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