Acronyms in Healthcare - H

H

• HAART — Highly active antiretroviral therapy
• HCBS — Home and Community Based Services
• HCFAP — Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
• HCPCS — Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
• HCUP — Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• HCQ — Healthcare Quality
• HDHP — High-deductible Health Plan
• HEDIS — Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
• HH — Home Health
• HIE — Health Information Exchange
• HIFA — Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability
• HIM — Health information management
• HIMSS — Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• HIPC — Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative
• HIPDB — Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
• HIPPS — Health information prospective payment system
• HISP — Health Information Service Provider
• HISPC — Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration
• HIS — Health Information System
• HIT — Health Information Technology
• HITECH — Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
• HITSP — Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
• HAV, HBV, HCV — Hepatitis A, B, C, respectively.
• HIV — Human immunodeficiency virus
• HL7 — Health Level 7
• HME — Home Medical Equipment
• HMO — Health Maintenance Organization
• HMSA — Health Manpower Shortage Area
• HOPPS — Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
• HPI — History of Present Illness
• HPSAs — Health Professional Shortage Areas
• HRQL — Health Related Quality of Life
• HRA — Health Risk Assessment
• HRA — Health Reimbursement Account
• HRH — Human resources for health
• HRHIS — Human resources for health information system
• HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration
• HSA — Health Savings Account
• HSA — Health Service Area
• HSA — Health Systems Agency
• HSE — Health Service Executive
• HTA — Health Technology Assessment