| AAFP | American Academy of Family Physicians; American Academy of Family Practice |
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| AAGP | American Academy of General Practice; American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry |
| ACOP | American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians; approved code of practice |
| AGPA | American Group Practice Association; American Group Psychotherapy Association |
| APN | acute pyelonephritis; advanced practice nurse; average peak noise |
| hospital-patient relations | Interactions between hospital staff or administrators and patients. Includes guest relations programs designed to improve the image of the hospital and attract patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hospital-physician joint ventures | A formal financial agreement made between one or more physicians and a hospital to provide ambulatory alternative services to those patients who do not require hospitalization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital-physician relations | Includes relationships between hospitals, their governing boards, and administrators in regard to physicians, whether or not the physicians are members of the medical staff or have medical staff privileges. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital planning | Areawide planning for hospitals or planning of a particular hospital unit on the basis of projected consumer need. This does not include hospital design and construction or architectural plans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital record | The medical record generated during a period of hospitalization, usually including written accounts of consultants' opinions, physician observations, as well as nurses' observations and treatments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hospital records | Compilations of data on hospital activities and programs; excludes patient medical records. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital restructuring | Reorganization of the hospital corporate structure. (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) |
| hospital shops | Stores located in hospitals selling merchandise or services for the convenience of patients, staff, and visitors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital units | Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialised patient care. They include various hospital special care wards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital volunteers | Individuals who donate their services to the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| housekeeping, hospital | Hospital department which manages and provides the required housekeeping functions in all areas of the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social work department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for administering and providing social services to patients and their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| societies, hospital | Societies having institutional membership limited to hospitals and other health care institutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| special hospital | A hospital for the medical and surgical care of patients with specific types of diseases, as of the ear, nose, and throat, eyes, or mental illness. (05 Mar 2000) |