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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. FCRA Fair Credit Reporting Act FOIA Freedom of Information Act FOIL Freedom of Information Law HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HDO Health database organization HIC Health Insurance Claim (number, for Medicare beneficiaries) HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HMO Health maintenance organization HSA Health Security Act ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, clinical modifications (for use in the United States) ID Personal identifier IOM Institute of Medicine IPA Independent practice association IRB Institutional review board IRS Internal Revenue Service MEDTEP Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (of AHCPR) NAHDO National Association of Health Data Organizations NAIC National Association of Insurance Commissioners NCHS National Center for Health Statistics NRC National Research Council OTA Office of Technology Assessment PHCCCC Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council PIC Personal identification code PIN Personal identification number PORT Patient Outcomes Research Team (in MEDTEP program) PPO Preferred provider organization PPRC Physician Payment Review Commission PPSC Privacy Protection Study Commission PRO (Medicare) Peer Review Organization QA/QI Quality assurance/quality improvement RHIG Rochester Health Information Group SPARCS Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System SSA Social Security Administration SSN Social Security number
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