Learning the alphabet of healthcare IT: healthcare IT is like a great big bowl of alphabet soup, with three- and four-letter acronyms swimming together in spoonfuls.(health care information technology expands acronyms) Healthcare Financial Management (3/1/2006)
...individual letter in an acronym stands for, there...represented by these acronyms are supposed to...misunderstood acronyms are EHR, EMR, and PHR. Electronic Health Records A good definition for electronic health records comes from...time, ...

A better HMO: with health-care providers in disarray, especially for the elderly, Preferred Care Partners has jumped in with a cozy arrangement that lets doctors call the shots. Will the acronym PSO become as common as HMO? (Health Care). South Florida CEO (12/1/2002)
...Miami-based Preferred Care Partners, a state-licensed...PSO) that offers health care services to Medicare...relationship with other health plans in favor of Preferred...name drugs, primary care visits or specialist visits...a drastic ...

Critical Path Network: Simple acronym helps staff focus on neuro patients' needs. Hospital Case Management (2/1/2006)
...Path Network Simple acronym helps staff focus...meetings are shortened, care is improved The neurosurgical unit at United Health Service Hospital...by using a simple acronym that keeps staff...says. Using the acronym has ensured ...

AORN guidance statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations, acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.(Association of Operating Room Nurses) AORN Journal (9/1/2006)
...misinterpreted abbreviations, acronyms, or symbols put caregivers...eliminating their use in health care documentation. All perioperative...used within accredited health care facilities. This...prone abbreviations from ...

In search of the missing acronym. (nursing home accreditation and caring for the elderly) Nursing Homes (9/1/1998)
...language of long-term care today. What does it...receives, the more acronyms one is obliged to know...all know that HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration...apparently don't deserve an acronym). The MDS will be...Department of Public ...

Abbreviations, acronyms, and alphabet soup: a glossary for the laboratory. (glossary) Medical Laboratory Observer (9/1/1989)
...laboratory abbreviations and acronyms in a list completely...If there's one thing health care professionals love...day labspeak. Some acronyms are so convenient to...of letters created by health care workerstoo hurried...

My favorite acronyms.(From The President)(financial communication)(patient friendly billing) Healthcare Financial Management (9/1/2004)
...appears at the top of the acronym list on the CMS web...long been a bastion of acronyms. At HFMA, when attempting...MedPAC criteria." But acronym mania (AM) is not...bring their own set of acronyms to the party. What...areas of expertise. In ...

Abbreviations and acronyms in healthcare: when shorter isn't sweeter. Nevada RNformation (5/1/2008)
...I highly recommend all health care providers read and consider...use of abbreviations and acronyms pertains to every one who works in health care. The article illustrates...abbreviations and acronyms in ...

Glossary of Medical Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms, 4th Edition 2011 Update Out Now. Managed Care Weekly Digest (7/18/2011)
...Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms, 4th Edition (2011...healthcare-related acronyms for any medical office staff or facility. Managed Care, Medicare, Vision Care...Care and Medicare Terms Acronyms and Medical ...