| A | B |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT |
| BA | Business Associate |
| CE | Covered Entity |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| CDT | Current Dental Teminology |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| ROI | Release of Information |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| TPO | treatment, payment and hc operations |
| ePHI | Electronic protected health information |
| RA | Remittance Advice |
| EOB | Explanation of Benefits |
| FFS | Fee for service |
| HCPCS | Healthcare common procedural coding system |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |