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HCFA, abbreviation for Health Care Financing Administration. HCFA, n.pr See Health Care Financing Administration.
HCFA Health Care Financing Administration, pronounced HICK-fah Managed Care The preferred term is now Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services–CMS, an agency of the US Dept of HHS that administers Medicare, the federal part of
Medicaid and oversees Medicare's health financing; HCFA establishes standards for medical providers that require compliance to meet certification requirements. See CMS, JCAHO, Medicaid, Medicare. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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AAPCC average payment rate carrier Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services chloral chloral hydrate CLIA CMS compliance CPT Death List E-code Form Harvard Hsiao Study HCFA 1500 Health Care Financing Administration high-mortality outlier Medicare OASIS | said HCFA contractors were "outright obstructive to providing sound security. The Long-Term Care Survey Preparation Handbook helps readers to understand the extensive changes HCFA has made to how it surveys facilities; focus on the most challenging HCFA requirements; avoid the most commonly cited deficiencies, such as those relating to medication errors, abuse, dehydration, weight loss and infection control; identify weak spots and outline improvement strategies; and know how surveyors prepare to survey a facility. Transplant-related programs regulated under HCFA include the End Stage Renal Disease Program, Medicare approved transplant programs, organ procurement organizations (OPOs), health care maintenance organizations, home care companies, etc. |
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