- A/I/U ”“Adopt, implement or upgrade
- CAH ”“Critical Access Hospital
- CCN ”“CMS Certification Number
- CDS ”“Clinical Decision Support
- CMS ”“Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CY ”“Calendar Year
- EHR ”“Electronic Health Record
- EP ”“Eligible Professional
- eRx ”“E-Prescribing
- FFS ”“Fee-for-service
- FY ”“Federal Fiscal Year
- HHS ”“U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HIT ”“Health Information Technology
- HITECH Act ”“Health Information Technology for Electronic and Clinical Health Act
- HITPC ”“Health Information Technology Policy Committee
- HIPAA ”“Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- HPSA ”“Health Professional Shortage Area
- IFR ”“Interim Final Rule
- MA ”“Medicare Advantage
- MCMP ”“Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration
- MITA-Medicaid Information Technology Architecture
- MU ”“Meaningful Use
- NPI ”“National Provider Identifier
- NPRM ”“Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- OMB ”“Office of Management and Budget
- ONC ”“Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
- PQRI ”“Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
- Recovery Act ”“American Reinvestment & Recovery Act of 2009
- TIN ”“Taxpayer Identification Number