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AIS
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Abbreviated Injury Scale
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A/R
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accounts recievable
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AAAHC
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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
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ASC X12N
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Accredited Standards Committee X12N
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ADL
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activites of daily living
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ASO contract
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administrative services only contract
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ABN
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Advance Benficiary Notice
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AHRQ
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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AP-DRGs
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all patient diagnosis-related groups
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APC
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ambulatory payment classification
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ASC
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ambulatory surgery center
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AAHP
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American Association of Health Plans
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AAMRL
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American Association of Medical Record Librarians
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AAMC
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American Association of Medical Colleges
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ACHE
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Amercian College of Healthcare Executives
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ACR-NEMA
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American College of Radiology-National Electrical Manufacturers Association
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ACS
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American Colleg of Surgeons
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AHIMA
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American Health Information Management Association
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AHA
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American Hospital Association
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AMA
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American Medical Association
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AMRA
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American Medical Record Association
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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ANA
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American Nurses Association
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AOA
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American Osteopathic Association
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ASHRM
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American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
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ASTM
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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ASP
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application service provider
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ARLNA
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Association of Record Librarians of North American
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ALOS
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avedrage length of stay
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BBRA
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Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999
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BC/BS
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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CMG
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case-mix group
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CMI
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case-mix index
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CMS
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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CCHIT
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Certification Commission on Health Information Technology
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CEO
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chief executive officer
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CFO
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chief financial officer
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CIO
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chief information officer
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CISO
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chief information security officer
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CMIO
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chief medical informatics officer
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CNO
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chief nursing officer
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COO
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chief operating officer
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CHAMPUS
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Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
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CHAMPVA
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Civilian Health and Medical Program-Veteran Affairs
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CDR
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clical data repository
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CDS
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clinical decision support
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CDW
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clinical data warehouse
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CIS
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clinical information system
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CAHIM
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Commission on Accreditation for Health Infomatics and Information Management Education
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CARF
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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
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CoP
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Communities of Practice
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CHD
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Community Health Dimension
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COLD/ERM
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computer output to laser disk/enterprise report management
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CPR
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computer-based patent record
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CPOE
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computerized provider order entry
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COWs
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computers on wheels
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CTI
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computer-telephone integration
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CHI
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Consolidated Health Informatics
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CCR
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continuity of care
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CQI
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continuous quality improvement
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COB
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coordination of benefites transactions
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CPT
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Current Procedural Terminology
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DEEDS
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Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems
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DBMS
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database management system
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DSS
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decision support system
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HHS
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Department of Health and Human Services
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DRGs
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diagnosis-related groups
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DSM-IV-TR
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Revision, Text Revision
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DICOM
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Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine
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DM
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disease management
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EDI
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electronic data interchange
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EDMS
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electronic data management system
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ED/CM
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electronic document/content management
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EHR
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electronic health record
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EMR
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electronic medical record
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EMAR
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electronic medication administration record
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e-RX
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electronic prescribing
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ERA
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electronic remittance advice
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ESA
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electronic signature authentication
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EMIC
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Emergency Maternal and Infant Care Program
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EOC
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episode-of-care reimbersement
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EPA
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Equal Pay Act of 1963
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EMDS
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Essential Medical Data Set
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EPO
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exclusive provider organization
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EIS
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executive information system
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EOB
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explanation of benefits
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XML
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extensible marrkup language
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FLSA
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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FECA
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Federal Employees' Compensation Acto
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FI
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fiscal intermediary
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FDA
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Food and Drug Administration
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GPCI
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geographic practice cost index
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GUI
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graphical user interface
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GPWW
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group practice withour walls
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HCQIP
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Health Care Quality Improvement Program
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HHE
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health information exchange
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HIM
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health information management
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HIT
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health information technology
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HIPAA
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
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HL7
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Health Level Seven
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HMO
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health maintainence organization
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HEDIS
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Health PPlan Employer Data and Information Set
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HSAs
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health savings accounts
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HAS
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health systems agency
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HCPCS
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Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
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HPD
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healthcare provider dimension
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HAVEN
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Home Assesment Validation and Entry
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HHA
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home health agency
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HH PPS
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home health prosprective payment system
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HHRG
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home health resource group
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HIS
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hospital information system
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IPA
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independent practice association
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IHS
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Indian Health Service
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IS
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information system
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IT
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information technology
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IPF
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inpatient psychiatric facility
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IRF
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inpatient rehabilitation facility
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IRVEN
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Inpatient Rehabilitation Validation and Entry
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IEEE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IOM
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Institure of Medicine
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IDN
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integrated delivery network
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IDS
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integrated delivery system
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IPO
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integrated provider organization
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ICD-O-3
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International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition
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ICD-9-CM
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International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification
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ICD-10-CM
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International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision,Clinical Modification
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ICD-10-PCS
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International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System
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IP
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internet protocol
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JCAHO
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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KMS
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knowledge management system
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LOS
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length of stay
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LAN
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local area network
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LTCH
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long-term care hospital
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LUPA
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low-utilization payment adjustment
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MDC
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major diagnostic category
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MCO
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managed care organization
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MIS
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management information system
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MSO
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mangement service organization
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MPI
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master patient index
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MGMA
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Medical Group Management Association
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MEDLINE
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Medical literature, Analysis, and Retrieval System Online
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MFS
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Medicare fee schedule
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MMA
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Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
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MSN
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Medicare Summary Notice
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MDS
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Minimum Data Set for Long-Tem Care
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MDS 2.0
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Minimum Data Set Version 2.0
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NAHIT
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National Alliance for Health Information TEchnology
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NCHS
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National Centers for Health Statistics
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NCQA
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National Committee for Quality Assurance
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NCVHS
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Nationl Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
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CF
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national conversion factor
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NCCI
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National Correct Coding Initiative
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NCPDP
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National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
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NDC
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National Drug Codes
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NGC
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nATIONAL gUIDELINE cLEARINGHOUSE
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NHII
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national health information infrastructure
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NHIN
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national health information network
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HII-HIN
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National Information INfrastructure-Health Information Network Program
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NIH
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National Institutes of Health
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NLM
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National Lobrary of Medicine
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NPSGs
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national patient safely goals
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NPDB
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National Practitioner Data Bank
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NPI
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national provider identifier
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NUCC
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National Uniform Claim Committee
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NVAC
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National Vaccine Advisory Committtee
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NLP
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natural language processing
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NAACCR
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North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
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OODB
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object-oriented database
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
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ONC
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Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
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OBRA
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
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OSS
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operation support systems
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OASIS
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Outcomes and Assesment Information Set
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OCE
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outpatient code editor
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OPPS
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outpatient prospective payment system
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PAI
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patient assesment instrument
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PSDA
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Patient Self-Determination Act
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P4P
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pay for performance
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P4Q
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pay for quality
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PSI
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payment status indicator
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PRO
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peer review organization
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PMPM
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per member per month
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PDA
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personal digital assistant
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PHD
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personal health deminsion
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PHR
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personal health record
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PBM
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pharmacy benefits manager
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PHO
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physician-hospital organization
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PACS
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picture archiving and communications system
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PDSA
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plan-do-study-act style
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POC
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point of care
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POS
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point-of-service plan
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PMS
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practice management system
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PPO
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preferred provider organization
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PCM
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primary care manager
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PCP
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primary care physician
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PBX
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private branch exchange
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PC
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professional component
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PSRO
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professional standards review organization
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PACE
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Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
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PMR
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proportionate mortality rate
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PHI
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protected health information
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QIO
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quality inprovement organization
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RLS
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record locator service
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RAID
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redundant arrays of independent disks
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RHIO
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regional health information organization
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RVU
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relative value unit
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ROI
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release of information
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RA
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remittance advice
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RFI
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request for information
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RFP
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request for proprosal
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RAI
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resident assessment instrument
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RAP
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resident assessment protocol
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RAVEN
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Resident Assessment Validation and Entry
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RUG-III
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Resource Utlilization Groups, Version III
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RBRVS
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resource-based relative value scale
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RM
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risk management
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SNF
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skilled nursing facility
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SNF PPS
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skilled nursing facility prospective payment systems
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SSN
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Social Security Number
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SDOs
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standards development organizations
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SCHIP
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State Children's Health Insurance Program
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SAN
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storage are network
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SQL
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structured query language
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SNOMED CT
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Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terminology
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SDLC
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systems development life cycle
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TEFRA
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Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
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TC
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technical component
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TANF
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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TPO
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treatment, payment, and operations
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UMLS
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Unified Medical Language System
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UACDS
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Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set
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UHDDS
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Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
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UPIN
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unique physician identifier number
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UCR
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usual, customary, and reasonable
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UM
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utilization management
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UR
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Utililization review
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WSA
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Web services architecture
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WAN
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wide area network
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WLAN
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wireless local are network
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WHO
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World Health Organization
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