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Meaningful Use
A list of the official Meaningful Use acronyms
Question | Answer |
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ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
AAC | Average Allowable Cost (of certified EHR technology) |
AIU | Adopt, Implement, Upgrade (certified EHR technology) |
CAH | Critical Access Hospital |
CAHPS | Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems |
CCN | MS Certification Number |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CHIP | Children’s Health Insurance Program |
CHIPRA | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 |
CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
CPOE | Computerized Physician Order Entry |
EHR | Electronic Health Record |
EP | Eligible Professional |
EPO | Exclusive Provider Organization |
FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
FFP | Federal Financial Participation |
FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
HEDIS | Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HIE | Health Information Exchange |
HIT | Health Information Technology |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
HOS | Health Outcomes Survey |
HPSA | Health Professional Shortage Area |
HRSA | Health Resource and Services Administration |
IAPD | Implementation Advance Planning Document |
ICR | Information Collection Requirement |
HIS | Indian Health Service |
IPA | Independent Practice Association |
MA | Medicare Advantage |
MAC | Medicare Administrative Contractor |
MAO | Medicare Advantage Organization |
MCO | Managed Care Organization |
MITA | Medicaid Information Technology Architecture |
MMIS | Medicaid Management Information Systems |
MSA | Medical Savings Account |
NAAC | Net Average Allowable Cost (of certified EHR technology) |
NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
NCVHS | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
NPI | NPI National Provider Identifier |
NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
PAHP | Prepaid Ambulatory Health Plan |
PAPD | Planning Advance Planning Document |
PFFS | Private Fee-For-Service |
PHO | Physician Hospital Organization |
PHS | Public Health Service |
PHSA | Public Health Service Act |
PIHP | Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan |
POS | Place of Service |
PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |