Acronym that means per subscriber per month. See per member per month (PMPM).

Acronym that means professional standards review organization. In 2003, called Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program.

Interactive psychotherapy between provider and patient to understand, correct, or change communication, emotional, personality, or behavioral problems through a variety of methods. CPT codes from the Medicine Section, under Psychiatry, 90801-90899 are used for billing.

Type of health care establishment for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on a 24-hour basis, by or under the supervision of a physician. Also see partial hospitalization psychiatric facility.

Handwritten, recorded, or transcribed typed data in the medical record that relate to a patient’s psychiatric diagnosis and treatment and are kept as part of the patient’s medical record.

Health care facility or distinct part of a facility for care of patients exhibiting mental illness. The center provides a total 24-hour therapeutically planned and professionally staffed group living and learning environment.

Physician with additional medically qualified training and experience in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.

Branch of medical science that deals with the causes, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Licensed individual with a doctoral degree in psychology who specializes in the study of the structure and function of the brain and related mental processes of animals and humans. Two years of clinical experience in a health setting or meeting standards of the National Register of the Health Service Providers in Psychology is required. Also see clinical psychologist.

1. Study of behavior and of the functions and processes of the mind, especially as related to the social and physical environment. 2. Profession (clinical psychologist) that involves the practical applications of knowledge, skills, and techniques in the understanding of, prevention of, or solutions to individual or social problems, especially in regard to the interaction between the individual and the physical and social environment. 3. Mental, motivational, and behavioral characteristics and attitudes of an individual or group of individuals.