Database created by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to assist the development of computer systems that behave as if they “understand” the meaning of the language of biomedicine and health. It is divided into three components termed Knowledge Sources (UMLS Metathesaurus, the SPECIALIST Lexicon, and the UMLS Semantic Network). NLM produces and distributes the UMLS Knowledge Sources (databases) and associated software tools (programs) for use by system developers in building or enhancing electronic information systems that create, process, retrieve, integrate, and/or aggregate biomedical and health data and information, as well as in informatics research.

Insurance claim form developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee for hospital inpatient billing and payment transactions put into use by 2008. It replaces the Uniform Bill (UB-92) claim form. In the Medicare program, this is known as the CMS-1450 Medicare Uniform Institutional Provider Bill claim form . See CMS-1450 . For electronically transmitted institutional claims, the 837i replaces the paper UB-04.

Uniform Bill insurance claim form developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee for hospital inpatient billing and payment transactions in use from 1983 to 1993. It was replaced with the Uniform Bill (UB-92) claim form.

Institutional uniform claim form developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee for hospital inpatient billing and payment transactions in use from 1994. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) refers to this as the CMS-1450 claim form. The UB-92 replaced the Uniform Bill (UB-82) claim form that was also referred to as HCFA-1450 . The UB-92 will be replaced with the Uniform Bill (UB-04) claim form in 2008. For electronically transmitted institutional claims, the 837i replaces the paper UB-92.

Code system for institutional providers developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee for hospital inpatient billing and payment transactions in use from 1983 to 1993. Also see Uniform Bill (UB-82) claim form .

Code system for institutional providers developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee for hospital inpatient billing and payment transactions in use from 1994. Also see Uniform Bill (UB-92) claim form .

Code system for institutional providers developed by the National Uniform Billing Committee for hospital inpatient billing and payment transactions put into use by 2008. Also see Uniform Bill (UB-04) claim form .

Under a federal directive, standard billing style that requires hospitals and other Part A providers to itemize medical services on each billing statement. For electronically transmitted institutional claims, the uniform billing format is the 837i, which replaces the paper UB-04.

Organization that developed the initial HCFA-1500, now known as the CMS-1500 , professional claim form. The maintenance responsibilities were later assumed by the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC).