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APPENDIX IV: EQR ACRONYMS
ACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act)
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA PCPI
American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Performance
Improvement
APCD
All-Payer Claims Database
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
BBA
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CHIPRA
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CAHPS
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
EQRO
External Quality Review Organization
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
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HEDIS
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
HITECH
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
IPRO
Internal Peer Review Organization
ISCA
Information Systems Capability Assessment
JCAHO
The Joint Commission
MCO
Managed Care Organization
MRR
Medical Record Review
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
PIHP
Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans
PIP
Performance Improvement Project
PRO
Peer Review Organization
APPENDIX IV: EQR ACRONYMS - continued
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EQR Acronyms – December 2011
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QAPI
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
QI
Quality Improvement
QISMC
Quality Improvement System for Managed Care
SOW
Scope of Work
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| Author | Deb Moreno |
| File Modified | 2012-01-19 |
| File Created | 2012-01-19 |