Acronyms

• ASPE
  Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
• CDC
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CHIP
  Children’s Health Insurance Program
• CMS
  Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• DIB
  Disability Insurance Benefits
• DME
  Durable Medical Equipment
• DRG
  Diagnosis Related Group
• ESRD
  End Stage Renal Disease
• FFS
  Fee For Service
• GHP
  Group Health Plan
• HCPCS
  Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
• HHA
  Home Health Agency
• HIC
  Health Insurance Claim
• HMO
  Health Maintenance Organization
• ICD
  International Classification of Diseases
• ICF
  Intermediate Care Facility
• ICF/MR
  Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
• IP
  Inpatient
• LIS
  Low Income Subsidy
• LT
  Long Term Care
• MA
  Medicare Advantage (also known as Medicare Part C)
• MAC
  Medicare Administrative Contractor
• MAX
  Medicaid Analytic eXtract
• MEC
  Mobile Examination Center
• MedPAR
  Medicare Provider Analysis and Review
• MMA
  Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
• MSIS
  Medicaid Statistical Information System
• NCH
  National Claims History
• NCHS
  National Center for Health Statistics
• NDC
  National Drug Codes
• NDI
  National Death Index
• NF
  Nursing Facility
• NHANES
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• NPI
  National Provider Identifier
• OT
  Other Services
• PDE
  Prescription Drug Event
• PDP
  Prescription Drug Plan
• PII
  Personally Identifiable Information
• PIN
  Provider Identification Number
• PPS
  Prospective Payment System
• PS
  Person Summary
• RDC
  Research Data Center
• ResDAC
  Research Data Assistance Center
• RIC
  Record Identification Code
• RX
  Prescription Drug
• SAF
  Standard Analytic File
• SCHIP
  State Children’s Health Insurance Program
• SEQN
  Sequence Number
• SMEC
  Summary Medicare Enrollment & Claims
• SNF
  Skilled Nursing Facility
• SSA
  Social Security Administation
• SSN
  Social Security Number
• UPIN
  Unique Physician Identification Number