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Lesson 1: Medical Terminology in the Sterile Processing Technician course at Penn Foster. Learn about Initialisms and Acronyms, Public Policy and the Practice of Health Care, Medical Ethics, State and Federal Government Agencies, State and Local Regulations, Challenges Facing Allied Healthcare, and Accountable Care Organizations and Medical Homes.

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Initialisms and Acronyms

ACA- Affordable Care Act
ACO- Accountable Care Organization
AHDI- Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
ARRA- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

CDIS- Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
CEHRT- Certified Electronic Health Record Technology
CHDS- Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist
CMS- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMT- Controlled Substances Act

DEA- Drug Enforcement Administration
DOH- Department of Health
DOL- U.S. Department of Labor

EHR- Electronic Health Record
EMR- Electronic Medical Record
EMT- Emergency Medical Technician

FDA- U.S. Food and Drug Administration

HHS- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIE- Health Insurance Exchange
HIM- Health Information Management
HIPPA- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIT- Health Information Technician/Technology
HITECH- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HIX- Health Insurance Exchange

ICD-10- International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision
ICD-9- International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision

MA- Medical Assistant
MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet
MT- Medical Transcription/ist

ONC- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PHI- Personal Health Information
PHR- Personal Health Record
PPACA- The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

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