What Does CQC Mean in Medical Terms?

CQC stands for Care Quality Commission. Regulator of health and social care in England.

Where you will see CQC

You will most often see CQC in medical charts and clinical notes.

Example

A chart note might use “CQC” as shorthand for Care Quality Commission when documenting a patient's care.

Related abbreviations

• A&O x4 — alert and oriented times four (person place time situation)
• a.m. — ante meridiem (morning)
• A/P — assessment and plan
• AC — anterior chamber (eye)
• ACG — angle-closure glaucoma
• ACIOL — anterior chamber intraocular lens
• ACR — American College of Radiology (appropriateness context)
• acuity — patient acuity (severity level)

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