healthcare
435 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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INA | Iowa Nurses Association | |
IOM | Institute of Medicine | |
IOMA | Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association | |
IONL | Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders | |
IP | Intraperitoneal | |
IPA | Independent Practice Association | |
IPF | Inpatient psychiatric facility | |
IRB | Institutional review board | |
IRF | Inpatient rehabilitation facility | |
ISMP | Institute for Safe Medication Practices | |
ITC | Iowa Trauma Coordinators | |
IV | Intravenous | |
IVP | Intravenous pyelogram (urogram) | |
JIC | Joint information center | |
LAMA | Left against medical advice | |
LCD | Local coverage determinations | |
LMS | Learning management system | |
LOS | Length of stay | |
LPC | Licensed professional counselor | |
LPHA | Local public health agency | |
LPN | Licensed practical nurse | |
LPT | Licensed physical therapist | |
LRN | Laboratory Response Network | |
LSA | Legislative Service Agency | |
LTC | Long-term care | |
LVN | Licensed vocational nurse | |
MA | Medicare Advantage | |
MAC | Medicare Administrative Contractor | |
MB | Market basket | |
MBI | Market basket index | |
MCO | Managed care organization | |
MD | Doctor of Medicine | |
MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Association | |
MDC | Major diagnostic category | |
MDH | Medicare Dependent Hospital | |
MDS | Minimum data set | |
ME | Medical examiner | |
MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission | |
MEI | Medical economic index | |
mEq. | Milliequivalent | |
MFS | Medicare fee schedule | |
MGCRB | Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board | |
MHA | Master of Hospital Administration Master of Health Administration | |
MHSA | Master of Health Services Administration | |
MI | Myocardial infarction; also Mitral insufficiency or Mental institution | |
MLP | Mid-level practitioner | |
MMA | Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 | |
MMRS | Metropolitan medical response system | |
MOB | Medical office building | |
MOM | Milk of magnesia |