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Home Care Abbreviations
These abbreviations were compiled by Dr. Khosrow Assadi
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z - APPENDIX
P
| 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 |
| 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 |