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Browse hundreds of speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and feeding therapy abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms

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AAC

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: An assessment provided to determine and recommend methods, devices, aids, techniques, symbols, and/or strategies to represent and/or augment spoken and/o...

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ACA

Affordable Care Act: The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 (sometimes known as ACA, PPACA, or 'Obamacare').

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AG

AmeriGroup Community Care: A TennCare MCO.

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AMA

American Medical Association: The American Medical Association (AMA) is a professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students.

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AOTA

American Occupational Therapy Association: The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns ...

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APTA

American Physical Therapy Association: The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a U.S-based individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical...

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Auth

Authorization: An authorization is an approval of medical services by an insurance company, usually prior to services being rendered.

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BC

BlueCare: A TennCare MCO. The patient's Insurance ID has the prefix 'ZECM'.

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BCBS

BlueCross BlueShield: Refers to the commercial BlueCross BlueShield insurance policy.

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CAQH

Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare: CAQH is an online database that stores your provider information. As a provider, you grant access for insurance companies (BC/TCS/AG/UHC) to see that you ...

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CCC

Certificate of Clinical Competence: The Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) is granted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in both speech-language pathology and audiolog...

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CCN

Complex Communication Needs: The term complex communication needs refers to people who cannot cope with everyday communication situations by means of speech alone. It is difficult for them to produ...

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CDC

Comprehensive Development Classroom: Students served in these classes still have access to school resources and activities that are appropriate and beneficial for them. Placement in a Comprehensive...

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CEU

Continuing Education Unit: A continuing education unit (CEU) or continuing education credit (CEC) is a measure used in continuing education programs to assist the professional to maintain their lic...

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CF

Clinical Fellowship: The speech-language pathology CF is the transition between being a student enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders (CSD) program and being an independent provider of...

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CFY

Clinical Fellowship Year: Participating in a post-graduate clinical fellowship is a fundamental part of becoming a speech-language pathologist, serving as a basic qualification for professional cer...

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CHIP

Children’s Health Insurance Program: The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a federally sponsored program that provides health insurance to uninsured children in all 50 states and the Di...

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CK

CoverKids: The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a federally sponsored program that provides health insurance to uninsured children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In Ten...

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CMH

Certification Maintenance Hours: Certification maintenance (CM) refers to the upkeep of earned certifications by adhering to the proper recertification requirements at the appropriate intervals. Th...

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CMS 1500

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 1500 form: A universal billing form used and accepted by most insurance carriers nationwide to make a claim for benefits.

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Co-ins

Co-insurance: Co-insurance is the amount, generally expressed as a fixed percentage, an insured must pay against a claim after the deductible is satisfied. In health insurance, a coinsurance provis...

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Co-pay

Co-payment: A co-pay is a fixed out-of-pocket amount paid by an insured for covered services. It is a standard part of many health insurance plans. Insurance providers often charge co-pays for serv...

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COTA

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant: A COTA, or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, does all the duties of an OTA, but has taken an extra step to get certified in their field. Specifical...

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CPI

Crisis Prevention Institute: CPI can best be described as nonviolent crisis intervention training designed to teach best practices for managing difficult situations and disruptive behaviors. Therap...

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CPT

Current Procedural Terminology: It is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel. CPT codes are the United States’ standard for how medical pr...

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