Home Care Abbreviations

These abbreviations were compiled by Dr. Khosrow Assadi

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MB	Medicare Beneficiary, Mail Back
MBI	Management By Information
MBU	Medi-Cal Budget Unit
M & C	Medicare + Choice
MC	Managed Care
MCE	1) Medicare Code Editor 2) Medical Care System
MCM	Medicare Carriers Manual
MCN	Managed Care Network
MCO	Managed Care Organization
MCOD	Medi-Cal Operations Division
MCP	Managed Care Plan
MCWP	Medi-Cal Waiver Program
MDCN	Medicare Data Communications Network
MDS	Minimum Data Set
MEDS	Medi-Cal Waiver Program
MFCU	Medicaid Fraud Control Units
MEDPAC	Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
MIA	Medically Indigent Adults
MIP	Medical Integrity Program
MIS	Management Information System
MN	Medically Needed
MOA	Memorandum of Agreement
MQIS	Medicare Quality Indicator System
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MPS	Medi-Cal Provider Software
MQSA	Mammography Quality Standards Acts
MR	Mental Retardation
MRA	Medicare Remittance Advise
MRE	Manual Resisted Exercise
MRN	Medicare Remittance Notice
MSA	Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Medical Savings Account
MSN	Medicare Summary Notice
MSP	Medicare Secondary Notice
MSS	Medical Social Services
MSSP	Multi-Services Senior Program
MTS	Medicare Transaction System
MSW	Medical Social Worker
MVA	Motor Vehicle Accident
MVV	Maximum Voluntary Ventilation