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HOH
Hand over hand: Hand over hand prompting is the most invasive of all prompting strategies as it requires a teacher to physically manipulate a child's body. Also known as 'full physical prompting', ...
HX
History: The medical history of a patient is information gained by a physician by asking specific questions, either of the patient or of other people who know the patient and can give suitable info...
ICD
International Classification of Diseases: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and pr...
ID
Intellectual Disability: Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive beh...
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...
IFSP
Individualized Family Service Plan: An IFSP is a plan that guides and supports your efforts to boost your child’s development up to age 3.
Ins
Insurance or insured: Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.
IP
Inpatient: Inpatient care is the care of patients whose condition requires admission to a hospital.
L
Language: A type of treatment. Language refers to the words we use and how we use them to share ideas and get what we want.
LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker: These professionals work in a wide variety of settings to provide emotional support, mental health evaluations, therapy and case management services to people exper...
LEA
Local Educational Agency: Local educational agency or LEA means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or directi...
MCO
Managed Care Organization: A managed care organization is a health care provider or a group or organization of medical service providers who offers managed care health plans.
MD
Medical Doctor: A health professional who practices medicine, who is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, inju...
MFS
Medicare Fee Schedule: A fee schedule is a complete listing of fees used by Medicare to pay doctors or other providers/suppliers.
MSN
Medicare Summary Notice: It explains what the provider billed for, the Medicare-approved amount, how much Medicare paid, and what the patient owes.
NPI
National Provider ID: Healthcare providers acquire their unique 10-digit NPIs to identify themselves in a standard way throughout their industry.
NSF
National Standard Format: Generically, this applies to any nationally standardized data format, but it is often used in a more limited way to designate the Professional EMC NSF, a 320-byte flat fil...
OHI
Other Health Impairments: An umbrella term, “other health impairment” (OHI) encompasses a range of conditions.
OIG
Office of Inspector General: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is the largest inspector general's office in the Federal Government, with approximately 1,600 w...
OP
Outpatient: A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight.
OT
Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapy (OT) is a global healthcare profession. It involves the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or ...
PA
Physician's Assistant: PAs (physician associates/physician assistants) are licensed clinicians who practice medicine in every specialty and setting.
PCP
Primary Care Physician: A primary care physician is a physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical cond...
PLI
Professional Liability Insurance: Professional liability insurance is a policy that helps cover a mistake made by your business or a wrongful act attributable to your company. Professional liabilit...
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