CURRENT HEALTHCARE ACRONYMS
AHA: American Hospital Association
AHRQ:Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
ASC:Ambulatory Surgical Center
CAH:Critical Access Hospital
CDHC:Consumer Directed Health Care
CMI:Case Mix Index
CMS:Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
DRA:Deficit Reduction Act 2005
DRG:Diagnosis Related Group
EMR:Electronic Medical Record
FFY:Federal Fiscal Year
HCAHPS:Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
HCRIS:Hospital Cost Report Information System
HIS:Health Information System
HIT:Health Information Technology
HSA:Health Savings Account
HQA:Hospital Quality Alliance
HQI:Hospital Quality Initiative
IPPS:Inpatient Prospective Payment System
JCAHO:Joint Commission Accreditation Hospital Organization
LTC- DRG:Long-term care diagnosis–related group
LTCH:Long-term care hospital
MCV:Major cardiovascular condition
MDC:Major Diagnostic Category
S-DRGs:Medicare Severity-Diagnostic Related Groups
NQF:National Quality Forum
OIG:Office of Inspector General
OPPSOutpatient Prospective Payment System
OSCAR:Online Survey Certification and Reporting System
POA:Present on Admission indicators
PPS:Prospective Payment System
PQRI:Physician Quality Reporting Institute
QIG:Quality Improvement Group, CMS
QIO:Quality Improvement Organization
UDDS:Uniform hospital discharge data set