MEDICAL CODING ACRONYMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
DHHS - ANSWER Department of Health and Human Services
HCFA - ANSWER Health Care Financing Administration
CMS - ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
MACs - ANSWER Medicare Administrative Contractors
DME - ANSWER Durable Medical Equipment
QIOs - ANSWER Quality Improvement Organizations
PROs - ANSWER Peer Review Organizations
MSN - ANSWER Medicare Summary Notice
MS-DRG - ANSWER Medical Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups
HMO - ANSWER Health Maintenance Organization
PPO - ANSWER Preferred Provider Organization
PFFS - ANSWER Private Fee-for-Service Plan
SNP - ANSWER Special Needs Plan
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