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Business terminology for homecare, nurse registry, and healthcare staffing agency.


Homecare Staff Writer | December 2, 2010

Listings of commonly use terms in the homecare industry.

Homecare services is term for services for all care provided to a person by a person, homecare agency in their home. The homecare services are either skilled or non skilled, medicare and medicaid reimbursement, private party payments or insurance paid homecare services. Two types of homecare services are generally provided: non medical and medical. The most common acronyms and terminology are:

AC Alternative Care Program MCH Maternal child health
CAC Community Alternative Care Program MDH Minnesota Department of Health
CADI Community Alternatives fo Disabled Individuals DON Director Of Nursing
PCA Persona Care Attendant EW Elderly Waiver
HHA Home Health Agency of Home Health Aide MA Medical Assistance
PHN Public Health Nurse PPO Preferred Provider Organizations

 


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