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| CA |
Claim Adjustment |
| CA-MMIS |
California Medi-Cal Management
Information System |
| CAAP |
California Alternative
Assistance Program |
| CAAA |
Contract with American Advancement Act |
| CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAC |
Congressional Action Committee |
| CAD |
1) Coronary Artery Disease
2) California Association of the Deaf |
| CAH |
Critical Access Hospital |
| CAHF |
California Association of Health Facilities |
| CAHSAH |
California Association for Health Services At Home |
| CAHSAH-PAC |
CAHSAH Political Action Committee |
| CAL-POS |
California point of Service |
| CAMPS |
California Association of Medical Product Suppliers |
| CAMPUS |
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| CAMPS |
California Association of Medical Product Suppliers |
| CA-SIG |
Claim Attachment-Special Interest Group |
| CASPRO |
Clinical Area Support Peer Organization |
| CAT |
Clinical Area Team, Computed Axial Tomography |
| CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
| CCC |
California Conservation Corporations |
| CCL |
Community Care Licensed |
| CCLD |
Community Care Licensing Division |
| CCN |
Claim Control Number |
| CCNO |
California Coalition of Nursing Organization |
| CCP |
1) Corporate Compliance Program
2) Claim Correction Procedures
3) Certified Compliance Professional |
| CCR |
California Code of Regulations |
| CCRRA |
Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act |
| CCS |
California Children Services |
| CCVN |
Continuous Care Verification Number |
| CDAC |
Clinical Data Abstraction Center |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention |
| CDE |
Certified Diabetic Educator |
| CDI |
Chronically Dependent Individual |
| CE |
1) Continuing Education
2) Covered Entity |
| CELIP |
Claims Expansion and Line Item Processing |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CERA |
California Family Rights Act |
| CERTS |
Claims and Eligibility Real Time System |
| CEU |
Continuing Education Unit |
| CFCA |
Civil False Claim Act |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHA |
California Healthcare Association |
| CHC |
Hospice Continuous
Home Care |
| CHDP |
Child Health and Disability Prevention |
| CHD |
Community Health Group |
| CHHA |
Certified Home Health Aide |
| CMP |
Competitive Medical Plans |
| CAMPUS |
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
| CHAMPVA |
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veteran Association |
| CHAP |
Community Health Accreditation Program |
| CHHA |
Certified Home Health Aides |
| CHIA |
California Health Information Association |
| CHPR |
Center for Health Policy Research |
| CIA |
Corporate Integrity Agreement |
| CID |
Civil Investigative Demand |
| CIF |
Claim Inquiry Form |
| CLARIA |
Consortium for Learning and Research In Aging |
| CLETS |
California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
| CLTAC |
Clinical Laboratory Technology Advisory Committee |
| CM |
Case Manager |
| CMA |
California Medical Association |
| CMAC |
California Medical Assistance
Commission |
| CMC |
Computer Media Claims |
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Centers |
| CMN |
Certification of Medical Necessity |
| CMP |
Competitive Medical Plan |
| CMPL |
Civil Monetary Penalties Law |
| CMRI |
California Medical Review, Inc. |
| CMS |
1) Centers for Medicare & Medicade
Services
2) Children's Medical Services |
| CMSA |
Case Management Society of America |
| CMSP |
County Medical Services Program |
| CAN |
Certified Nurse Assistant |
| CAN |
California Nursing Association |
| COB |
Coordination of Benefits |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reduction Act |
| COE |
Course Of Employment |
| COHS |
County Organized Health System |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
| COP |
Condition Of Participation |
| CORF |
Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
| COV |
Coverage |
| CP |
Chest Pain |
| CPA |
Children Protective Services |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| CPO |
Care Plan Oversight |
| CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPA |
Children Protective Services |
| CPSP |
Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CQI |
Continuing Quality Improvement |
| CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
| CRI |
Chronic Renal Insufficiency |
| CRN |
Correspondence Reference Number |
| CRP |
Community Resources Planning |
| CRTT |
Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician |
| CSHA |
California State Hospice Association |
| CSPCN |
California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing |
| CSR |
Customer Service Representative |
| CTP |
Children's Treatment Program |
| CTR |
Continuous Time Records |
| CW |
Claim Withholding |
| CWF |
Common Working File |