Billing and insurance

HCAHPS medical abbreviation

HCAHPS means "Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for HCAHPS), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What HCAHPS means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsNoneBilling, Claims

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What does HCAHPS mean in medical terms?

HCAHPS means "Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems".

Where is HCAHPS used?

HCAHPS shows up in billing and claims. Its category here is billing and insurance.

Is HCAHPS on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. HCAHPS is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR). Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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