Acronyms in Healthcare - S

S

• SAMPLE — Signs/Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events leading up to (First aid secondary survey questions)
• SAMSHA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• SBA — Skilled Birth Attendant
• SCH — Sole Community Hospitals
• SCHIP — State Children's Health Insurance Program
• SEP — Special Enrollment Period
• SDMC — Statistical and Data Management Center
• SFDA — State Food and Drug Administration
• SGR — Sustainable Growth Rate
• SHEA — State Health Expenditure Account
• SJA — St John Ambulance
• SOB — Shortness of Breath
• SNF — Skilled Nursing Facility
• SNIP — Strategic National Implementation Process
• SNP — Special Needs Plan
• SSF Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
• SSI — Supplemental Security Income
• SSRI — Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor