| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of Uniformed Services |
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| COSSMHO | [National] Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HELLIS | Health, Literature, Library and Information Services |
| HHS | [Department of] Health and Human Services; Hearing Handicap Scale; hereditary hemolytic syndrome; hu... |
| APACHE II | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II |
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| AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
| AHRQ | Agency for Health Care Research and Quality |
| ADAMHA | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration |
| CSHA | Canadian Study of Health and Aging |
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| community pharmacy services | Total pharmaceutical services provided to the public through community pharmacies. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| contract services | Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement. (12 Dec 1998) |
| home care services | Community health and nursing services providing coordinated multiple service home care to the patient in his home. It includes services provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, hospitals, or other organised community groups. It differs from home nursing in that it is given by professionals while home nursing is provided by non-professionals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| home care services, hospital-based | Hospital-sponsored provision of health services, such as nursing, therapy, and health-related homemaker or social services, in the patient's home. (hospital administration terminology, 2d ed) (12 Dec 1998) |
| homemaker services | Non-medical support services, such as food preparation and bathing, given by trained personnel to disabled, sick or convalescent individuals in their home. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital shared services | Cooperation among hospitals for the purpose of sharing various departmental services, e.g., pharmacy, laundry, data processing, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing services | A general concept referring to the organization and administration of nursing activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic services | Organised services for the purpose of providing diagnosis to promote and maintain health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietary services | Services provided by dietitians or nutritionists to meet the nutritional needs of individuals, including consultation with other professional personnel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug information services | Services providing pharmaceutic and therapeutic drug information and consultation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| information services | Organised services to provide information on any questions an individual might have using databases and other sources. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insurance, nursing services | Insurance providing benefits for the costs of care provided by nurses, especially nurse practitioners and nurse clinicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insurance, pharmaceutical services | Insurance providing for payment of services rendered by the pharmacist. Services include the preparation and distribution of medical products. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insurance, physician services | Insurance providing benefits for the costs of care by a physician which can be comprehensive or limited to surgical expenses or for care provided only in the hospital. It is frequently called "regular medical expense" or "surgical expense". (12 Dec 1998) |
| emergency medical services | Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients. (12 Dec 1998) |