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Hospitals glossary and terms letter "A"
Attending physician
Allowed Charge
Accountable Care Organization
Actuarial Value
Affordable Care Act
Annual Limit
A specialist. Policy Year
AAPCC
ABC
Abuse
Access
Accountable Health Plan (AHP)
Accountable Health Partnership
Accreditation
Accrete
Accrual
ACR
Actively-at-Work
Activities of Daily Living (ADL's, ADL)
Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
Actuarial
Actuarial Equivalent
Actuarial Soundness
Actuary
Acute Care
Adjudication
Adjusted Admissions
Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost (AAPCC)
Adjusted Community Rate or Rating (ACR)
Adjusted Drug Benefit List
Adjusted Per Capita Cost (APCC)
Adjusted Payment Rate (APR)
ADL
Administrative Code Sets
Administrative Costs
Administrative Services Organization (ASO)
Administrative Services Only (ASO)
Administrative Simplification
Administrative Supervision
Admission Certification
Admissions Per 1,000
Adverse Event
Adverse Selection
Affiliated Provider
Affiliation
Agent
Age/Sex Factor
Age/Sex Rates (ASR)
Age-at-Issuance Rating
Age-Attained Rating
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Aggregate Margin
Aggregate PPS Operating Margin/Aggregate Total Margin
Aggregate Stop Loss Coverage
AHCPR
AHP
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
All Inclusive Visit Rate
Allowable Charge
Allowed Amount
Allowable Costs
All Patient Diagnosis Related Groups (APDRG)
All-Payer System
Alternate Delivery Systems
Ambulatory Care
American National Standards Institute
Ancillary Services (Ancillary Charges)
Anniversary Date
Anonymized Data
Anonymous Data
ANSI
Antiselection
Antitrust
Any Willing Provider (or Any Willing Doctor or Hospital)
Any Willing Provider Laws
APCC
APDRG
APR
Appeal
Appeals Review Committee
Application Integrators
Appropriateness
Approval
Approved Charge
Approved Health Care Facility, Hospital or Program
ASO
ASR
Assignment of Benefits
Assisted Living
At-Risk
Attestation
Audit of Provider Treatment or Charges
Autoassignment or Auto Assignment
Authorization
Autoassignment
Auto-Enrollment
Autonomy
Average Length of Stay (ALOS)
Average Wholesale Price (AWP)
Avoidable Hospital Condition
Acute Long-Term Care
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Adult Day Care Program
Adult Diagnostic/Invasive Catheterization
Adult Interventional Cardiac Catheterization
Airborne Infection Isolation Room
Alcohol & Chemical Dependency Unit
Alzheimer
Ambulance Services
Ambulatory Surgery Outpatient Service
Angioplasty Department
Arthritis Treatment Center
Assisted Living Department
Auxiliary Organization
Activities of Daily Living
Administrative Control
Anesthetic Agent
Antineoplastic Drugs
Ambulatory Health Care
Ancillary Services
Aperture
Athetosis
Ataxia
ACEI
Abdomen
Anesthesiologist
Antibiotics
Arrhythmia
Average length of stay
Abdominal
Abnormal
Admitting physician
Advance directives
Allergy
Ambulatory
Ankle
Ankle sprain
Artery
Assistant Cheif Nurse Exec
Apnea
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
Arterial line (A-line, Art line)
ADL or Activities of Daily Living
AGA or Appropriate for Gestational Age
AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AMA or Against Medical Advice
ANC or Absolute Neutrophil Count
ANS or Autonomic Nervous System
ARDS or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARF or Acute Respiratory Failure
Abscess
Acute Illness
Acute otitis media
Adenovirus
Adhesion
Adverse effect
Aerosol
Airway obstruction
Alopecia
Ambu bag and Mask
Analgesia
Analgesic
Anemia
Anesthesia
Antibodies
Anoxia
Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
Anticoagulant
Anticonvulsant
Antigen
Anti-reflux surgery (fundoplication)
Apnea monitor
Arrhythmia (or dysrythmia)
Arterial Catheter (A-Line)
Aspiration
Assessment
Asthma
Atelectasis
Abdominal bracing
Abdominal hysterectomy
Abdominoplasty (Also called tummy tuck.)
Abdominoscopy
Ablation
Abortion
Absorption
Abutment teeth
Accessory digestive organs
Accessory movement
Accommodation
ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor
Acetaminophen
Acetylcholine
Achalasia
Achilles tendonitis
Acne
Acoustic neurinoma
Acquired deafness
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Acromegaly
Acromion
Actinic keratosis
Action tremor
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
Acupuncture points
Acute
Acute appendicitis
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
Adenocarcinoma
Adenoma
Adjuvant therapy
Adjuvant treatment
Adolescent medicine
Adrenal cortex
Adrenal glands
Adrenaline
Advanced cancer
Aerophagia
Affective disorder (Also known as mood disorder.)
African trypanosomiasis (Also called African sleeping sickness.)
Ageusia
Agitation
Agonist
Agoraphobia
Air bags
Air pollution
Akinesia
Alactasia
Albinism
Albumin
Alcohol-induced chronic hepatitis
Aldosterone
Alimentary canal
Allergen
Allergic conjunctivitis
Allodynia
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
Allogeneic transplant
Alpha thalassemia
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Alport's syndrome
Alternative medicine
Alveolus
Alzheimer's disease
Amblyopia
Amebiasis
Amenorrhea
Amenorrhea, primary
Amenorrhea, secondary
American Cancer Society
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Sign Language (ASL)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Amniocentesis
Amniotic fluid
Amniotic sac
Amsler grid
Amyloidosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Anal fissure
Anal fistula
Anaphylaxis (Also called anaphylactic shock.)
Anastomosis
Androgen
Androgen hormone
Anesthetics
Aneurysm
Angina pectoris (also called angina)
Angiodysplasia
Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis inhibitors
Angiography
Angioma
Angioplasty
Ankylosing spondylitis
Anomaly
Anorexia nervosa (also called anorexia)
Anoscopy
Anosmia
Anovulation
Antacids
Anterior chamber
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Anterolateral shin splint
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Antibiotic
Antibody (also called an immunoglobulin)
Anticholinergics
Anticipatory grief
Anticoagulation drugs
Antidiarrheals
Antiemetic
Antiestrogen
Antihistamine drugs
Antihypertensive
Antioxidants
Antisocial personality disorder
Antispasmodics
Antivenin
Antrectomy
Anus
Aorta
Aortic valve
Apert syndrome
Apex
Apgar test
Aphasia
Apheresis
Aphonia
Aplastic anemia
Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Appendix
Apraxia
Areola
Arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia)
Arteriogram (also called an angiogram)
Arterioles
Arteriosclerosis
Arthralgia
Arthritis
Arthrogram
Arthroplasty
Arthroscopy
Articulation disorder
Artificial insemination
Artificial ventilation
Ascending colon
Ascites
Assisted living facility (ALF)
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
Assistive devices
Astigmatism
Asymmetry
Asymptomatic
Atherectomy
Atherosclerosis
Atonic colon (also called lazy colon)
Atopic dermatitis (Also called eczema.)
Atresia
Atrioventricular (AV) node
Atrioventricular block
Atrium (atria pl.)
Atrophic gastritis
Atrophic skin
Atrophy
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Atypical
Audiologist
Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test
Auditory nerve
Auditory perception
Auditory prosthesis
Augmentative devices
Aural rehabilitation
Autism
Autoimmune deafness
Autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune process
Autologous bone marrow transplantation
Autologous tissue breast reconstruction
Autologous transplant
Autopsy
Autosomal recessive inheritance
Avascular necrosis
Avoidant personality disorder
Avulsion
Axilla
Axillary dissection
Axon
Abdominal pain
Abdominal ultrasound
Abdominal x-ray
Abrasion
Acne neonatorum (also called baby acne)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acyanotic
Adenoids
Adolescence
Adrenal gland (also called suprarenal glands)
Adrenal hyperplasia
Adrenal hypoplasia
Adrenal medulla
Adrenaline (also called epinephrine)
Adrenarche
Advocacy
Aerobic exercise
Affective disorder (also known as mood disorder)
Air leak
Alagille syndrome
Allergic rhinitis (also called hay fever)
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Allograft
Alveolus (alveoli pl.)
Amblyopia (also called lazy eye)
Anaphylaxis (also called anaphylactic shock)
Anencephaly
Angelman syndrome
Angioedema
Angiogram
Anorectal atresia
Anorectal malformations
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
Anterior fontanelle (also called the "soft spot")
Anthrax
Antibody (also called immunoglobulin)
Antidiuretic hormone (also called vasopressin)
Aortic arch
Aortic regurgitation
Aortic stenosis
Apophysitis of the pelvis/hip
Aqueous humor
Art therapy
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
Arthrogryposis
Articular cartilage injuries
Asperger disorder
Asphyxia
Asphyxiation
Asplenia
Atonic colon
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Atrial septum
Atrioventricular canal
Atrioventricular canal defect
Atrioventricular node
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Audiology
Auditory-verbal therapy (AVT)
Aural atresia
Autistic disorder (also called autism)
Autoimmune disease
Autologous stem cell transplantation
Autosomal dominant inheritance
Autosome
Avulsion fracture
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