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Browse hundreds of speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and feeding therapy abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms
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ACA
Affordable Care Act: The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 (sometimes known as ACA, PPACA, or 'Obamacare').
AOTA
American Occupational Therapy Association: The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns ...
APTA
American Physical Therapy Association: The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a U.S-based individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical...
CCN
Complex Communication Needs: The term complex communication needs refers to people who cannot cope with everyday communication situations by means of speech alone. It is difficult for them to produ...
CEU
Continuing Education Unit: A continuing education unit (CEU) or continuing education credit (CEC) is a measure used in continuing education programs to assist the professional to maintain their lic...
CF
Clinical Fellowship: The speech-language pathology CF is the transition between being a student enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders (CSD) program and being an independent provider of...
CK
CoverKids: The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a federally sponsored program that provides health insurance to uninsured children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In Ten...
CMH
Certification Maintenance Hours: Certification maintenance (CM) refers to the upkeep of earned certifications by adhering to the proper recertification requirements at the appropriate intervals. Th...
CMS 1500
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 1500 form: A universal billing form used and accepted by most insurance carriers nationwide to make a claim for benefits.
CPI
Crisis Prevention Institute: CPI can best be described as nonviolent crisis intervention training designed to teach best practices for managing difficult situations and disruptive behaviors. Therap...
CPT
Current Procedural Terminology: It is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel. CPT codes are the United States’ standard for how medical pr...
CVC
Consonant, vowel, and consonant: A CVC word is a word that is made up of a consonant, vowel and consonant sound. Cat, hot, tip, man and hut are all CVC words.
DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy: A Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) degree is a qualifying degree in physical therapy.
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange: Healthcare EDI provides a secure electronic data interchange between healthcare institutions, care providers, and patients, and allows for more secure and efficient dat...
EI
Early Intervention: Early intervention (EI) is the process of providing services and support to infants, toddlers, and their families when a child has, or is at risk for, a developmental delay, dis...
ELL
English Language Learner: An English language learner (often capitalized as English Language Learner or abbreviated as ELL) is a term used in some English-speaking countries such as the US and Cana...
EOB
Explanation of benefits: An explanation of benefits (commonly referred to as an EOB form) is a statement sent by a health insurance company to covered individuals explaining what medical treatments...
ERA
Electronic Remittance Advice: An ERA is a standardized electronic version of a paper explanation of benefits (EOB). Like a paper EOB, an ERA provides details about the amount billed, the amount bei...
ESY
Extended School Year: In the United States, Extended School Year (ESY) services are designed to support a student with a disability as documented under the Individuals with Disabilities Education A...
FCA
False Claims Act: A federal statute originally enacted in 1863 in response to defense contractor fraud during the American Civil War. The FCA provided that any person who knowingly submitted false ...
FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected and unpaid leave for q...
FT
Feeding Therapy: Feeding therapy, in its simplest form, is when a trained occupational or speech therapist helps teach a child how to eat or eat better.
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization: A health maintenance organization (HMO) is an organization that provides health coverage for a monthly or annual fee. A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a g...
ICD
International Classification of Diseases: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and pr...
IEP
Individualized Education Program: Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) are required by law for every student who receives special education services and are developed on an annual basis. The IE...
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