Abbreviations/Terminology
- CDM – Charge Description Master (hospital billing for technical component charges)
- Clinical Trials Radiology Application – A request form from the research coordinator specifying radiology procedures to be obtained as part of the clinical trial. This form can be found on the Clinical Trials Radiology Support Core iLab website.
- Clinical Trials Radiology Order – A standardized order form, prepared by the Clinical Trials Radiology Support Core with input from CTBC and the individual Radiology modalities, used by the research team to order any imaging for a particular clinical trial. The Clinical Trials Radiology Order contains the study D&H account information, charge codes, and special instructions for the technologists, and is the unifying document that ensures each research scan is performed correctly (i.e., according to the study protocol) and billed appropriately.
- CPT – Current Procedural Terminology (billing code)
- CTBC – Clinical Trials Billing Compliance office, within VUMC finance.
- D&H – “Doctors and Hospitals” account, the master billing account associated with each research study
- DICOM – Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, a standard for handling, storing, transmitting, and viewing medical images
- Epic – Billing system for professional charges, also used for scheduling. Also known as “Hyperspace”
- FACTr – Financial Accountability and Compliance Tracking for Research, a web-based CTBC database for clinical research tracking, including research study discounting and billing
- IAG – Image Acquisition Guidelines
- ICD-9/10 – International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision (diagnosis/symptom codes)
- ICQ – Imaging Capabilities Questionnaire
- IIOM – Investigator Imaging Operations Manual
- iLab – Core facility management software utilized by the Office of Research
- ImageCast – Radiology information and billing system
- IRB – Institutional Review Board
- Medipac – Hospital billing system for technical component charges. Some charges cross over into Medipac from Epic.
- MRN – Medical Record Number
- OHO -- One Hundred Oaks
- PBS – Physician Billing Services (i.e., for VMG professional charges)
- PI – Principal Investigator
- Radiology Research SharePoint – An internal document management and collaborative work/discussion platform used to facilitate the clinical trials review process.
- StarPanel – The VUMC electronic medical record
- Subject Tracker – CTBC charge verification system for clinical research studies
- VCH – Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
- VMG – Vanderbilt Medical Group
- VUH – Vanderbilt University Hospital
- VUMC – Vanderbilt University Medical Center