area
- SFY - State Fiscal Year
- SGR - Sustainable Growth Formula
- Shadow Pricing
- SHAEF - State Hospital Association Executives Forum
- SHFFT - Surgical Hip and Femur Fracture Treatment Model
- SHIN-NY - Statewide Health Information Network for New York
- SHIP - State Health Innovation Plan
- SHOP - Small Business Health Options Program
- SHSMD - Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
- Site-Neutral
- SIW - Service Intensity Weight
- Skilled Nursing Care
- SLIPA - Supplementary Low Income Patient Adjustment
- SNF - Skilled Nursing Facility
- SNP - Special Needs Plan
- Social HMO
- SOFA - State Office for the Aging
- SPARCS - Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System
- SSA - Social Security Administration
- SSI - Supplemental Security Income
- SSI - Surgical Site Infection
- Staff Model HMO
- Stark Act
- Statewide Sepsis Support Network
- STEL - Short-Term Exposure Limit
- STEMI - ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
- Stop-Loss Insurance
- Stop-Loss Provision
- STRIVE - Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification
- Sub-Acute Care
- Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State
- SUD - Substance Use Disorder
- Surge and Flex
- Surgicenter
- SWAT - Strategies, Weapons And Tactics
- Swing Bed
T
- TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
- TB - Tuberculosis
- TCPI - Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative
- TCU - Transitional Care Unit
- TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
- Teaching Hospital
- TEFRA - Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
- Telehealth
- Telemedicine
- Telepsychiatry
- Tertiary Care
- THA - Total Hip Arthroplasty
- The Academy for Healthcare Leadership Advancement
- TJA - Total Joint Arthroplasty
- TJC - The Joint Commission
- TKA - Total Knee Arthroplasty
- TPA - Third-Party Administrator
- TPE - Targeted Probe and Educate
- TPN - Total Parenteral Nutrition
- TQI - Total Quality Improvement
- Transitional Care
- Trend Factor
- Triage
- Tricare
- Triple Aim
- TrOOP - True Out of Pocket
- Two-Midnight Rule
U
- UB-92
- UCC - Uncompensated Care
- UCDS - Uniform Clinical Data Set
- UCR - Usual, Customary, and Reasonable Fees
- UDS - Universal Data Set
- UHDDS - Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
- UHF - United Hospital Fund
- UM - Utilization Management
- Universal Coverage
- Urgent Care Center
- UR - Utilization Review
- Utilization
V
- VAE - Ventilator-Associated Event
- VAPAP - Vital Access Provider Assurance Program
- VAP - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- VAP - Vital Access Provider
- VBP - Value-Based Payment
- VBP - Value-Based Purchasing
- VEF - Ventricular Ejection Fraction
- Ventilator
- VHA - Voluntary Hospitals of America
- VNA - Visiting Nurses Association
- VRE - Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
- VTE - Venous Thromboembolism
W
- Wage index
- Waiver
- WCB - Workers' Compensation Board
- WEF - Wage Equalization Factor
- WIC - Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
- WNYHA - Western New York Healthcare Association
- Worksheet S-10
X
- No items
Y
- No items
