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JCAHO: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO): An organization that accredits healthcare organizations. In the future, the JCAHO may play a role in certifying these organizations compliance with the HIPAA A/S requirements.

Maximum Data Set: A framework envisioned under HIPAA whereby an entity creating a transaction is free to include whatever data any receiver might want or need.  The recipient of a maximum data set is free to ignore any portion of the data not needed to conduct their part of the associated business transaction.

Medical Code Sets: Codes that characterize a medical condition or treatment. These code sets are usually maintained by professional societies and public health organizations.

Medicare Remittance Advice Remark Codes: A national code set for providing either claim-level or service-level Medicare-related messages that cannot be expressed with a Claim Adjustment Reason Code. This code set is used in the X12 835 Claim Payment & Remittance Advice EDI transaction, and is maintained by the HCFA.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): A document providing a general description of the kinds of responsibilities that are to be assumed by two or more parties in their pursuit of some goal(s). More specific information may be provided in an associated SOW.

Minimum Scope of Disclosure: The principle that, to the extent practical, individually identifiable health information should only be disclosed to the extent needed to support the purpose of the disclosure.

MOU: Memorandum of Understanding.