The Gall-Peters Projection world map. While originally created by James Gall in 1885, the Gall-Peters Projection came into public consciousness in 1967 when Arno Peters championed it as a more accurate representation of the size of countries. It was considered controversial for calling into question the way the âthird-worldâ is represented.
APC stands for Medicare's ambulatory payment classification. Hospitals use Medicare APC codes to bill the federal government for hospital services given to Medicare and Medicaid patients. Every item, machine or procedure used to care for a Medicare or Medicaid patient has a specialized code that is submitted by the hospital during the billing process.
APC; armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier ((military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry). assault gun (an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry).eaning: A vehicle that is protected by armor plate. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Synonyms: armored vehicle; armoured vehicle. Hypernyms (armoured vehicle is a kind of...): self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion).