Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Abbreviations

Here is a list for reference of commonly used abbreviations in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
  •  ABC – Achievable Benchmark of Care
  • ACA – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • ACO – Accountable Care Organization
  • APM – Alternative Payment Model
  • BCPI – Bundled Payments for Care Improvement
  • CAH – Critical Access Hospital
  • CAHPS – Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
  • CEHRT – Certified EHR Technology
  • CERT – Comprehensive Error Rate Testing
  • CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
  • CHIP – Children’s Health Insurance Program
  • CJR – Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement
  • CMMI – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
  • CPIA – Clinical Practice Improvement Activity
  • CPI – Clinical Practice Improvement
  • CPR – Customary Prevailing and Reasonable
  • CPS – Composite Performance Score
  • CPT – Current Procedural Technology
  • CQM – Clinical Quality Measure
  • DMEPOS – Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics/Orthotics, and Supplies Fee Schedule
  • DSH – Disproportionate Share Hospital
  • EHR – Electronic Health Records
  • EP – Eligible Professional
  • ESRD – End Stage Renal Disease
  • FFS – Fee For Service
  • FQHC – Federally Qualified Health Center
  • GAO – Government Accountability Office
  • GPCI – Geographic Pricing Cost Index
  • HHA – Home Health Agency
  • HHS – Health and Human Services
  • HIE – Health Information Exchange
  • HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability ad Accountability Act of 1996
  • HITECH – Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
  • HPSA – Health Professional Shortage Area
  • HRSA – Health Resources and Services Administration
  • IT – Information Technology
  • IRF – Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
  • LTCH – Long Term Care Hospital
  • MA – Medicare Advantage
  • MA-PD – Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug
  • MAC – Medicare Administrative Contractor
  • MACRA – The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
  • MDH – Medicare Dependent Hospital
  • MEI – Medicare Economics Index
  • MedPAC – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
  • MIPAA – Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
  • MIPS – Merit-based Incentive Payment Programs
  • MLR – Minimum Loss Rate
  • MSPB – Medicare Spending per Beneficiary
  • MSR – Minimum Savings Rate
  • MUA – Medically Underserved Area
  • MU – Meaningful Use
  • NPI – National Provider Identifier
  • NQF – National Quality Forum
  • NRDR – National Radiology Data Registry
  • OCM  – Oncology Care Model
  • ONC – Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
  • PAMA – Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
  • PAYGO – Pay As You Go
  • PCPI – Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
  • PECOS – Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System
  • PFPMs – Physician Focused Payment Models
  • PFS – Physician Fee Schedule
  • PHS – Public Health System
  • PQRS – Physician Quality Reporting System
  • PREP – Personal Responsibility Education Program
  • QDCR – Qualified Clinical Data Registry
  • QE – Qualified Entities
  • QI – Qualifying Individual
  • QP – Qualified APM Professional
  • QRDA – Quality Reporting Document Architecture
  • QRUR – Quality and Resource Use Reports
  • RBRVS – Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
  • RAC – Recovery Audit Contractor
  • RHC – Rural Health Clinic
  • RVU – Relative Value Unit
  • SGR – Sustainable Growth Rate
  • SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility
  • TCPI – Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative
  • TIN – Tax Identification Number
  • TMA – Transitional Medical Assistance Program
  • USC  – United States Code
  • VM – Value-based Payment Modifier
  • VPS – Volume Performance Standard