Authors

  1. Weakland, Mary MS, RN

Article Content

ADL: Activities of daily living

 

AHIMA: American Health Information Management Association

 

ALF: Assisted-living facility

 

CASPER: Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Program

 

CHAP: Community Health Accreditation Program

 

CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

 

CMS-485: Plan of care form-not required

 

CO: Central office

 

CPAP: Continuous positive airway pressure

 

DC: Discharge

 

FI: Fiscal intermediary

 

F/U: Follow up

 

HAVEN: Home Assessment Validation and Entry System

 

HHA: Home health agency

 

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

 

HHPPS: Home Health Prospective Payment System

 

HHQI: Home Health Quality Initiative

 

HHRG: Home health resource group

 

HMO: Health maintenance organization

 

IADL: Instrumental activities of daily living

 

ICD-9-CM: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification

 

ICF/MR: Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded

 

IFMC: Iowa Foundation for Medical Care

 

JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

 

LUPA: Low-utilization payment adjustment

 

MCO: Managed care organization

 

MDCN: Medicare Data Communication Network

 

NF: Nursing facility

 

NPUAP: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

 

OAC: OASIS Automation Coordinator

 

OASIS: Outcome and Assessment Information Set

 

OBQI: Outcome-Based Quality Improvement

 

OBQM: Outcome-Based Quality Monitoring

 

OBRA: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

 

OEC: OASIS Educational Coordinators

 

PEP: Partial episode payment

 

PICC: Peripherally inserted central catheter

 

POC: Plan of care

 

PPO: Preferred provider organization

 

PPS: Prospective Payment System

 

QIES: Quality Improvement Evaluation System

 

QIO: Quality Improvement Organization

 

RAP: Request for Anticipated Payment

 

RESDAC: Research Data Assistance Center

 

RFA: Reason for assessment

 

RHHI: Regional Home Health Intermediaries

 

RO: Regional office

 

ROC: Resumption of care

 

SA: State agency

 

S&C: Survey & Certification

 

SCIC: Significant change in condition

 

SNF: Skilled nursing facility

 

SOB: Shortness of breath

 

SOC: Start of care

 

SSA: State Survey Agency

 

TEP: Total parenteral nutrition

 

UPIN: Universal Provider Identification Number

 

WOCN: Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society