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Browse hundreds of speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and feeding therapy abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms
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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.
DOR
Director of Rehab: A Director of Rehabilitation is in charge of the overall supervision of the department activities. He/she ensures the competency of physical therapists attending to patients. The...
DOS
Date of Service: In health care finance, the day when a therapy was initially provided; often of great importance in verifying charges covered with a third-party payer.
DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy: A Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) degree is a qualifying degree in physical therapy.
Dx
Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
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...
E/M
Evaluation and Management: Evaluation and management (E/M) services are cognitive (as opposed to procedural) services in which a physician or other qualified healthcare professional diagnoses and t...
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...
EOMB
Explanation of Medicare Benefits: Each month you fill a prescription, your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan mails you an 'Explanation of Benefits' (EOB). This notice gives you a summary of your pres...
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...
Eval
Evaluation: A medical document generated by the therapist whose frequency depends on the insurance type.
F
Feeding: Feeding is the process involving any aspect of eating or drinking, including gathering and preparing food and liquid for intake, sucking or chewing, and swallowing (Arvedson & Brodsky, 2002).
FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education: The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is an educational entitlement of all students in the United States who are identified as having a disability, gua...
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 ...
FCP
Functional Communication Profile: The Functional Communication Profile Revised (FCP-R) allows SLPs and special educators to evaluate and account for some of the unique communication skills in indiv...
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.
HCPCS
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System: Pronounced HIC PIX. These codes are generally used to describe services or supplies that are not covered in CPT. Few commercial carriers recognize HCPCS c...
HH
Home Health: Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be provided in your home for an illness or injury.
HI
Hearing Impaired: Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear. A deaf person has little to no hearing. Hearing loss may occur in one or both ears.
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...
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