| Question | Answer |
| Department of Health and Human Services | HHS |
| ONC |
| CMS |
| A law created in 1996 to provide a standard set of rules that all covered entities must follow to protect patient health information and to help healthcare providers transition from paper to electronic health records. | HIPPA |
| MEDICARE |
| MEDICAID |
| ARRA |
| HITECH |
| MEANINGFUL USE |
| ELIGIBLE PROVIDER |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology | NIST |
| Is an agency of the U.S government tasked with the following responsibilities:
Protect the health of Americans.
Provide a means for Americans who are least able to help themselves to access healthcare.
Contain and treat any national health emerg | Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) |
| ACF | Administration for Children and Families |
| ACYF | Administration on Children, Youth, and Families |
| AoA | Administration on Aging |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| 01G | Office of the Inspector General |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for HIT |
| OCR | Office for Civil Right |
| is responsible for administrating Medicare and Medicaid.Also regulates the transaction standards of billing codes used to price healthcare expenses, such as electronic claims, remittance, eligibility, and claims status request/responses. The current versi | CMS |
