(GRADED A+)
ACRONYMS
A/P
Accounts Payable
AABB
American Association of Blood Banks
AABH
Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare
AAC
Average Allowable Cost (of certified EHR Technology)
AACN
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
AACR
American Association for Cancer Research
AAHP
American Association of Health Plans
AAPC
American Association of Professional Coders
AAPCC
Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost
AARP
American Association of Retired Persons
ABN
Advanced Beneficiary Notice
ABS
Annual Beneficiary Summary
ACC
, Accountable Care Collaborative
ACCT
Action Plan by Electronic Claims Transaction Institute
ACH
Automated Clearing House
ACHE
American College of Healthcare Executives
ACL
Access Control Lists
ACO
Accountable Care Organization
ACoS
American College of Surgeons (also ACS)
ACRG
Annual Compound Rate of Growth
ACV
Arithmetic Coefficient of Variation
ADG
Ambulatory Diagnostic Group
ADG-HOSDOM
Ambulatory Diagnostic Group Hospital Dominant
ADJ
Adjusted Claim
ADL
Activities of Daily Living
ADMC
Advance Determination of Medicare Coverage
ADP
Automated Data Processing