If you ever can’t remember what an acronym stands for or what the proper acronym for a term is, please consult this page to help you figure it out.
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A/I/U |
Adopt, Implement, or Upgrade |
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ACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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ACO |
Accountable Care Organization |
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AFH |
Alliance for Health |
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ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
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CAH |
Critical Access Hospitals |
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CCN |
CMS Certification Number |
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CHAMPS |
Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System |
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CHIPRA |
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 |
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CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
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CNM |
Certified Nurse Midwife |
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CPOE |
Computerized Physician Order Entry |
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CQM |
Clinical Quality Measures |
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CY |
Calendar Year |
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EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
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EMR |
Electronic Medical Record |
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EP |
Eligible Professional |
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eRX |
Electronic Prescribing |
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FFS |
Fee for Service |
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FFY |
Federal Fiscal Year |
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FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Center |
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HEDIS |
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set |
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HHS |
Health and Human Services |
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HIPAA |
Health Information Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 |
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HIT |
Health Information Technology |
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HITECH Act |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
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HITPC |
Health Information Technology Policy Committee |
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HPSA |
Health Professional Shortage Area |
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ICIC |
Improving Chronic Illness Care |
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IPIP |
Improving Performance in Practice |
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JCAHO (now TJC) |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
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MA |
Medicare Advantage |
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MCEITA |
Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption |
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MCIR |
Michigan Care Improvement Registry |
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MCMP |
Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration |
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MGMA |
Medical Group Management Association |
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MMGMA |
Michigan Medical Group Management Association |
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MHC |
Michigan Health Connect |
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MI-CCSI |
Michigan Center for Clinical Systems Improvement |
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Mi-OSHA |
Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
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MI-STAAR |
Michigan State Action on Avoidable Rehospitalizations |
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MPCC |
Michigan Primary Care Consortium |
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MSMS |
Michigan State Medical Society |
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MT-C2 |
Michigan Transitions of Care Collaborative |
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MU |
Meaningful Use |
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NCQA |
National Committee on Quality Assurance |
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NCVHS |
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
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NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
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NPI |
National Provider Identifier |
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NPPES |
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System |
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NPRM |
Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking |
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NQF |
National Quality Forum |
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OIG |
Office of the Inspector General |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
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ONC |
Office of National Coordinator of Health Information Technology |
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OSC |
Organized System of Care |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
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PA |
Physician Assistant |
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PCMH |
Patient Centered Medical Home |
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PECOS |
Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System |
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PGIP |
Physician Group Incentive Program |
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PHO |
Physician Hospital Organization |
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PO |
Physician Organization |
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PPACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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PPS |
Prospective Payment System (Part A) |
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PQRI (now PQRS) |
Physician Quality Reporting Incentives |
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PQRS |
Physician Quality Reporting System |
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RAC |
Recovery Audit Contractor |
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REC |
Regional Extension Centers |
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RHC |
Rural Health Center |
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RHQDAPU |
Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update |
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RWJF |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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TIN |
Tax Identification Number |
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TJC |
The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) |
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URAC |
Utilization Review Accreditation Commission |
