GLOSSARY
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| HCPCS Level II (Health Care Financing Ad |
Health Care Financing Administration's Common Procedure Coding System Level II; coding for supplies and services obtained outside the physician office that are not covered by a CPT or APC code. |
| HCUP net (Healthcare Cost and Utilizatio |
A website with data about Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - statistics on hospital stays at national, regional and state level; pronounced "hiccough net" |
| HDE (Humanitarian Device Exemption) |
An exemption to the normal regulatory pathways for a medical device that is intended to benefit patients in the treatment or diagnosis of a disease or condition that affects or is manifested in fewer than 4,000 individuals in the U.S. per year. |
| Health Insurance Portability and Account |
(HIPAA) An act of the U.S. Congress passed in 1996 that protects health insurance coverage when workers lose or change jobs. Also includes privacy and security protections for a patient's protected health information(PHI). |
| Hypothesis |
A supposition or assumption advanced as a basis for reasoning or argument, or as a guide to experimental investigation. |