AHIMA - answer✔American Health Information Management Association
AHA - answer✔American Hospital Association
NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) - answer✔One of the 4 cooperating parties for
developing and publishing ICD-10 CM in the USA
HCPCS - answer✔Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans) - answer✔Contributes to HCPCS Level II codes
BCBSA (Blue Cross Blue Shield Association) - answer✔Contributes to HCPCS Level II codes
APC - answer✔Ambulatory Payment Classification
RVU (Relative Value Unit) - answer✔A number that quantifies the amount of physician labor,
resources, and expertise necessary to provide the service represented by a CPT code.
GPCI (Geographic Practice Cost Index) - answer✔Medicare factor used to adjust providers' fees
to reflect the cost of providing services in a particular geographic area relative to national
averages (RVUs to $$)
Fiscal Intermediary (FI) - answer✔A government contractor that processes claims for Medicare
Part A claims.
Medicare Audit Contractor (MAC) - answer✔Reviews prepayment and post payment, automated
and complex types of reviews to prevent future improper payment
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