Industry Acronym Dictionary
AACP
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
AAHSA
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
AAPPO
American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations
AAPS
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
ACA
American College of Apothecaries
ACPE
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
ACR/NEMA
American College of Radiology/National Electrical Manufacturers Association
ADA
American Dental Association
AFEHCT
Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions
AGPA
American Group Practice Association
AHA
American Hospital Association
AHCA
American Health Care Association
AHIC
American Health Information Community
AHIMA
American Health Info. Management Association
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AIHP
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
AMA
American Medical Association
AMCP
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
AMDA
American Medical Directors Associations
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AOA
American Osteopathic Association
APhA
American Pharmacists Association
API
Applications Program Interface
ASAP
American Society for Automation in Pharmacy
ASC X12
Accredited Standards Committee X12
ASCII
American Standard Code for Info. Interchange
ASCP
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
ASHP
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
ASTM
American Society of Testing Materials
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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BCBSA
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
BPS
Bits Per Second
BSR
Board of Standards Review
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CAALS
Computer Aided Acquisition & Logistics System
CAQH
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
CBCP
Common Business Communications Protocol
CBO
Congressional Budget Office
CCITT
Consultative Committee, International Telephone and Telegraph
CDMA
Chain Drug Marketing Association
CEFACT
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business' (UN/CEFACT)
CHIN
Community Health Information Network
CHIPS
Clearing House Interbank Payment System
CHMIS
Community Health Management Info. Systems
CHN
Cooperative Healthcare Networks
CIU
Claims Investigative Unit
CLASS
Claims Acquisition and Submission System
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
COB
Coordination of Benefits
CPS
Characters Per Second
CPT-4
Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition
CRS
Change Request System
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
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DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
DERF
Data Element Request Form
DES
Data Encryption Standard
DESI
Drug Efficacy Study Implementation
DISA
Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc
DMB
Data Maintenance Ballot
DMERC
Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers
DOD
Department of Defense
DRA
Deficit Reduction Act
DRR
Consultant Pharmacist Drug Regimen Review
DSMO
Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations
DSTU
Draft Standard for Trial Use
DTTU
Draft Transaction for Trial Use
DUR
Drug Use Review/Drug Utilization Review
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EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EC
Electronic Commerce
ECL
External Code List
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EDIFACT
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
Electronic Mail
EMC
Electronic Medical Claims
EOB
Explanation of Benefits
ERA
Electronic Remittance Advice
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FA
Functional Acknowledgment
FARs
Federal Acquisition Regulations
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard
FMI
Food Marketing Institute
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
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GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAS
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
GAO
General Accounting Office
GOSIP
Gov. Open Systems Interconnection Profile
GSA
General Services Administration
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HCPCS
HCFA Common Procedure Coding System
HDMA
Healthcare Distribution Management Association (formerly National Wholesale Druggists Association)
HEDIS
Health Plan & Employer Data & Information Set
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
HIBCC
Health Industry Bus. Communications Council
HIDA
Health Industry Distributors Association
HIGPA
Health Industry Group Purchasing Association
HIMA
Health Industry Manufacturers Association
HIMSS
Healthcare Info. & Management Systems Society
HIN
Health Industry Number
HIPAA
Health Information Portability Accountability Act of 1996
HIS
Hospital Information System
HITSP
Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
HL7
Health Level 7
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
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HIS
Indian Health Services
ICD-9
Int'l Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision
IEDI
Interactive Electronic Data Interchange
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
INCITS
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
IP
Internet Protocol
IPMS
InterPersonal Messaging Services
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO
International Standards Organization
ISP
Internet Service Provider
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JCAHO
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations
JEDI
Joint Electronic Data Interchange
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LAN
Local Area Network
LRC
Longitudinal Redundancy Check
LTC
Long Term Care
LTCPA
Long Term Care Pharmacy Alliance
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MDRI
Medicaid Drug Rebate Initiative
MMA
Medicare Modernization Act
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MTM
Medication Therapy Management
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NABP
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
NACDS
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
NACHA
National Automated Clearinghouse Association
NADONA
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administrators
NAIC
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NASL
National Association of the Support of Long Term Care
NCAL
National Council of Assisted Living
NCPA
National Community Pharmacists Association
NCPDP
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
NCPDP SNIP
NCPDP Stategic National Implementation Process
NCVHS
National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics
NDC
National Drug Code
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMEH
National Medicaid EDI HIPAA
NMHCC
National Managed Health Care Congress
NPC
National Pharmaceutical Council
NPhA
National Pharmaceutical Association
NPI
National Provider Identifier
NPRM
Notice of Proposed Rule Making
NTFHR
National Task Force on Healthcare Reform
NUBC
National Uniform Billing Committee
NUCC
National Uniform Claim Committee
NWDA
National Wholesale Druggists Association
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OASIS
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
ODETT
Organization for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission
OESS
Office of E-Health Standards and Services
OIG
Office of Inspector General
OLTP
Online Transaction Processing
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OMG
Object Management Group
ONC
Office of the National Coordinator
ORDUR
Online Realtime Drug Utilization Review
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
OTC
Over the counter
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P&T
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
PAEB
Pan American EDIFACT Board
PBM
Prescription/Pharmacy Benefit Manager
PCMA
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
PDP
Prescription Drug Plan
PhRMA
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
PIN
Personal Identification Number
POS
Point of Sale/Point of Service
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
PPS
Professional Pharmacy Services
PPSN
Public Packet Switched Network
PQAS
Prior Quarter Adjustment Statement
PRB
Procedures Review Board
PSAO
Prescription Service Administration Organizations
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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QUIC
Quality Unit Information Communication
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RFP
Request for Proposal
ROSI
Reconciliation of State Invoice
RTDS
Recommended Transaction Data Sets
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SAP
State Assistance Programs
SDLC
Synchronous Data Link Communication
SDO
Standards Development Organization
SMA
State Medicaid Agencies
SNA
System Network Architecture
SNIP
Strategic National Implementation Process
SNOMED
The Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine
SOP
Standard Operating Procedures
SPAP
State Pharmacy Assistance Program
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
SSN
Social Security Number
SSO
Standard Setting Organization
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T3POS
Transaction Processing Protocol for Point of Sale
TAG
Technical Advisory Group
TIN
Tax Identification Number
TP
Trading Partner
TPA
Third Party Administrators/Trading Partner Agreement
TPSP
Third Party Service Provider
TSTS
Transaction Switching and Transport Service
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UCC
Uniform Code Council
UCFTF
Uniform Claim Form Task Force
UCR
Usual, Customary, and Reasonable
UN/EDIFACT
United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transportation
UNID
Unique National Identifier
UNSM
United Nations Standard Message
UPC
Uniform Product Code
UPIN
Unique Physician Identification Number
URAC
Utilization Review Accreditation Commission
URO
Utilization Review Organization
USHIK
United States Health Information Knowledgebase
USPC
United States Pharmacopeial Convention
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VAN
Value Added Network
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WEDI
Work Group for Electronic Data Interchange
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XML
Extensible Markup Language
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