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OHIP covers up to 50 visits per year post-hospitalization and up to 100 visits per year for residents of long-term care homes. The McGuinty government at the time promised to expand OHIP coverage for residents of long-term care homes and for residents of rural and remote areas. The provision continues to be made for free coverage to minors.
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more ...
Prescription medication coverage (for medications listed on the Ontario Drug Benefit formulary) [9] - a co-payment may apply [10] Dental coverage; Vision care (including assistance with the purchase of eyeglasses) Medical transportation assistance (verified as medically necessary by a doctor) Nutritional assistance for pregnant and ...
Capillary blood glucose (British medical colloquialism originating from Boehringer Mannheim, a manufacturer of early glucose meters, today a part of Boehringer Ingelheim.) BMBx: Bone marrow biopsy: BMC: bone mineral content: BMD: bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement) BMI: body mass index: BMP: basic metabolic panel: BMR ...
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
Doctor of Medicine: MLA: Medical laboratory assistant: MT: Medical technologist: MLT: Medical laboratory technician MOH: Ministry of Health (various countries) MRCP: Membership of the Royal College of Physicians: MRCS: Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons: MRT: Medical radiation technologist MP: Medical psychologist: MPH Master of Public ...