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