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Home Care Abbreviations
These abbreviations were compiled by Dr. Khosrow Assadi
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - APPENDIX
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| CA | Claim Adjustment |
| CA-MMIS | California Medi-Cal Management Information System |
| CAAP | California Alternative Assistance Program |
| CAAA | Contract with American Advancement Act |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAC | Congressional Action Committee |
| CAD | 1) Coronary Artery Disease 2) California Association of the Deaf |
| CAH | Critical Access Hospital |
| CAHF | California Association of Health Facilities |
| CAHSAH | California Association for Health Services At Home |
| CAHSAH-PAC | CAHSAH Political Action Committee |
| CAL-POS | California point of Service |
| CAMPS | California Association of Medical Product Suppliers |
| CAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| CAMPS | California Association of Medical Product Suppliers |
| CA-SIG | Claim Attachment-Special Interest Group |
| CASPRO | Clinical Area Support Peer Organization |
| CAT | Clinical Area Team, Computed Axial Tomography |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| CBT | Computer Based Training |
| CCC | California Conservation Corporations |
| CCL | Community Care Licensed |
| CCLD | Community Care Licensing Division |
| CCN | Claim Control Number |
| CCNO | California Coalition of Nursing Organization |
| CCP | 1) Corporate Compliance Program 2) Claim Correction Procedures 3) Certified Compliance Professional |
| CCR | California Code of Regulations |
| CCRRA | Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act |
| CCS | California Children Services |
| CCVN | Continuous Care Verification Number |
| CDAC | Clinical Data Abstraction Center |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDE | Certified Diabetic Educator |
| CDI | Chronically Dependent Individual |
| CE | 1) Continuing Education 2) Covered Entity |
| CELIP | Claims Expansion and Line Item Processing |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CERA | California Family Rights Act |
| CERTS | Claims and Eligibility Real Time System |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| CFCA | Civil False Claim Act |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHA | California Healthcare Association |
| CHC | Hospice Continuous Home Care |
| CHDP | Child Health and Disability Prevention |
| CHD | Community Health Group |
| CHHA | Certified Home Health Aide |
| CMP | Competitive Medical Plans |
| CAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| CHAMPVA | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veteran Association |
| CHAP | Community Health Accreditation Program |
| CHHA | Certified Home Health Aides |
| CHIA | California Health Information Association |
| CHPR | Center for Health Policy Research |
| CIA | Corporate Integrity Agreement |
| CID | Civil Investigative Demand |
| CIF | Claim Inquiry Form |
| CLARIA | Consortium for Learning and Research In Aging |
| CLETS | California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
| CLTAC | Clinical Laboratory Technology Advisory Committee |
| CM | Case Manager |
| CMA | California Medical Association |
| CMAC | California Medical Assistance Commission |
| CMC | Computer Media Claims |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Centers |
| CMN | Certification of Medical Necessity |
| CMP | Competitive Medical Plan |
| CMPL | Civil Monetary Penalties Law |
| CMRI | California Medical Review, Inc. |
| CMS | 1) Centers for Medicare & Medicade Services 2) Children's Medical Services |
| CMSA | Case Management Society of America |
| CMSP | County Medical Services Program |
| CAN | Certified Nurse Assistant |
| CAN | California Nursing Association |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reduction Act |
| COE | Course Of Employment |
| COHS | County Organized Health System |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| COP | Condition Of Participation |
| CORF | Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
| COV | Coverage |
| CP | Chest Pain |
| CPA | Children Protective Services |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPO | Care Plan Oversight |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPA | Children Protective Services |
| CPSP | Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CQI | Continuing Quality Improvement |
| CRF | Chronic Renal Failure |
| CRI | Chronic Renal Insufficiency |
| CRN | Correspondence Reference Number |
| CRP | Community Resources Planning |
| CRTT | Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician |
| CSHA | California State Hospice Association |
| CSPCN | California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing |
| CSR | Customer Service Representative |
| CTP | Children's Treatment Program |
| CTR | Continuous Time Records |
| CW | Claim Withholding |
| CWF | Common Working File |