Acronyms
What does HIPAA stand for
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What does UHDDS collect?
Uniform data elements from every hospital inpatient
What does ICD-10-CM stand for and who created it?
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
What does LOINC stand for?
Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes
What is clinical terminology?
What does UHDDS stand for?
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
Who created UHDDS?
National Center for Health Services (NCHS)
What does ICD-10-PCS stand for and who is responsible for it?
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
What is the purpose of LOINC?
To standardize names and codes for the identification of laboratory and clinical test results or observations.
What is the purpose of SNOMED?
To standardize clinical phrases, making it easier to produce accurate electronic health information
What does EMDS stand for?
Essential Medical Data Set
What information does UACDS collect?
Data specific to ambulatory care settings
What does ICF stand for and who maintains it?
International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
World Health Organization (WHO)
What does HCPCS stand for?
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level II
Current Procedural Terminology
To provide a uniform language that allows for accurate descriptions of medical, surgical and diagnostic services.
What does HCPCS stand for?
Healthcare Common Procedural Code System
What information does DEEDS collect?
Data for hospital based emergency rooms
What does ICD-O-3 stand for and who maintains it?
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition
World Health Organization (WHO)
What is the purpose of HCPCS?
To meet the operational needs of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement programs.
Who maintains CPT?
American Medical Association (AMA)
What does MEDPAR stand for?
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review
When did Data Sets become a common theme and from who?
1960s. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
What does DSM-5 stand for and who maintains it?
American Psychiatric Association
RxNorm is a standardized nomenclature for clinical drugs.
National Institutes of Medicine (NLM) maintain it
What is the purpose of Nursing Terminology and who maintains it?
American Nursing Association (ANA)