SN – Skilled Nurse
HA – Hospice Aide
MSW – Medical Social Worker
SC – Spiritual Counselor, Chaplain
BC – Bereavement Coordinator
HMD – Hospice Medical Director
HP – Hospice Physician
NP – Nurse Practitioner
PA – Physician’s Assistant
VC – Volunteer Coordinator
VOL – Volunteer
PT – Physical Therapist
OT – Occupational Therapist
ST – Speech Therapist
Diet – Dietary Counselor
Music – Music Therapy
Aroma – Aroma Therapy
Massage – Massage Therapy
Healing Touch – Healing Touch Therapy
Hypnosis – Hypnotherapy
Pet – Pet Therapy
CAHPS – Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
CHC/CC – Continuous Home Care; Continuous Care; Crisis Care Level of Care
CTI – Certification of Terminal Illness
CTI-A – Certification of Terminal Illness – Attending Physician
CTI-H – Certification of Terminal Illness – Hospice Physician
GIP – General Inpatient Level of Care
FTF – Face-to-Face
HIS – Hospice Item Set
IDG – Interdisciplinary Group
IPOC – Initial Plan of Care
IRC – Inpatient Respite Care
LOC – Level of Care
POC – Plan of Care
QA – Quality Assurance
QAPI – Quality Assurance Performance Improvement
RHC – Routine Home Care
811 – Admit Through Discharge
812 – Initial Claim
813 – Continuing Claim
814 – Final Claim
817 – Replacement of Prior Claim
818 – Void/Cancel Claim
81A – NOE
81B – NOTR
81C – NOE – Transfer
ADR – Additional Development (Documentation) Request
CWF – Common Working File
DDE – Direct Data Entry
DOS – Dates of Service
HIQA – Health Insurance Query Access
HIQH – Health Insurance Query Home Health or Hospice
MSP – Medicare Secondary Payer
NOE – Notice of Election
NOTR – Notice of Termination or Revocation
SIA – Service Intensity Add-On
TOB – Type of Bill
ADL – Activities of Daily Living
BMI – Body Mass Index
DME – Durable Medical Equipment
FAST – Functional Assessment Staging Tool
KPS – Karnofsky Performance Scale
LCD – Local Coverage Determination
MAC – Mid-Arm Circumference
NYHA – New York Heart Association Classification
PBM – Pharmacy Benefit Manager
PPS – Palliative Performance Scale
