ACO |
accountable care organization |
AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
CCB |
Configuration Control Board |
CCW |
Chronic Condition Warehouse (CMS) |
CHIP |
Children’s Health Insurance Program |
CIO |
chief information officer |
CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 |
CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
CTAB |
Chief Information Officer’s Technical Advisory Board (CMS) |
DIB |
Data Integrity Board |
DME |
durable medical equipment |
DRG |
diagnosis-related group |
DRN |
distributed research network |
EA |
enterprise architecture |
EDE |
enterprise data environment |
EHR |
electronic health record |
EMR |
electronic medical record |
ESC |
executive steering committee |
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FFS |
fee for service |
GAO |
U.S. Government Accountability Office |
GBE |
global business ecosystem |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GIE |
global information ecosystem |
GME |
graduate medical education |
HCAHPS |
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems |
HCERA |
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 |
HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration (CMS predecessor) |
HHS |
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of |
HIE |
health information exchange |
HIGLAS |
Health Care Integrated General Ledger Accounting System |
HIM |
health information model |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
HOS |
Health Outcomes Survey |
ICD-9 |
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 9th Revision |
ICD-10 |
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision |
ILC |
Integrated IT Investment & System Life Cycle Framework |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
IPERA |
Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2009 |
IRF-PAI |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument |
IPF |
PPS Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System |
IRM |
information resource management IT information technology |
ITIRB |
Information Technology Investment Review Board (CMS) |
MAC |
Medicare administrative contractor |
MAX |
Medicaid Analytic Extract |
MCBS |
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
MDRI |
Medicaid Drug Rebate Initiative |
MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
MedPAC |
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
MEDPAR |
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review |
MIPPA |
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 |
MMA |
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 |
MSP |
Medicare as a Secondary Payer |
NCQA |
National Committee for Quality Assurance |
NQF |
National Quality Forum |
OASIS |
Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
OESS |
Offices of E-Standards and Services (CMS) |
OIS |
Office of Information Services (CMS) |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
ONC |
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
ORDI |
Office of Research, Development, and Information |
OSCAR |
Online Survey Certification and Reporting |
PPACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
PRO |
professional review organization |
PSRO |
professional standards review organization |
QIO |
quality improvement organization |
ResDAC |
Research Data Assistance Center (CMS) |
RHIO |
regional health information organization |
SSA |
U.S. Social Security Administration |
SSI |
Supplemental Security Income (from SSA) |
TRA |
Technical Reference Architecture (CMS) |
VHA |
Veterans Health Administration |
VHIM |
VHA Health Information Model |
VISTA |
Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture |
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