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MACRA Acronym Glossary

6/6/2016

 
List of Acronyms Related to 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
BPCI – Bundled Payments for Care Improvement
CAH –  Critical Access Hospital
CAHPS – Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
CEHRT – Certified EHR technology
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
​​CHIP – Children’s Health Insurance Program
CJR – Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement
CMMI – Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center)
CPIA – Clinical Practice Improvement Activity
CPR – Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable
CPS – Composite Performance Score
 CPT – Current Procedural Terminology
 CQM – Clinical Quality Measure
EHR – Electronic heath record
EP – Eligible professional
FFS – Fee-for-Service
FQHC – Federally Qualified Health Center
HIE – Health Information Exchange
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HITECH – Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
HPSA – Health Professional Shortage Area
HHS – Department of Health & Human Services
HRSA – Health Resources and Services Administration IT Information technology
MACRA – Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
MEI – Medicare Economic Index
MIPAA – Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
 MIPS – Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
MLR – Minimum Loss Rate
MSPB – Medicare Spending per Beneficiary
MSR – Minimum Savings Rate
 MUA – Medically Underserved Area
NPI – National Provider Identifier
OCM – Oncology Care Model
ONC – Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
PECOS – Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System
PFPMs – Physician Focused Payment Models
PFS – Physician Fee Schedule PHS Public Health Service
PQRS – Physician Quality Reporting System
QCDRs – Qualified Clinical Data Registries
QP – Qualifying Professional
QRDA – Quality Reporting Document Architecture
QRUR – Quality and Resource Use Reports
RBRVS – Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
RHC – Rural Health Clinic
RVU – Relative Value Unit
SGR – Sustainable Growth Rate
TCPI – Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative
TIN – Tax Identification Number
VM – Value-based Payment Modifier
VPS – Volume Performance Standard

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