What Does HMO Mean in Medical Terms?

HMO stands for health maintenance organization. Health plan requiring use of network providers.

Where you will see HMO

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

Example

A chart note might use “HMO” as shorthand for health maintenance organization 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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