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Appendix A: List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Web Addresses
Pages 153-157

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... CDR computerized data repository CHCS I Composite Health Care System I CHCS II Composite Health Care System II CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov) CMS Centers of Excellence (cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/ research / mp qsdem.
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... FDA Food and Drug Administration (www.fda.gov) FFS fee-for-service FEY federal fiscal year FHIE Federal Health Information Exchange FPL federal poverty level HCFA Health Care Financing Agency (now called CMS, see above)
From page 155...
... NCVHS National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (www.ncvhs.hhs.gov) NDC National Drug Codes NHCPI National Health Care Purchasing Institute (www.nhcpi.net)
From page 156...
... PORT patient outcome research team PSTF Patient Safety Task Force QA quality assurance QIO Quality Improvement Organization Q-Span expansion of quality of care measures QUERI Quality Enhancement Research Initiative QuIC Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (www.quic.gov) QUISMC Quality Improvement System for Managed Care SCHIP State Children's Health Insurance Program (www.
From page 157...
... APPENDIX A 157 VistA Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture XML extensible mark-up language


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