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AAAASF: American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
AAAHC: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
AABB: American Association of Blood Banks
AANAC: American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
A/B MAC: Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor
ACTS: ASPEN Complaints/Incidents Tracking System
ADL: Activities of Daily Living
AEM: ASPEN Enforcement Manager
AHA: American Hospital Association
AHCA: American Healthcare Association
AGNS: AT&T Global Network Services
AHFSA: Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies
AHIMA: American Health Information Management Association
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA: American Medical Association
AMPRA: American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association
AOA: American Osteopathic Association
AOTA: America Occupational Therapy Association
APTA: American Physical Therapy Association
ASAP: Assessment Submission and Processing
ASC: Ambulatory Surgical Center
AEM: ASPEN Survey Explorer-Quality
ASHA: American Speech Language Hearing Association
ASHE: American Society for Healthcare Engineering
ASHI: American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
ASSURE: Accrediting Organization System for Storing User Recorded Experiences
ASPEN: Automated Survey Processing Environment
AST: ASPEN Scheduling & Tracking
C&T: Certification & Transmittal (CMS-1539)
CAP: College of American Pathologists
CARF: CMS Analysis and Reconstruction Framework
CASPER: Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting
CAUTI: Catheter-Associated Unirinary Tract Infections
CBRF: Community-Based Residential Facility
CBSA: Core Based Statistical Area
CCRC: Continuing Care Retirement Community
CCSQ: Center of Clinical Standards and Quality
CCW: Cronic Conditions Warehouse
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFR: Code of Federal Regulation
CHAP: Community Health Accreditation Program
CHI: Consolidate Health Informatics
CLABSI: Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments
CMHC: Community Mental Health Centers
CMPTS: Civil Money Penalty Tracking System
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMSNet: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Network
CNA: Certified Nursing Assistant
CNP: Certified Nurse Practitioner
CNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist
COBRA: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
COLA: Commission of Office Laboratory Accreditation
COPs or CoPs: Conditions of Participation
CORF: Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
DAB: Departmental Appeals Board
DAVE: Data Verification Evaluation
DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services
DMS: Division of Medical Services
DMS: Disposable Medical Supplies
DNS: Division of National Systems
DoPNA or DPNA: Denial of Payment for New Admissions
DSI: Division of Safety Inspection
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
EMT: Emergency Medical Technician
EMTALA: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
ePOC: Electronic Plan of Correction
FAQ: Frequently Asked Question
FDD: Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled
FFHC: Federally Funded Health Center
FPP: Federal Financial Participation
FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standards
FISMA: Federal Information Security Management Act
FISS: Fiscal Intermediary Shared System
FMS: Federal Monitoring Survey
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
FOQIS: Federal Oversight Quality Indicator Survey
FOSS: Federal Oversight Support Survey
FQHC: Federally Qualified Health Center
FSES: Fire Safety Evaluation System
GAO: General Accountability Office
HAVEN: Home Assessment Validation and Entry System
HCPCS : HCFA Common Procedure Coding System
HH&H MAC: Home Health & Hospice Medicare Administrative Contractor
HICN: Health Insurance Claim Number
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPPS: Health Insurance Prospective Payment System
HPMS: Health Plan Management System
HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration
ICD-x-CM: International Classification of Diseases-(version) x-Clinical Modification
ICF/MR: Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
IDR: Informal Dispute Resolution
IRF: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
IRVEN: Inpatient Rehabilitation Validation and Entry System
ISN: Intensive Skilled Nursing
ISP: Internet Service Provider
IV&V: Independent Verification and Validation
JAD: Joint Application Development
jHAVEN: Java Home Assessment Validation and Entry System
jIRVEN: Java Inpatient Rehabilitation Validation and Entry System
jRAVEN: Java Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System
LASER: LTCH Assessment Submission Entry & Reporting
LOINC: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes
LTCH Care Data Set: Long Term Care Hospital Continuity Assessment Record & Evaluation Data Set
MAC: Medicare Administrative Contractor
MARET: MDS Active Resident Episode Table
MDPNA: Mandatory Denial of Payment for New Admissions
MedPAC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
MedQIC: Medicare Quality Improvement Community
MMA: Medicare Modernization Act
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MPAF: Medicare PPS Assessment Form
MPDIMA: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
MTF: Military Treatment Facility
NAHC: National Association for Home Care and Hospice
NASL: National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
NATCEP: Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program
NCCNHR: National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
NCD: National Coverage Determination
NHPCO: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
NHQI: Nursing Home Quality Initiative
NPI: National Provider Identifier
NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rule Making
OAC: OASIS Automation Coordinator
OASIS: Outcome and Assessment Information Set
OBQI: Outcome Based Quality Improvement
OBQM: Outcome Based Quality Monitoring
OBRA: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
ODIE: Online Data Input and Edit
OEC: OASIS Educational Coordinator
OGC: Office of General Counsel
OIG: Office of Inspector General
OMB: Office of Management and Budget
OMR: Oversight Management Reporting
OMRA: Other Medicare Required Assessment
OOT: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
OPO: Organ Procurement Organization
OPT: Outpatient Physical Therapy
OSCAR: Online Survey Certification and Reporting
OSORA: Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs
OSP: Outpatient Speech Pathologist
OTIP: Outpatient Therapist in Independent Practice
P&A: State Protection & Advocacy Agency
PACE: Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly
PAD: Privacy Accountability Database
PAI: Patient Assessment Instrument
PASRR: Preadmission Screening and Resident Review
PECOS: Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System
PPS: Prospective Payment System
PRTF: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
PSC: Program Safeguard Contractors
QIES: Quality Improvement and Evaluation System
QIO: Quality Improvement Organization
QIOSC: Quality Improvement Organization Support Contractor
QIVA: QualityNet Information Vulnerability Alert
QMRP: Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
QRP: Quality Reporting Program
QSA: QIES State Security Administration
QTSO: QIES Technical Support Office
QUMA: QIES User Maintenance Application
RAD: Rapid Application Development
RAI: Resident Assessment Instrument
RAP: Resident Assessment Protocol
RAVEN: Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System
RUG: Resource Utilization Group
SA: State Agency (usually refers to the survey agency)
SAM: System Administrator Manual
SBO: Strategic Business Objectives
SCMR: Survey and Certification Management Reporting
SDLC: System Development Life Cycle
SDPS: Standard Data Processing System
SLP: Speech Language Pathology
SNOMED: Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
SQC: Substandard Quality of Care
SQL: Structured Query Language
SSA: Social Security Administration
SSO: Strategic Systems Objectives
STAR: Surveyor Technical Assistant for Renal Disease
STRIVE: Staff Time Resource Intensity Verification
USPHS: U.S. Public Health Service
USTF: Uniformed Service Treatment Facilities
VNA: Visiting Nurses Association