Leadership by Example: Coordinating Government Roles in Improving Health Care Quality (2003)
Chapter: Appendix A: List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Web Addresses
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List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Web Addresses
AHA
American Hospital Association (www.hospitalconnect.com)
AHCCCS
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (www.ahcccs.state.az.us)
AHQA
American Health Quality Association (www.ahqa.org)
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov)
ANSI
American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org)
APC
ambulatory procedure codes
BBA
Balanced Budget Act
CAHPS
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (www.ahrq.gov/qual/cahpsix.htm)
CanCORS
Cancer Care Outcomes and Surveillance Consortium
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov)
CDR
computerized data repository
CHCS I
Composite Health Care System I
CHCS II
Composite Health Care System II
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov)
CMS
Centers of Excellence (cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/research/mpqsdem.asp)
CMS Compare Websites:
Nursing Home Compare (www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp)
Medicare Health Plan Compare (www.medicare.gov/mphCompare/home.asp)
Dialysis Facility Compare (www.medicare.gov/Dialysis/Home.asp)
CONQUEST
Computerized Needs-Oriented Quality Measurement Evaluation System
COP
condition of participation
CPM
clinical performance measure
CPR
computer-based patient record or computerized patient record
CPRS
computerized patient record system
CPT
common procedure terminology
DBSS
Defense Blood Standard System
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov)
DICOM
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DOD
Department of Defense (www.dod.gov)
DQIP
Diabetes Quality Improvement Project (www.dqip.org)
DRG
diagnosis related group
EQRO
External Quality Review Organizations
ESRD
end stage renal disease
FACCT
Foundation for Accountability (www.facct.org)
FDA
Food and Drug Administration (www.fda.gov)
FFS
fee-for-service
FFY
federal fiscal year
FHIE
Federal Health Information Exchange
FPL
federal poverty level
HCFA
Health Care Financing Agency (now called CMS, see above)
HEDIS
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (www.ncqa.org/programs/hedis/index.htm)
HIS
health information system
HIV/AIDS
human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HOS
Health Outcomes Survey
HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration (www.hrsa.gov)
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
IHS
Indian Health Service (www.ihs.gov)
IOM
Institute of Medicine (www.iom.edu)
IT
information technology
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (www.jcaho.org)
KePRO
Keystone Peer Review Organization (www.kepro.org)
LOINC
logical observation identifiers, names and codes
MDS
minimum data set
MedPAC
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (www.medpac.gov)
MEPS
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (www.meps.ahrq.gov)
MHS
Military Health System
MSIS
Medicaid Statistical Information Set
MTF
military treatment facility
MUMPS
Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
NCI
National Cancer Institute (www.nci.nih.gov)
NCPDP
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (www.ncpdp.org)
NCPS
National Center for Patient Safety (www.patientsafety.gov)
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance (www.ncqa.org)
NCVHS
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (www.ncvhs.hhs.gov)
NDC
National Drug Codes
NHCPI
National Health Care Purchasing Institute (www.nhcpi.net)
NIH
National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov)
NQF
National Quality Forum (www.qualityforum.gov)
NSQIP
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (www.nsqip.org)
OASIS
Outcome Assessment and Information Set
OPM
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (www.opm.gov)
ORYX
JCAHO’s performance measurement initiative (www.jcaho.org/pms/index.htm)
PCC
patient care component
PHC4
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (www.phc4.org)
PORT
patient outcome research team
PSTF
Patient Safety Task Force
QA
quality assurance
QIO
Quality Improvement Organization
Q-Span
expansion of quality of care measures
QUERI
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
QuIC
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (www.quic.gov)
QUISMC
Quality Improvement System for Managed Care
SCHIP
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (www.cms.gov/schip/default.asp)
SCRIPT
Study of Clinically Relevant Indicators for Pharmacologic Therapy
SEER
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
SNOMED
Systemized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
STD
sexually transmitted disease
TMA
TRICARE Management Activity (www.tricare.osd.mil)
TMIP
Theater Medical Information Program
TOPS
TRICARE Operational Performance Statements
TRIAD
Translating Research into Action for Diabetes
TRIP
Translating Research Into Practice
UMLS
Unified Medical Language System
UPN
universal product number
VA
Veterans Administration (www.va.gov)
VHA
Veterans Health Administration (www.va.gov/health_benefits)
VISNs
Veterans Integrated Service Networks
