| interRAI |
Originally, our name combined "international" with the name of the first assessment system, the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). Since our founding, we've expanded our focus to include many additional populations, but have kept the name. Below are other important acronyms commonly used in our instruments.
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| AC |
Acute Care |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
| AL |
Assisted Living |
| Algorithm |
A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
| ATC |
anatomical therapeutic chemical |
| BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
| CA |
Contact Assessment |
| CAPs |
Clinical Assessment Protocols |
| CAPs |
Collaborative Action Plans |
| CF |
Mental Health for Correctional Facilities |
| CHA |
Community Health Assessment |
| CHESS |
Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease and Signs and Symptoms of medical problems |
| CMH |
Community Mental Health |
| CPS |
Cognitive Performance Scale |
| CVA |
cerebrovascular accident |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DRS |
Depression Rating Scale |
| ESP |
Emergency Screener for Psychiatry |
| GI |
gastrointestinal |
| GU |
genitourinary |
| HC |
Home Care |
| IADL |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
| ICD-CM |
International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification |
| ID |
Intellectual Disability |
| iNEAC |
inteRAI Network of Excellence in Acute Care |
| iNEMH |
inteRAI Network of Excellence in Mental Health |
| LTCF |
Long-Term Care Facilities |
| MAPLe |
Method for Assigning Priority Levels |
| MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MHAPs |
Mental Health Assessment Protocols |
| NDC |
National Drug Code |
| NF |
Nursing Facility |
| NH |
Nursing Home |
| PAC |
Post-Acute Care |
| PC |
Palliative Care |
| PRN |
pro re nata (“as needed”) |
| PWD |
Persons With Disabilities |
| QI |
Quality Indicators |
| QOL |
Self-Report Quality of Life |
| RAI |
Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RAPs |
Resident Assessment Protocols |
| RUGs |
Resource Utilization Groups |
| TENS |
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
| WELL |
Wellness |
