Acronyms
This page provides explanations of many abbreviations (acronyms) used throughout the site. It is organized in alphabetical order.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAC | Average Allowable Cost (of certified EHR Technology) |
| AIU | Adopt, Implement, Upgrade (certified EHR Technology) |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| ATL | Accredited Testing Laboratory in the ONC HIT Certification Program |
| CAH | Critical Access Hospital |
| CAHPS | Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems |
| CCD | Continuity of Care Document |
| CCHIT | Certification Commission for Health Information Technology |
| CCN | CMS Certification Number |
| CDA | Clinical Document Architecture |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDS | Clinical Support Decision |
| CEHRT | Certified EHR Technology |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGD | Certification Guidance Document |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHIPRA | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 |
| CHPL | Certified HIT Product List |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CPOE | Computerized Physicians Order Entry |
| CQM | Clinical Quality Measure |
| CY | Calendar Year |
| EH | Eligible Hospital |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EP | Eligible Professional |
| EPO | Exclusive Provider Organization |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| FFP | Federal Financial Participation |
| FFS | Fee-For-Service |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standards |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| HEDIS | Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| HIT | Health Information Technology |
| HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
| HITPC | HIT Policy Committee |
| HITPC | Health Information Technology Policy Committee |
| HITSC | HIT Standards Committee |
| HL7 | Health Level Seven |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HOS | Health Outcomes Survey |
| HPSA | Health Professional Shortage Area |
| HRSA | Health Resource and Services Administration |
| IAPD | Implementation Advance Planning Document |
| ICD-10-CM | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification |
| ICD-10-PCS | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System |
| ICD-9-CM | International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification |
| ICR | Information Collection Requirement |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| IPA | Independent Practice Association |
| IT | Information Technology |
| LOINC | Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes |
| MA | Medicare Advantage |
| MAC | Medicare Administrative Contractor |
| MAO | Medicare Advantage Organization |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MITA | Medical Information Technology Architecture |
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information Systems |
| MSA | Medical Savings Account |
| MU | Meaningful Use |
| MU Stage 1 | Meaningful Use Stage 1 |
| MU Stage 2 | Meaningful Use Stage 2 |
| NAAC | Net Average Allowable Cost (of certified EHR technology) |
| NCPDP | National Council for Prescription Drug Programs |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCVHS | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NVLAP | National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| OCR | Office for Civil Rights |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
| ONC-AA | ONC-Approved Accreditor in the ONC HIT Certification Program |
| ONC-ACB | ONC -Authorized Certification Body in the ONC HIT Certification Program |
| ONC-ATCB | ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body in the Temporary Certification Program |
| PAHP | Prepaid Ambulatory Health Plan |
| PAPD | Planning Advance Planning Document |
| PCP | Permanent Certification Program |
| PFFS | Private Fee-For-Service |
| PHO | Physician Hospital Organization |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PHSA | Public Health Service Act |
| PIHP | Prepaid Impatient Heath Plan |
| POS | Place of Service |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PQRI | Physician Quality Reporting Initiative |
| PSO | Provider Sponsored Organization |
| REST | Representational State Transfer |
| RFA | Regulatory Flexibility Act |
| RHC | Rural Health Clinic |
| RHQDAPU | Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update |
| RPPO | Regional Preferred Provider Organization |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SMHP | State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan |
| SNOMED-CT | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| TCP | Temporary Certification Program |
| TIN | Tax Identification Number |
| UCUM | Unified Code for Units of Measure |
| UMLS | Unified Medical Language System |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |