Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision Making, Not Geography (2013)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision Making, Not Geography. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18393.
Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges |
| ACA | Affordable Care Act |
| ACO | accountable care organization |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| BCBSMA | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| CBSA | core based statistical area |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPT | current procedural terminology |
| DME | direct medical education or durable medical equipment |
| DRG | diagnosis-related group |
| DSH | disproportionate share hospital |
| FHS | Fairview Health Services |
| FISMA | Federal Information Security and Management Act of 2002 |
| FQHC | federally qualified health center |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Variation in Health Care Spending: Target Decision Making, Not Geography. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18393.
| GPCI | geographic practice cost index |
| HCC | hierarchical condition category |
| HEDIS | Health Care Effectiveness Data and Information Set |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIT | health information technology |
| HMO | health maintenance organization |
| HRR | hospital referral region |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSA | hospital service area |
| IHA | integrated health association |
| IME | indirect medical education |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| IQI | inpatient quality composite indicator |
| MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
| MSA | metropolitan statistical area |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| OIG | U.S. Office of the Inspector General |
| PCMH | primary care medical home or patient-centered medical home |
| PCP | primary care physician |
| PDI | pediatric quality indicator |
| PGPD | physician group practice demonstration |
| PHE | precision health economics |
| PPO | preferred provider organization |
| PQI | prevention quality indicator |
| PSI | patient safety indicator |
| PYE | partial-year enrollment |
| RVU | relative value unit |
| RxHCC | prescription drug hierarchical condition category |
| SGR | sustainable growth rate |
| VBP | value-based purchasing |
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