AAHP		American Association of Health Plans
AAHSA		American Association of Homes & Services for Aging
ABMS		American Board of Medical Specialties
ABIM		American Board of Internal Medicine
AC		Before Eating
ACLS		Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACMPE		American College of Medical Practice Executives
AT		Active Treatment
ADA		American Dental Association
Ad lib		As much as needed
AHCA		Agency for Health Care administration (Florida)
ALOS		Hospital Average Length of Stay
ALS		Advanced Life Support
AMA		American Medical Association
AMAP		American Medical Accreditation Program (discontinued)
AMCRA		American Managed Care and Review Association
AMGA		American Medical Group Association
AMLOS		Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay
AOA		Administration on Aging
AOA		American Optometric Association
AOA		American Osteopathic Association
AOB		Alcohol On Breath
AOS		American Orthodonists Society
APA		American Psychologists Association
APC		Ambulatory Payment Class
ARNP		Advanced Registered Nurse Practioner
ASC		Ambulatory Surgery Center
ASCA		Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
ASL		American Sign Language
ASOA		American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators
ATLS		Advanced Trauma Life Support
BCBSF		BlueCross BlueShield of Florida
Bid		Twice a day
BLS		Basic Life Support
BP		Blood Pressure
BPM		Beats Per Minute
BW		Body Weight
BX		Biopsy
CA		Cancer
CAD		Coronary Artery Disease
CAQH		Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare
CAHMO		California Association of Health Maintenance Organizations
CBC		Complete Blood Count
CC		Chief Complaint
CDS		Controlled and Dangerous Substances
CF		Cystic Fibrosis
CHA		California Healthcare Association
CHCO		Certified Healthcare Compliance Officer
CHF		Congestive Heart Failure
CHO		Carbohydrate
CHOW		Change of Ownership
CI		Cardiac Index
CLIA		Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CMA		California Medical Association
CME		Continuing Medical Education
CMI		Case Mix Index
CMM		Certified Medical Manager
CMS		Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMT		Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment
CN		Cranial Nerves
CNS		Central Nervous System
COB		Coordination of Benefits
COG		Chapter Organization Group
CORF		Certified Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility
CPC		Certified Professional Coder
CPR		Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
CPT		Current Procedural Terminology
CRNA		Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
CRP		C-reactive Protein
CVO		Credential Verification Organization
CXR		Chest X-Ray
DAW		Dispense As Written
DC		Discontinue or Discharge
DEA		Drug Enforcement Agency
DJD		Degenerative Joint Disease
DMO		Disease Management Organization
DNR		Do Not Resuscitate
DRG		Diagnosis Related Groups (hospitals)
DMEPOS		Durable Medical Equipment, Prostetics, Orthotics and Supplies
DPM		Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
DTR		Deep Tendon Reflexes
Dx		Diagnosis
EAA		Essential Amino Acids
ECFMG		Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduate
ECG		Electrocardiogram
EDI		Electronic Data Interchange
EFAD		Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
EIN		Employer Identification Number
E/M		Evaluation and Management
EMR		Electronic Medical Records
EMT		Emergency Medical Technician
EOB		Explanation of Benefits
EPO		Exclusive Provider Organizations
FACMPE		Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives
FBS		Fasting Blood Sugar
FDA		Food & Drug Administration
FTE		Full Time Employee
FOIA		Freedom of Information Act
FU		Follow Up
GHAA		Group Health Association of America
GI		Gastrointestinal
GMLOS		Geometric Mean Length of Stay
GT or GTT		Drops
HA		Headache
HCFA		Health Care Financing Administration
HCMA		Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association
HCPCS		Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HCQIA		Health Care Quality Improvement Act
HHS		Health & Human Services
HIM		Health Information Management
HIPAA		Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIS		Hospital Information System
HMO		Health Maintenance Organization
HHA		Home Health Agencies
HO		History Of
HOSU		Hospital and Outpatient Services Unit
HR		Heart Rate
HS		At Bedtime
Hx		History
IDTF		Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility
IPA		Independent Practice Association
IPL		Independent Physiological Laboratories
IR		Inconclusive Results
IV		Intravenous
JCAHO		Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
JCR		Joint Commission Resources
LIP		Licensed Independent Practitioners
LMP		Last Menstrual Period
MCO		Managed Care Organization
MCE		Managed Care Entity
MCR		Medicare
MDC		Major Diagnostic Category
MGMA		Medical Group Management Association
MHCA		Mental Health Corporations of America
MQAV		Medical Quality Commission
MQSA		Mammography Quality Services Association
MSO		Medical Services Organization
MVA		Motor Vehicle Accident
NALS		Neonatal Advanced Life Support
NAD		No Active Disease
NAS		No Added Salt
NCQA		National Committee for Quality Assurance
NCVHS		National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
NKA		No Known Allergies
NPDB		National Practitioner Data Bank
NPIN		National Provider Identifier Number
NRM		No Regular Medications
NSC		National Supplier Clearinghouse Number
OFR		Office of the Federal Register
OI		Opportunity Index
OIG		Office of the Inspector General
OPPS		Outpatient Prospective Payment System
OR		Operating Room
OSCAR		On-Line Survey Certification and Reporting System
PAHCOM		Professional Association of Health Care Office Management
PALS		Pediatric Advanced Life Support
PC		After eating
PCCM		Primary Care Case Management
PCF		Patient Compensation Fund
PCP		Primary Care Provider
PFRV		Physician Fee Reference
PHC		Prepaid Health Clinic
PHI		Protected Health Information
PHO		Physician Hospital Organization
PIN		Provider Identification Number
PMS		Practice Management Systems
PO		By mouth
POS		Point of Service
PPS		Prospective Payment System
PPMC		Physician Practice Management Companies
PPO		Preferred Provider Organization
PRO		Peer Review Organization
PRN		As needed
PSN		Provider Services Network
PSV		Primary Source Verification
Pt		Patient
RBC		Red Blood Cell
RVU		Relative Value Unit
RBRVS		Resource Based Relative Value Scale
RHC		Rural Health Clinics
ROM		Range of Motion
RTC		Return To Clinic
Rx		Treatment
TIN		Taxpayer Identification Number
TPA		Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Authority (for Optometrists)
Ud		As directed
UPIN		Unique Physician Identification Number
URAC		Utilization Review Accreditation Commission
URO		Utilization Review Organizations