ABSTRACT

AAHomecare See the American Association for Homecare. Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) An organization that has been

accredited by ANSI for the development of American National Standards.

ACG Ambulatory Care Group. ACH See Automated Clearinghouse. ADA See the American Dental Association. ADG Ambulatory Diagnostic Group. Administrative Code Sets Code sets that characterize a general business

situation, rather than a medical condition or service. Under HIPAA, these are sometimes referred to as nonclinical or nonmedical code sets. Compare to medical code sets.