The Gall-Peters Projection world map. While originally created by James Gall in 1885, the Gall-Peters Projection came into public consciousness in 1967 when Arno Peters championed it as a more accurate representation of the size of countries. It was considered controversial for calling into question the way the âthird-worldâ is represented.
APC stands for Medicare's ambulatory payment classification. Hospitals use Medicare APC codes to bill the federal government for hospital services given to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Every item, machine or procedure used to care for a Medicare or Medicaid patient has a specialized code that is submitted by the hospital during the billing process.
What does it mean when hospitals, doctors, or medical documents are referring to PVC? PVC stands for: Premature Ventricular Contraction Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) is a disturbance of the rhythm of the heart. Note that sometimes abbreviations and acronyms have several meanings. PVC may mean something different in your context. If you have any questions or concerns about anything regarding your health and treatment, you should talk to your doctor. What does QID stand for in medical terms? Here is the next medical term on our list that you can check out. Medical Terms Go here for a large list of medical terms.