| MIB | management information base; Medical Impairment Bureau |
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| OI | obturator internus; occasional insomnia; opportunistic infection; opsonic index; orgasmic impairment... |
| PAIRS | Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale |
| PAMIE | physical and mental impairment of function evaluation |
| PPI | partial permanent impairment; patient package insert; present pain intensity; purified porcine insul... |
| professional review organizations | Organizations representing designated geographic areas which have contracts under the pro program to review the medical necessity, appropriateness, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care received by medicare beneficiaries. Peer review improvement act, pl 97-248, 1982. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| professional staff committees | Committees of professional personnel who have responsibility for determining policies, procedures, and controls related to professional matters in health facilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease transmission, patient-to-professional | The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from patients to health professionals or health care workers. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease transmission, professional-to-patient | The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from health professional or health care worker to patients. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, professional | Formal education and training in preparation for the practice of a profession. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, professional, retraining | Educational programs for individuals who have been inactive in their profession, or who wish to regain unused skills. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, professional | The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the professional person himself and of his fellow professionals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foreign professional personnel | Persons who have acquired academic or specialised training in countries other than that in which they are working. The concept excludes physicians for which foreign medical graduates is the likely heading. (12 Dec 1998) |