The list of healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.
All healthcare related acronyms and abbreviations.
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JCAHO: | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
NACCHO: | National Association of County and City Health Officials |
NCQA: | National Committee for Quality Assurance(Healthcare, Health Care) |
NPRM: | Notice of Proposed Rule Making(Healthcare, Health Care, Special Education) |
PCP: | Primary Care Physician(Trying to Conceive, Getting pregnant, Healthcare) |
PPO: | Preferred Provider Organization(Prostate Cancer, Healthcare, Health Care) |
A&E: | Accident and Emergency(Healthcare, Health Care, Construction) |
AACN: | American Association of Critical Care Nurses(Medicare, Healthcare) |
AAHP: | American Association of Health Plans(Healthcare, Association) |
AAN: | American Academy of Nursing(Academy, Healthcare, Nursing) |
AAPCC: | Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost(Healthcare, Health Care, Medical) |
ACNP: | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner(Nursing speciality, Healthcare, Nursing) |
ACNP-C: | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Certified(Healthcare, Nursing, Medical) |
ADM: | Advanced Diabetes Management(Nursing speciality, Healthcare, Nursing) |
AMA: | Against Medical Advice(Healthcare, Firefighting, Nursing) |
ANP: | Adult Nurse Practitioner(Nursing speciality, Healthcare, Medical education) |
APRN: | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse(Health professional initials) |
BBA: | Balanced Budget Act of 1997(Healthcare, Health Care, Medical) |
BBRA: | Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999(Healthcare, Health Care, Medical) |
BC: | Board Certified(Healthcare, Nursing, Medical) |
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