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Healthcare Analytics Glossary

126+ terms explained in the context of clinical data and analytics — from MIPS to HCC coding to FHIR interoperability.

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Clinical Measures

Clinical scoring tools, outcome metrics, and patient-level measurements used in care delivery and quality reporting.

15 terms

Revenue Cycle

Billing codes, payment models, AR metrics, and financial workflows from registration through payment posting.

38 terms

Regulatory & Compliance

Federal and international regulations, compliance frameworks, HIPAA requirements, and reporting mandates.

6 terms

Technology

Health IT standards, data exchange protocols, and clinical informatics concepts.

4 terms

Quality Programs

Quality measurement programs, pay-for-performance models, benchmarking frameworks, and population health management.

35 terms

Value-Based Care

ACO models, shared savings, capitation, downside risk contracts, and the financial mechanics of value-based reimbursement.

5 terms

Behavioral Health

Depression and anxiety screening tools, substance use treatment levels, MAT models, and behavioral health quality measures.

7 terms

Interoperability

FHIR, HL7, SMART on FHIR, TEFCA, QHIN, and the standards that move data between healthcare systems.

12 terms

All Terms A–Z

126 terms across clinical measures, revenue cycle, compliance, technology, quality programs, value-based care, behavioral health, and interoperability.

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A1C (HbA1c)Clinical Accountable Care Organization (ACO)Quality AHRQ Quality Indicators (PSI, IQI, PQI, PDI)Quality APCRevenue AR AgingRevenue ASAM CriteriaBehavioral AUDITBehavioral AWVClinical

BAARegulatory BenchmarkQuality Bulk FHIR ($export)Interoperability Bundled PaymentsRevenue

Da Vinci ProjectInteroperability Days in ARRevenue Decile RankingQuality Denial RateRevenue Direct MessagingInteroperability Downside RiskValue-Based DRGRevenue DSHRevenue

E&M CodingRevenue ECPFederal eCQMQuality eHealth ExchangeInteroperability EOB (Explanation of Benefits)Revenue ERA (Electronic Remittance Advice)Revenue

Fall Risk AssessmentClinical Fee-for-ServiceRevenue FHIRTechnology First-Pass Resolution Rate (FPRR)Revenue Five-Star Quality RatingQuality FQHC Look-AlikeFederal FUHBehavioral

GAD-7Clinical

HCAHPSQuality HCC CodingRevenue HEDISQuality HL7Technology Hospital Compare (Care Compare)Quality HRRPRegulatory HRSAFederal

ICD-10Regulatory Incident-To BillingRevenue InteroperabilityTechnology

LACE ScoreClinical Leapfrog Hospital Safety GradeQuality Length of Stay (LOS)Clinical

MACRARegulatory MATBehavioral Medical CodingRevenue Medical NecessityRevenue MIPSQuality Modifier 25Revenue Modifier 59Revenue MS-DRGRevenue MVPQuality

NCCI Edits (PTP + MUE)Revenue Net Collection Rate (NCR)Revenue NPS & Patient SatisfactionQuality NQFQuality Nurse-Sensitive Indicators (NSI)Clinical

OBOTBehavioral OTPBehavioral

Patient AcuityClinical Patient ExperienceQuality Payer MixRevenue PCL-5Behavioral PCMHQuality PHIRegulatory PHQ-9Clinical PMPMValue-Based Population Health ManagementQuality Pressure InjuryClinical Prior AuthorizationRevenue Promoting Interoperability (PI)Quality Prospective Payment System (PPS)Revenue PSI-90Quality

QCDRQuality QHINInteroperability QOFQuality Quality MeasureQuality

RAF ScoreRevenue RARCRevenue REACH ACOValue-Based Readmission RateClinical Revenue CycleRevenue Risk StratificationQuality Risk-Adjusted MortalityQuality RPMClinical RVU (Relative Value Unit)Revenue

SDOHClinical Shared SavingsValue-Based SIRQuality SMART on FHIRInteroperability SMRQuality

TEFCAInteroperability The Joint Commission (TJC)Quality Two-Sided RiskValue-Based

UDS ReportingQuality USCDIInteroperability

Value-Based CareQuality

wRVU (Work RVU)Revenue

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