Kidney Failure and the Federal Government (1991)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Initialisms
B
Acronyms and Initialisms
AAMI
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AAPCC
Average adjusted per capita cost
ADL
Activities of daily living
AHA
American Hospital Association
AHCPR
Agency for Health Care Policy Research (formerly NCHSR & HCTA), PHS
ALOS
Average length of stay
AMA
American Medical Association
ANNA
American Nephrology Nurses Association
ASTS
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
BDMS
Bureau of Data Management and Strategy, HCFA
BERC
Bureau of Eligibility, Reimbursement, and Coverage (now BPD), HCFA
BHI
Bureau of Health Insurance, SSA
BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor
BMAD
Part B Medicare Annual Data
BONENT
Board of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians
BPD
Bureau of Policy Development (formerly BERC), HCFA
BQA
Bureau of Quality Assurance, PHS
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
CAPD
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CBO
Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress
CDC
Centers for Disease Control, PHS
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CNSW
Council of Nephrology Social Workers
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272)
CON
Certificate-of-need
CPR
Customary, prevailing, and reasonable
CPT-4
Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition
CY
Calendar year
DCI-C
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.-Cincinnati
DHHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DRG
Diagnosis-related group
DVA
Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly the Veterans Administration)
EDTA
European Dialysis and Transplant Association
EPO
Erythropoietin
ESRD
End-stage renal disease
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDA
Food and Drug Administration, PHS
FFS
Fee for service
FI
Fiscal intermediary
FTE
Full-time equivalent
FY
Fiscal year
GAAP
Generally accepted accounting principles
GAO
General Accounting Office, U.S. Congress
GHS
Greenfield Health Systems
GNP
Gross national product
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS
HCRIS
Hospital Cost Report Information System, HCFA
HIC
Home Intensive Care, Inc.
HMO
Health maintenance organization
HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS
HSQB
Health Standards and Quality Bureau, HCFA
ICD-9-CM
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification
IHS
Indian Health Service
IOM
Institute of Medicine
JCAH
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (now JCAHO)
JCAHO
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (formerly JCAH)
LOS
Length of stay
LPN
Licensed practical nurse
LRD
Living related donor
MAAC
Maximum allowable actual charge
MADRS
Medicare Automated Data Retrieval System, HCFA
MCP
Monthly capitation payment
MEDPAR
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review, HCFA
MEDTEP
Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program, PHS
MFS
Medicare fee schedule
MIS
Medical Information and Quality Assurance System, HCFA
MMACS
Medicare/Medicaid Automated Certification System, HCFA
MOS
Medical Outcomes Study
MSA
Metropolitan statistical area
NAMCS
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, NCHS
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCDC
North Central Dialysis Centers
NCDS
National Cooperative Dialysis Study
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics, PHS
NCHSR & HCTA
National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment (now AHCPR), PHS
NIDDK
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, PHS
NIH
National Institutes of Health, PHS
NKF
National Kidney Foundation
NMC
National Medical Care, Inc.
NMCES
National Medical Care Expenditure Survey, AHCPR, PHS
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1981: Public Law 97-35; 1986: Public Law 99-509; 1987: Public Law 100-203;1989: Public Law 101-239; 1990: Public Law 101-508)
OHTA
Office of Health Technology Assessment, AHCPR, PHS
OIG
Office of the Inspector General, DHHS
OPTN
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
ORD
Office of Research and Demonstrations, HCFA
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress
PATBILL
Medicare Inpatient Bills File
PD
Peritoneal dialysis
PHS
Public Health Service, DHHS
PMMIS
Program Management Medical Information System
PMP
Per million population
PPCIS
Physicians Practice Cost and Income Survey
PPI
Physician Performance Index
PPO
Preferred provider organization
PPS
Prospective Payment System
PRA
Panel reactive antibodies
PRO
Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization
ProPAC
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission
PRRB
Provider Reimbursement Review Board
PSRO
Professional Standards Review Organization
QA
Quality assurance
QRO
Quality Review Organization
R&D
Research and development
RFP
Request for proposal
RKDP
Regional Kidney Disease Program
RN
Registered nurse
ROE
Return on equity
SEOPF
Southeast Organ Procurement Foundation
SIP
Sickness Impact Profile
SMSA
Standard metropolitan statistical area
SNF
Skilled nursing facility
