2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology
2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology 2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CNS Clinical nurse specialist CPEP Clinical Practice Expert Panel CPI Consumer Price Index CPO Care Plan Oversight CPT (Physicians') Current Procedural Terminology (4th Edition, 2002, copyrighted by the American Medical Association) CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CT Computed tomography CTA Computed tomographic angiography CY Calendar year DHS Designated health services DME Durable medical equipment DMERC Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier DSMT Diabetes outpatient self-management training services E&M Evaluation and management EPO Erythopoeitin ESRD End stage renal disease FAX Facsimile FI Fiscal intermediary FQHC Federally qualified healthcare center FR Federal Register GAF Geographic adjustment factor 12
GAO General Accounting Office GPCI Geographic practice cost index HCPAC Health Care Professional Advisory Committee HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HHA Home health agency HHS (Department of) Health and Human Services HOCM High Osmolar Contrast Media HPSA Health professional shortage area HRSA Health Resources Services Administration (HHS) IDTFs Independent diagnostic testing facilities IPF Inpatient psychiatric facility IPPS Inpatient prospective payment system IRF Inpatient rehabilitation facility ISO Insurance Services Office IVIG Intravenous immune globulin JCAAI Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology JUA Joint underwriting association LCD Local coverage determination LTCH Long-term care hospital LOCM Low Osmolar Contrast Media MA Medicare Advantage MCAC Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee MCG Medical College of Georgia MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MEI Medicare Economic Index 13
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CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services<br />
CNS <strong>Clinical</strong> nurse specialist<br />
CPEP <strong>Clinical</strong> Practice Expert Panel<br />
CPI Consumer Price Index<br />
CPO Care Plan Oversight<br />
CPT (Physicians') Current Procedural Terminology<br />
(4th Edition, 2002, copyrighted by the <strong>American</strong><br />
Medical Association)<br />
CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist<br />
CT Computed tomography<br />
CTA Computed tomographic angiography<br />
CY Calendar year<br />
DHS Designated health services<br />
DME Durable medical equipment<br />
DMERC Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier<br />
DSMT Diabetes outpatient self-management training<br />
services<br />
E&M Evaluation and management<br />
EPO Erythopoeitin<br />
ESRD End stage renal disease<br />
FAX Facsimile<br />
FI Fiscal intermediary<br />
FQHC Federally qualified healthcare center<br />
FR Federal Register<br />
GAF Geographic adjustment factor<br />
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