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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.
Claims that are denied or underpaid may require follow-up, appeals, or adjustments by the medical billing department. [5] Accurate medical billing demands proficiency in coding and billing standards, a thorough understanding of insurance policies, and attention to detail to ensure timely and accurate reimbursement.
ACS Acute coronary syndrome: ACTH deficiency Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency: ACUG Arthrocutaneouveal granulomatosis (see Blau syndrome) ACVD Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: AD Alzheimer's disease: AD Attachment disorder: ADD Attention deficit disorder: ADD-RT Attention deficit disorder – residual type ADEM Acute disseminated ...
ACS: altered conscious state acute coronary syndrome acute chest syndrome: ACM: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone: ACP: advance care planning Advanced Clinical Practitioner ACPO: acute colonic pseudo-obstruction ACU: ambulatory care unit: ad. right ear (from Latin auris dexter) AD: Alzheimer's disease acute ...
As the AMA decided in April 1960, the Current Medical Terminology (CMT) handbook was first published in June 1962 – 1963 to standardize terminology of the Standard Nomenclature of Diseases and Operations (SNDO) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and for the analysis of patient records, and was aided by an IBM computer. [22]
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Acute coronary syndrome, a form of chest pain due to reduced oxygen supply to the heart muscle; Advanced Cataract Surgery, the modern method of cataract removal using phacoemulsification; Alternate care site, a non-traditional medical treatment facility established in a public health crisis; Atriocaval shunt, a surgical procedure
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).