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