Acronyms

AME

•  Agreed Medical Evaluation

C&R

• Compromise and Release

CMS

• Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services

COB (COBC)

• Coordination of Benefits

DOB

• Date of Birth

DOI

• Date of Injury

DOL

•  Date of Loss

HICN

• Health Insurance Claim Number

HIPAA

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

ICD-9

• International Classification of Diseases

IME

• Independent Medical Evaluation

LCP

• Life Care Plan

LE

• Life Expectancy

LMSA

• Liability Medicare Set Aside

MMI

• Maximum Medical Improvement

MMSEA

• Medicare Medicaid SCHIP Extension Act of 2007

MSA

• Medicare Secondary Payer

PIR

• Permanent Impairment Rating

PTD

• Permanent Total Disability

RA

• Rated Age

RAR

• Rates & Responsibilities

Rx

• Prescription

SCS 

• Spinal Cord Stimulator

SSDI

• Social Security Disability Income

SSI 

• Social Security Income

TSA

• Total Settlement Amount

TTD

• Temporary Total Disability

U & C

• Usual & Customary

WC

• Workers’ Compensation

WCMSA

• Worker’s Comp Medicare Set-Aside

WCRC 

• Worker’s Comp Review Contractor