| Acronym |
Phrase |
| ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
| APD |
Appeals Panel Decision |
| AWP |
Average Wholesale Price |
| BMI |
Body Mass Index |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology Codes |
| DD |
Designated Doctor |
| Division |
Division of Workers' Compensation |
| DWC |
Division of Workers' Compensation |
| EBM |
Evidence-Based Medicine |
| EOB |
Explanation of Benefits |
| HCI |
Health Care Insurer |
| HCP |
Health Care Provider |
| HO |
Hearing Officer |
| IRO |
Independent Review Organization |
| IC |
Insurance Carrier |
| IE |
Injured Employee |
| IW |
Injured Worker |
| MAR |
Maximum Allowable Reimbursement |
| MCCH |
Medical Contested Case Hearing |
| MDA |
Medical Disability Advisor |
| MDR |
Medical Dispute Resolution |
| MFDR |
Medical Fee Dispute Resolution |
| NPI |
National Provider Identifier |
| ODG |
Official Disability Guidelines |
| RD |
Referral Doctor |
| RME |
Required Medical Examination |
| SOAH |
State Office of Administrative Hearings |
| SS |
Spinal Surgery |
| TD |
Treating Doctor |
| U&C |
Usual and Customary |
| URA |
Utilization Review Agent |
