Acronym | Term | Category |
HYBC |
Hypothetical Base Year Calculations |
General, Health Care |
HWI |
Hospital Wage Index |
General, Health Care |
HURA |
Health Underserved Rural Area |
General, Health Care |
HUQA |
(Part A inquiry data) |
General, Health Care |
HUD |
(Department of ) Housing & Urban Development |
General |
HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
IT Organization |
HTR |
HowToRead |
General |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language |
IT Organization |
HSRA |
Health Resources & Services Administration |
General, Health Care |
HSR |
Hospital Specific Rate |
General, Health Care |
HSP |
Hospital Specific Portion |
General, Health Care |
HSI |
Health Systems International |
General, Health Care |
HSC |
(Army) Health Services Command |
General, Health Care |
HSA |
Health Service Area |
General, Health Care |
HSA |
Health Services Administration |
General, Health Care |
HSA |
Health Systems Agencies |
General, Health Care |
HSA |
Historical SPAC Amount |
General |
HS |
HI Updating Provider Files Operations |
General |
HRSA |
Health Resources & Services Administration (formerly HRA, formerly PHS) |
General, Health Care |
HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HRGA |
High Rate Geographical Area |
General |
HRG |
Health Research Group |
General, Health Care |
HRET |
(AHAs) Hospital Research & Educational Trust |
General, Health Care |
HRCI |
Human Resources Certification Institute |
General |
HRA |
Health Reimbursement Account |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HR |
Human Resources |
General |
HQ |
HI Query Operations |
General, Health Care |
HPSA |
Health Professional (or Personnel) Shortage Area |
General, Health Care |
HPPC |
Health Plan Purchasing Cooperative |
General, Health Care |
HPMS |
Health Plan Management System |
General, Health Care |
HPG |
Homogeneous Patient Groups |
General |
HPEP |
Host Performance Evaluation Program\ |
General |
HPBSS |
HCFA Part B Standard System |
General, Health Care |
HPB |
Historical Payment Basis |
General |
HPAC |
HI Premium Amount Collectable (MBR / BCM) |
General, Health Care |
HPA |
Health Policy Agenda |
General, Health Care |
HP |
HI Payment Records Operations |
General, Health Care |
HOST |
Healthcare Open Systems & Trials |
General, Health Care |
HOS |
Health Outcomes Survey |
General, Health Care |
HOP |
Hospital Orientation Program |
General, Health Care |
HOL |
HCFA OnLine |
General, Health Care |
HO |
Hearing Officer |
General |
HMWHIM |
Health Insurance Master Weekly Health Insurance Merge |
General, Health Care |
HMUPHMO |
HI Master Update HMO |
General, Health Care |
HMSA |
Health Manpower Shortage Areas |
General, Health Care |
HMS |
Housekeeping Monitoring System |
General |
HMQ |
HI/MBR Query |
General |
HMPSA |
Health Manpower Shortage Area |
General, Health Care |
HMODR |
CMS Medicare Outpatient Data Review |
General, Health Care |
HMO/CMP |
HMO Competitive Medical Plan |
General, Health Care |
HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
General, IT Organization |
HMNCI |
HM NCI Program |
General |
HMHISAC |
HM Health Insurance Screening & CrossReferencing Operation |
General, Health Care |
HMERMA |
HM Edit & Reformat Maintenance Operation |
General |
HME |
Home Medical Equipment |
General, Health Care |
HMB |
Hospital Market Basket |
General, Health Care |
HMA |
Higher Monitoring Authority |
General |
HM |
HI Maintenance Operations |
General |
HLQ |
High Level Qualifier |
General |
HLM |
HCFA Logical Model |
General, Health Care |
HL7 |
Health Level Seven |
Health Care |
HJCOIN |
Health Insurance Central Office Inquiries |
General, Health Care |
HJ |
HI Direct Billing Operations (SOBER) |
General |
HIURPS |
Health Insurance Utilization Records Processing System |
General, Health Care |
HIUM |
Health Insurance Utilization Master (or Microfilm) |
General, Health Care |
HISTM |
Health Insurance System Test Module |
General, Health Care |
HISS |
Health Insurance Segmented Sort System (HDHISS) |
General, Health Care |
HISPP |
Healthcare Informatics Standards Planning Panel |
General, Health Care |
HISM |
Handbook of Information Security Management |
General |
HISKEW |
Health Insurance Skeleton Eligibility Writeoff |
General, Health Care |
HISDG |
HCFA Information Systems Development Guide |
General, Health Care |
HISB |
Health Informatics Standards Board |
Health Care |
HISB |
Healthcare Informatics Standards Board |
General, Health Care |
HISAC |
Health Insurance Screening & CrossReferencing (HMHISAC) |
General, Health Care |
HIS |
Health Information Systems (3M Inc.) |
General, Health Care |
HIS |
Health Interview Survey |
General, Health Care |
HIS |
Indian Health Service |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HIRTF |
Health Insurance Reform Task Force |
General, Health Care |
HIRO |
Health Insurance Regional Office |
General, Health Care |
HIRD |
HI Reduction Data (30 QC field on MBR) |
General |
HIRAM |
Health Insurance Reinstating Alphabetic Master |
General, Health Care |
HIQR |
Health Insurance Online Query Response |
General, Health Care |
HIQA |
Health Insurance Query A (Part A inquiry data) |
General, Health Care |
HIPPS |
Health Insurance Prospective Payment System |
General, Health Care |
HIPPS |
Health Insurance Prospective Payment System, a CMS payment code system |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HIPO |
Hierarchical Input Processing & Output |
General |
HIPDB |
Healthcare Integrity & Protection Data Bank |
General, Health Care |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HIP |
Health Insurance Pamphlet |
General, Health Care |
HIP |
Health Insurance Plan |
General, Health Care |
HIO |
Health Insurance Organization |
General, Health Care |
HINN |
HospitalIssued Notice of Noncoverage |
General, Health Care |
HIN |
Health Industry Number |
General, Health Care |
HIN |
Health Insurance Networks |
General, Health Care |
HIN |
HI Number (see HICN) |
General, Health Care |
HIMSS |
(AHA's) Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society |
General, Health Care |
HIMR |
HI Master Record |
General |
HIMICS |
(OHPS) Management Information Control System |
General |
HIMF |
Health Insurance Master File |
General, Health Care |
HIMBEX |
Health Insurance Master Billing Exception Process |
General, Health Care |
HIMA |
Health Industry Manufacturers Association |
General, Health Care |
HIMA |
Health Insurance Master |
General, Health Care |
HIM |
Health Insurance Manual |
General, Health Care |
HIIM |
Health Insurance Inquiries Manual |
General, Health Care |
HIICAP |
Health Insurance Information, Counseling & Assistance Program |
General, Health Care |
HIFA |
Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability |
General, Health Care |
HIDUP |
HI Duplicate Payments Systems |
General, Health Care |
HIDAD |
HI Daily Actions Dispersion System |
General, Health Care |
HIDA |
Health Insurance Distributor's Association |
General, Health Care |
HICR |
Health Insurance Correction Request |
General, Health Care |
HICN |
Health Insurance Claim Number (Medicare Number) |
General, Health Care |
HICDA |
Hospital International Classification of Diseases Adapted |
General, Health Care |
HICAN |
Health Insurance Claim Account Number (Medicare Number) |
General, Health Care |
HIC |
Health Information Center |
General, Health Care |
HIC |
Health Insurance Claim |
General, Health Care |
HIC |
Health Insurance Company |
General, Health Care |
HIC |
Home Intensive Care |
General, Health Care |
HIC |
Health Insurance Claim number used by CMS |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HIBRR |
Health Insurance Benefits Rights & Responsibilities |
General, Health Care |
HIB |
Health Insurance Benefits (Medicare) |
General, Health Care |
HIB |
Hospital Insurance Benefits (Part A) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HIAM |
Health Insurance Alpha Microfilm |
General, Health Care |
HIAA |
Health Insurance Association of America |
General, Health Care |
HI |
Health Insurance (Medicare) |
General, Health Care |
HHSSA |
Home Health Services & Staffing Association |
General, Health Care |
HHSAR |
Health & Human Services Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR, Ch.3) |
General, Health Care |
HHS |
(Department of) Health & Human Services (also DHHS) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HHS |
Home Health Services |
General, Health Care |
HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HHRG |
Home Health Resource Group |
General, Health Care |
HHQIS |
Home Health Quality Indicator System |
General, Health Care |
HHQI |
Home Health Quality Initiative |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HHPPS |
Home Health Prospective Payment System |
General, Health Care |
HHL |
Home Health Line |
General, Health Care |
HHI |
Home Health Intermediary |
General, Health Care |
HHCOV |
Home Health Coverage |
General, Health Care |
HHC |
Home Health Care |
General, Health Care |
HHABN |
Home Health Advanced Beneficiary Notice |
General, Health Care |
HHA |
Home Health Agency |
General, Health Care |
HH |
Hold Harmless |
General |
HH |
Home Health |
General, Health Care |
HG |
HI General Documentation |
General |
HFMA |
Healthcare Financial Management Association |
General, Health Care |
HF |
HI Database Specifications Format |
General |
HEZ |
Health Economic Zone |
General, Health Care |
HEPA |
High Efficiency Particulate Attraction |
General |
HEP |
Hispanic Employment Program |
General |
HEO |
Hispanic Employee Organization |
General |
HEDIS |
Healthplan Employer Data Information Sets |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HECHICN |
HE Health Insurance Enrollment Cards Operation |
General, Health Care |
HE |
HI Enrollment Operations |
General |
HDSS |
Hospital Data Support System |
General, Health Care |
HDSQRD |
HD Monthly Sequential Read Program |
General |
HDSEX |
HD Sorted Exceptions Program |
General |
HDRIM |
Health Insurance Retrieve Inactive Master System |
General, Health Care |
HDPRENT |
HD Prior Entitlement Program |
General, Health Care |
HDMUPS |
HI Daily Master Update Processing System |
General, Health Care |
HDMEDMRG |
HD Medicaid Merge Program |
General, Health Care |
HDLC |
HighLevel Data Link Control |
General, Health Care |
HDID |
HI Daily Identification (also see BOIS) |
General, Health Care |
HDI |
Health Data Institute |
General, Health Care |
HDHISS |
HD Health Insurance Segmented Sort System |
General, Health Care |
HDHIDUP |
HD Health Insurance Daily Update Program |
General, Health Care |
HDHIDAD |
HD Health Insurance Daily Actions Dispersion System |
General, Health Care |
HDENTMRG |
Health Insurance Daily Prior Entitlement Merge |
General, Health Care |
HDDUCS |
Health Insurance Daily Update Control System |
General, Health Care |
HDBUTE |
Health Insurance Database Update Program |
General, Health Care |
HD |
Handicapped/Disabled (do not use Handicapped, use IWD or PWD) |
General, Health Care |
HD |
Health Insurance Daily Operations |
General, Health Care |
HCTP |
Health Consumer Training Program |
General, Health Care |
HCRS |
(Maintain) HCRIS Process |
General, Health Care |
HCRIS |
Healthcare Provider (or Hospice) (or Hospital) Cost Report Information System |
General, Health Care |
HCR |
Health Care Reform |
General, Health Care |
HCQIP |
Health Care Quality Improvement Program |
General, Health Care |
HCQII |
Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative |
General, Health Care |
HCPP |
Health Care Prepayment Plan |
General, Health Care |
HCPCS |
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System |
General, Health Care |
HCPC |
HCFA Common Procedure Code |
General, Health Care |
HCM |
Hardware Configuration Management |
General |
HCLEACON |
HC Report SSI Leads Activity Operation |
General |
HCIS |
HCFA Customer Information System |
General, Health Care |
HCIS |
Health Care Information System |
General, Health Care |
HCIRC |
Health Care Information Resource Center |
General, Health Care |
HCH |
Health Care for the Homeless |
General, Health Care |
HCG |
Health Care Group |
General, Health Care |
HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration (renamed CMS effective July 1, 2001) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HCCA |
Health Care Commuting Area |
General, Health Care |
HCC |
Health Care Compare |
General, Health Care |
HCC |
Hierarchical Coexisting Condition |
General |
HCC |
Hierarchical Condition Category |
General, IT Organization, Health Care |
HCBWP |
Home & Community Based Waiver Program |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
HCA |
Hospital Corporation of America |
General, Health Care |
HC |
Hardcopy Claims |
General |
HC |
HI Control Operations |
General |
HBP |
HospitalBased Physician |
General, Health Care |
HBP |
Hospital Based Physician |
General, Health Care |
HAVEN |
Home Assessment Validation & Entry System |
General, Health Care |
HASEALP |
HA Search Alpha Program (Beneficiary Alpha Match/Reinstate Operation) |
General, Health Care |
HAS |
Hospital Annual Survey |
General, Health Care |
HAS |
Health Savings Account |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
HART |
HCFA Accounting Records Tracking System |
General, Health Care |
HAASC |
Hospital Affiliated Ambulatory Surgical Center |
General, Health Care |
HAA |
Hispanic Agenda for Action |
General |
HA |
HI Reinstating Operation |
General |