Become an HCCA MemberLoginSite MapSearchContact HCCAHome Page
   
Health Care Compliance Association
Communities
Member Center
About HCCA
Shop Online
Events
Sponsorship Opportunities
Compliance Publications
Compliance Resources
Compliance Basics
Compliance News
Become a Compliance Officer
Compliance Academies
Acronyms
Medicaid Integrity
Evaluation/Improvement
CMS Provider Info
GAO Reports
Deficit Reduction Act
HIPAA Library
Compliance Library
Code of Ethics
Surveys
Sample Job Descriptions
HCCA/OIG Roundtable
External Links
Corporate Responsibility
Compliance Week
Stark II Compliance
Professionals Manual
Solution Providers
2010 Resource Guide
CHC Certification
CHRC Certification
CHC-F Certification
Health Care Compliance Job Board


Click to verify BBB accreditation and to see a BBB report.

 

Print this page


Acronym List E

This list explains acronyms that are commonly used. This list is not a legal document.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
 
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Acronym Term Audiences
E-PSA Electronic Public Service Announcement General
E/M Evaluation & Management General
EA Emergency Assistance General, Health Care
EA Exception Analyst General
EAB Enumeration at Birth (SSA) General, Health Care
EAC Estimate at Completion General
EAC Estimated Acquisition Cost General
EAC Executive Advisory Committee General
EACH Essential Access Community Hospital General, Health Care
EAJA Equal Access to Justice Act General
EAL Evaluation Assurance Level General, Health Care
EAQC Equal Access Quality Committee General
EAR Early Alert Report General
EB ESRD Bene General, Health Care
EBCDIC Extended BinaryCoded Decimal Interchange Code General
EBNE Eligible But Not Enrolled General
EBRI Employee Benefit Research Institute General
EC Enrollment Control General
EC Evaluation Criterion General
EC Event Cycle General
ECB Electronic Code Book General
ECD Executive Development Council General
ECF Extended Care Facility General, Health Care
ECFMG Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates General
ECI Employment Cost Index General
ECKD Extended Count Key Data General
ECM Electronic Counter Measures General
ECP Electronic Claims Processing System General, Health Care
ECP Engineering Change Proposal General
ECR Electronic Cost Report General
ECRD Early Complaint Resolution Process General, Health Care
ECRS Electronic Correspondence Referral System General
ECS Electronic Certification System General
ECS Extended Care Services General, Health Care
ECTI Electronic Claims Transaction Initiative General, Health Care
ED Electronic Commerce Health Care
ED Emergency Department General, Health Care
EDB Enrollment Database (CMS Medicare beneficiary entitlement record) General, Health Care
EDB Enterprise Database General
EDBCCB EDB Change Control Board General, Health Care
EDBCRP EDB Common Rules Processor General, Health Care
EDBFPS EDB Five Percent Sample General, Health Care
EDBO EDB Online General, Health Care
EDBOTP EDB OnLine Transaction Processing General, Health Care
EDBP Enrollment Database PRISM (Staff) General, Health Care
EDBS Enrollment & Direct Billing System General, Health Care
EDBTP EDB Transaction Processors General, Health Care
EDBUPT EDB Online Update Facility General, Health Care
EDBW EDB Workbench General, Health Care
EDEES ESRD Data Entry & Editing System General, Health Care
EDF Execution Diagnostic Facility General, Health Care
EDG Emergency Department Group General, Health Care
EDI Electronic Data Interchange General, Health Care
EDIFWG Electronic Data Exchange Federal Work Group General
EDIPAC Electronic Data Interchange / Payment & Collection General, Health Care
EDOH Executive Director, Office of Hearings General
EDP Electronic Data Processing General
EDPO EDB Printout General, Health Care
EDTA European Dialysis & Transplantation Association General
EDW Electronic Data Warehouse General
EF Exposure Factor General
EFC Exclusions From Coverage General, Health Care
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer General
EFTS Electronic File Transfer System (GHP large volume transfer to HDC) General, Health Care
EFTS Electronic Funds Transfer System General
EGHP Employer Group Health Plan Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary
EH Emergency Hospital General, Health Care
EHNAC Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission Health Care
EIA Electronic Industries Association General
EIA 232-C EIA electrical interface standard 232C General
EIB Employer Insured Beneficiary General, Health Care
EIN Employee Identification Number (aka SUEI) General, Health Care
EIN Employer Identification Number General, Health Care
EIS Enterprise Information System General
EIS Environmental Impact Statement General
EIS Executive Information Systems General
EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture General
EJR Expedited Judicial Review General
EKMS Electronic Key Management System General
ELAN Extended Local Area Network General, IT Organization
ELF Extremely Low Frequency General, IT Organization
EM Enrollment Module General, Health Care
EMATS Electronic Memo Acceptance Tracking System (TSO to NCC) General
EMB Eligible Medicare Beneficiary General, Health Care
EMBER Edit for Multiple Bene Entitlement Records General, Health Care
EMC Electronic Media Claim General
EMCP Electronic Media Claims Processing General
EMCSES Electronic Media Claims Standard Enforcement Software General
EMEVS Electronic Medicaid Eligibility Verification System General, Health Care
EMI/EMC Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility General, IT Organization
EMIA Educators Mutual Insurance Association General, Health Care
EMSS Emergency Medical Service System General, Health Care
EMT Emergency Medical Technician General, Health Care
EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act General, Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary
ENDOP End of Month Operation General
ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer General
ENOA Elimination of Notice of Admission (also EONA) General
ENQ Enquiry Control Character General
ENROLL Enrollment General, Health Care
ENS Electronic Network Services General
ENTMRG Prior Entitlement Merge (HDENTMRG) General, Health Care
ENTRAP ENrollment TRAnsaction Processors General, Health Care
EO Executive Order General
EOB Explanation of Benefits Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary
EOC Episode of Care General, Health Care
EOIS Enrollment Online Inquiry System (use EDBOIS) General, Health Care
EOM End of Month General
EOMB Executive Office of Management & Budget General
EOMB Explanation of Medical Benefits Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary
EONA Elimination of Notice of Admission (also ENOA) General
EOP Executive Office of the President General
EOQ Economic Order Quantity General
EOS Economies of Scale General
EOT End of Transmission General
EOY End of Year General
EP Enrollment Period General, Health Care
EP STUDIES Electrophysiological Studies General, Health Care
EPA Environmental Protection Agency General
EPAAR EPA Acquisition Regulations General
EPC Emergency Protection Coordinators General, Health Care
EPESE Established Populations for Epidemic Logic Studies for the Elderly General, Health Care
EPICS Eligibility Programs Integrated Computer System General
EPM Electronic Post Mark General
EPSDT Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment Program (or Services) General, Health Care
ER EntityRelationship General
ERA Electronic Remittance Advice General
ERD EntityRelationship Diagram General
ERIC ERISA Industry Committee General
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 General
ERMA Edit & Reformat Maintenance Operation (HMERMA) General
ERMA Edit & Reject Monthly Accumulation Report System General
ERN Electronic Remittance Notice General
ERNIE EDB Enrollment Retrieval New Interactive Edit System General, Health Care
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning General
ERQ Engineering Requirements General
ERS Experimental Reimbursement System General
ERV EntityRelationship Verification General
ES Emergency Service General, Health Care
ESA Enterprise System Architecture General
ESA Exceptional Service Award General
ESA Extended Structure Architecture General
ESA Extended Systems Architecture General
ESP External Services Providers General
ESQ Entitlement Status Query General
ESRD EndStage Renal Disease Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary
ESRD PMMIS ESRD Program Management & Medical Information System General, Health Care
ESRDBF EndStage Renal Disease Beneficiary File General, Health Care
ESS Estimating System Survey General
ESTS Enrollment Statistical Tabulation System General
ET Expenditure Target General
ETB End of Block General
ETC Estimate to Complete General
ETL Extraction Transformation & Loading General
ETM Extended Terminal Multiplexer General
ETV Estimated Test Volume General
EVAN Electronic Verification of Alleged Number General
EVS Eligibility Verification System General, Health Care
EVS Enumeration Verification System General
EWU Equivalent Work Unit General
EXA EExtended Architecture General

Top of page