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Meaningful Use
A list of the official Meaningful Use acronyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |