Common Medical Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACA – Affordable Care Act
ACHN – Alabama Coordinated Health Network
ACO – Accountable Care Organization
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADPH – Alabama Department of Public Health
A/I/U – Adopt, Implement Upgrade
AHA – American Hospital Association
AHIMA – American Health Information Management Association
AHQA – American Health Quality Association
AHRQ – American Healthcare Research and Quality
ALBME – Alabama Board of Medical Examiners & Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama
ALOMA – Alabama Osteopathic Medicine Association
ANSI – American National Standards Institute
APC – Ambulatory Procedure Codes
APMs – Alternative Payment Models
BCBS – Blue Cross Blue Shield
CAH – Critical Access Hospital
CARC – Claim Adjustment Reason Code
CCDA – Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture
CCI – Correct Coding Initiative
CCM – Chronic Care Management
CDA – Clinical Document Architecture
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDS – Clinical Decision Support
CDR – Computerized Data Repository
CHERT – Certified Electronic Health Record Technology
CHIP – Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHPL – Certified Health Information Technology Product List
CLIA – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CME – Continuing Medical Education
CMS – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
COB – Coordination of Benefits
CPM – Clinical Performance Measure
CPR – Computerized Patient Record
CPT – Current Procedural Terminology
CQM – Clinical Quality Measure
CRNP – Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
CY – Calendar Year
DHCP – Delivering Healthcare Professional
DHS – Department of Health and Human Services
DME – Durable Medical Equipment
DQIP – Diabetes Quality Improvement Project
DRG – Diagnosis Related Group
EC – Eligible Clinician
EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
EH – Eligible Hospital
EHR – Electronic Health Record
EIN – Employer Identification Number
EMR – Electronic Medical Record
EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer
EOB – Explanation of Benefits
EOL – End of Life
EP – Eligible Professional
EPCS – Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances
ERA – Electronic Remittance Advice
ERX – Electronic Prescribing
FDA – Food and Drug Administration
FFS – Fee for Service
FFY – Federal Fiscal Year
FHIE – Federal Health Information Exchange
FPL – Federal Poverty Level
FQHC – Federally Qualified Health Clinic
FY – Fiscal Year
HCC – Hierarchical Condition Category
HCFA – Health Care Finance Administration (Now called CMS)
HCPCS – Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HEDIS – Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Sets
HHS – Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIS – Health Information System
HIT – Health Information Technology
HITECH – Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
HL7 – Health Level Seven
HIMSS – Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
HOS – Health Outcome Survey
HPSA – Health Professional Shortage Area
HRSA – Health Resources and Services Administration
IA – Improvement Activities
ICD-9 – International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision
ICD-10 – International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision
IOM – Institute of Medicine
IOT – Internet of Things
ISP – Internet Service Provider
IT – Information Technology
JCAHO – Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
LOINC – Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes
MAC – Medicare Administrative Contractor
MACRA – Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
MASA – Medical Association of the State of Alabama
MDS – Minimum Data Set
MedPAC – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
MEPS – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MGMA – Medical Group Management Association
MHS – Military Health System
MIPS – Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
MSIS – Medicaid Statistical Information Set
MPFS – Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
MTF – Military Treatment Facility
MU – Meaningful Use
NCI – National Cancer Institute
NCCI – National Correct Coding Initiative
NCPDP – National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
NCPS – National Center for Patient Saftey
NCQA – National Committee for Quality Assurance
NCVHA – National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
NDC – National Drug Code
NHCPI – National Health Care Purchasing Institute
NIH – National Institutes of Health
NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPI – National Provider Identifier
NQF – National Quality Forum
NSQIP – National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
NUCC – National Uniform Claim Committee
OCR– Office of Civil Rights
ONC – Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OPM – U.S. Office of Personnel Management
ORYX – JCAHO’s Performance Measurement Initiative
PCC – Patient Care Component
PCMH – Patient Centered Medical Home
PECOS – Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System
PHI – Protected Health Information
PI – Promoting Interoperability
PM – Practice Management
PQRS – Physicians Quality Reporting System
PSTF – Patient Safety Task Force
QA – Quality Assurance
QIO – Quality Improvement Organization
QUERI – Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
QUISMC – Quality Improvement System for Managed Care
RAF – Risk Adjustment Factor
RARC – Remittance Advice Remark Code
RAC – Recovery Audit Contractor
RDP – Remote Desktop Connection
RHC – Rural Health Clinic
RPM – Remote Patient Monitoring
SCHIP – State Children’s Health Insurance Program
SCRIPT – Study of Clinically Relevant Indicators for Pharmacologic Therapy
SEER – Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
SGR – Sustainable Growth Rate
SNOMED – Systemized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine
Snomed CT – Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms
SSI – Supplemental Security Income
TIN – Tax Identification Number
TMA – TRICARE Management Activity
TOPS – TRICARE Operational Performance Statements
TPE – Targeted Probe and Educate
UMLS – Unified Medical Language System
UPN – Universal Product Number
UPIN – Unique Physician Identification Number
VA – Veterans Administration
VBM – Value-Based Modifier
VBP – Value Based Payment
VHA – Veterans Health Administration
VISNs – Veterans Integrated Service Networks
VPN – Virtual Private Network