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| P&A |
Policy & Advocacy |
| P & O |
Prosthetic/Orthotic Item |
| PA |
Physician Assistant |
| PAAR |
Provider Audit and Reimbursement |
| PAC |
Political Acting Committee, Professional Advisory Committee |
| PACE |
Program of All-inclusive Care for Elderly |
| P.A.C.T. |
Planning. Access. Care Treatment. |
| PAPA |
Policy, Advocacy & Public Affair |
| PAS |
Pre Admission Screening |
| PBL |
Per Beneficiary Limit |
| PBP |
Plan Benefit Package |
| PEBTAG |
Provider Electronic Billing Technical Advisory Group |
| PCA |
Professional Care Assistant |
| PCC |
1) Principal Clinical Coordinator
2) Primary Care Clinics |
| PCCM |
Primary Care Case Management |
| PCN |
Patient Control Number |
| PCP |
Primary Care Provider |
| PCPP |
Primary Care Provider
Program |
| PCU |
Provider Certification Unit |
| PCSP |
Personal Care Services Program |
| PDA |
Personal Data
Assistant |
| PDC |
Project Data Collection |
| PDCA cycle |
Plan-Do-Act-Check |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| PDHC |
Pediatric Day Health Care |
| PDN |
Private Duty Nursing |
| PDR |
Physician Desk Reference |
| PE |
Presumptive Eligibility |
| PEO |
Professional Employment Organization |
| PEP |
Partial Episode Payment |
| PEPP |
Payment Error Prevention Program |
| PET |
Positive Emission Tomography |
| PHI |
Protected Health
Information |
| PHN |
Public Health Nurse |
| PHP |
Prepaid Health Plan, Partial Hospitalization Program |
| PI |
Performance and Improvement, Present Illness |
| PIN |
Provider Identification Number |
| PTN |
Provider Telecommunication Network |
| PIM |
Program Integrity
Manual |
| PIP |
Periodic Interim Payment |
| PLTCCM |
Primary Long Term Care Case Management |
| PM |
Evening, Program Memorandum |
| PMF |
Provider Master File |
| PMH |
Past Medical History |
| POC |
Plan of Care |
| POE |
1) Proof of Eligibility
2) Primary Care Clinics |
| POP |
Point Of Presence |
| POS |
Point Of Service |
| POT |
Plan of Treatment |
| POTS |
Plain Old Telephone System |
| PPM |
Physician Practice Management |
| PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPS |
Prospective Payment System |
| PRM |
Provider Reimbursement Manual |
| PRO |
Peer Review Organization, Professional Review Organization |
| PROM |
Passive Range of Motion |
| PS |
Patient Status |
| PSE |
Provider Support Center |
| PSO |
1) Provider Sponsored Organization
2) Patient Safety Organizations |
| PS & R |
Provider Statistical and Reimbursement Report |
| PSC |
Provider Support Center |
| PT |
Physical Therapist |
| PTA |
Physical Therapy Assistant, Prior To Admission |
| PTAC |
Professional and Technical Advisory Committee |
| PTE |
Part Time Employee |
| PTN |
Provider Telecommunication Network |
| PTO |
Paid Time Off |
| Pub. L |
Public Law |
| PUF |
Public Use Files |
| PVT |
Private |
| PWB |
Partial Weight Bearing |
