APPENDICES

Topics in This Section: Appendix A: Acronyms | Appendix B: Connect with HHS

Appendix A: Acronyms

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V

A
ACF	Administration for Children and Families
ACL	Administration for Community Living
ACO	Accountable Care Organization
ADA	Anti-Deficiency Act
AFR	Agency Financial Report
AGA	Association of Government Accountants
AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AI/AN	American Indian and Alaska Native
APG	Agency Priority Goal
APM	Alternative Payment Model
APTC	Advance Premium Tax Credit
AR	Antibiotic Resistant
ARRT	Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training
ASA	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
ASFR	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
ASL	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation
ASPA	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
ASPE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
ASPR	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
ATSDR	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

B
BBA	Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
BHP	Basic Health Plan
BHW	Bureau of Health Workforce
BRAIN	Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies
BUP	Buprenorphine

C
CAPs	Corrective Action Plans
CARA	Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
CBR	Comparative Billing Reports
CCDBG	Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014
CCDF	Child Care Development Fund
CCIIO	Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
CCR	Center for Cancer Research
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEAR	Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting
CERT	Comprehensive Error Rate Testing
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFRS	Consolidated Financial Reporting System
CHIP	Children’s Health Insurance Program
CIA	Corporate Integrity Agreement
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CL	Current Law
CLASS	Classroom Assessment Scoring System
CMA	Computer Matching Agreement
CMS	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
CO-OP	Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan
COTS	Commercial Off-the-Shelf
CPI	Consumer Price Index
CPIM	Consumer Price Index-Medical
CRC	Commercial Repayment Center
CSR	Cost-sharing Reduction
CSRS	Civil Service Retirement System
CTO	Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Cures Act	21st Century Cures Act
CY	Current Year

D
DAB	Departmental Appeals Board
DACA	Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
DAP	DATA Act Program Management Office
DATA Act	Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DME	Durable Medical Equipment
DMF	Death Master File
DMEPOS	Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
DNP	Do Not Pay
DOD	Department of Defense
DOI	Department of the Interior
DOL	Department of Labor
DRA	Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
DSCSA	Drug Supply Chain Security Act

E
EHR	Electronic Health Record
ES	The Executive Secretariat
ESRD	End-Stage Renal Disease

F
FACES	Family and Child Experience Survey
FAPIIS	Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
FAR	Federal Acquisition Regulation
FASAB	Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FBIP	Financial Business Intelligence Program
FBIS	Financial Business Intelligence System
FBwT	Fund Balance with Treasury
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FECA	Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
FERS	Federal Employees Retirement System
FETP	Field Epidemiology Training Program
FFATA	Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
FFMIA	Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996
FFS	Fee-For-Service
FGB	Financial Management Governance Board
FICA	Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIFO	First-In/First-Out
FISCAM	Federal Information Systems Control Audit Manual
FITARA	Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
FMFIA	Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982
FPS	Fraud Prevention System
FRDAA	Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015
FSIP	Financial Systems Improvement Program
FY	Fiscal Year

G
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAO	U. S. Government Accountability Office
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GHP	Group Health Plan
GONE Act	Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act
GPRA	Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
GSA	General Services Administration

H
H5N1	Avian Influenza
HCBS	Home-and community-based- services
HCCIC	Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
HCFAC	Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control
HEW	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
HFPP	Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership
HHA	Home Health Agency
HHS	Department of Health and Human Services
HHSAR	HHS Acquisition Regulation
HI	Health Insurance
HIGLAS	Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPH	Healthcare and Public Health Sector
HPMS	Health Plan Management System
HRSA	Health Resources and Services Administration

I
IBNR	Incurred But Not Reported
IEA	Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
IHS	Indian Health Service
IM	Information Memorandum
IOS	Immediate Office of the Secretary
IP	Improper Payment
IPAB	Independent Payment Advisory Board
IPERA	Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
IPERIA	Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2013
IPIA	Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
IPPS	Inpatient Prospective Payment System
IPT	Integrated Project Team
IRF	Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
ISDEAA	Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
IT	Information Technology

L
LIHEAP	Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
LTCH	Long-Term Care Hospital

M
MA	Medicare Advantage
MAC	Medicare Administrative Contractor
MACRA	Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
MARx	Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug
MAT	Medication-assisted Treatment
MBD	Medicare Beneficiary Database
MCH	Maternal and Child Health
MED	Morphine Equivalent Dosing
MEDIC	Medicare Drug Integrity Contractors
MFCU	Medicaid Fraud Control Units
MIPS	Merit-based Incentive Payment System
MLN	Medicare Learning Network
MMEs	Morphine Milligram Equivalents
MSP	Medicare Secondary Payer
MSSP	Medicare Shared Savings Program
MWWG	Material Weakness Working Group

N
NAL	Naltrexone
NBI	National Benefit Integrity
NBS	NIH Business Systems
NCCI	National Correct Coding Initiative
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NGHP	Non-Group Health Plan
NH-ISAC	National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center
NHSC	National Health Service Corps
NIDILRR	National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NPI	National Provider Identifier

O
OASDI	Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
OASH	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
OCR	Office for Civil Rights
OFFM	Office of Federal Financial Management
OGA	Office of Global Affairs
OGC	Office of the General Counsel
OHR	Office of Health Reform
OIG	Office of Inspector General
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OMHA	Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
ONC	Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OpDiv	Operating Division
OPM	Office of Personnel Management
OS	Office of the Secretary
OWH	Office of Women’s Health

P
PARIS	Public Assistance Reporting Information System
PCS	Personal Care Services
PDE	Prescription Drug Event
PDMP	Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
PECOS	Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System
PERM	Payment Error Rate Measurement
PHS	Public Health Service
PI	Program Integrity
PIP	Program Improvement Plan
Plan	HHS Strategic Plan FY 2018 – 2022
PMD	Power Mobility Device
PMO	Project Management Office
PMS	Payment Management System
PP	Paid Properly
PPACA	Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
PRRB	Provider Reimbursement Review Board
PSC	Program Support Center
PTC	Premium Tax Credit
PY	Prior Year

Q
QHP	Qualified Health Plans
QIO	Quality Improvement Organization
QPP	Quality Payment Program

R
RAC	Recovery Auditor Contractor
RADV	Risk Adjustment Data Validation
RAPS	Risk Adjustment Processing System
REMS	Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
RSI	Required Supplementary Information

S
SAMHSA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SCSIA	Statement of Changes in Social Insurance Amounts
SECA	Self Employment Contribution Act of 1954
Section 601	Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
SFFAS	Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards
SGR	Sustainable Growth Rate
SMI	Supplementary Medical Insurance
SMRC	Supplemental Medical Review Contractor
SNF	Skilled Nursing Facility
SNS	Strategic National Stockpile
SOSI	Statement of Social Insurance
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSBG	Social Services Block Grant
StaffDiv	Staff Division
SUD	Substance Use Disorder

T
T-MSIS	Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System
TANF	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TAS	Treasury Account Symbol
TMC	Top Management Challenge
Treasury	U.S. Department of the Treasury

U
UAC	Unaccompanied Alien Children
UDI	Unique Device Identification
UFMS	Unified Financial Management System
U.S.	United States
U.S.C.	United States Code
USSGL	United States Standard General Ledger

V
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs
VFC	Vaccines for Children

Appendix B: Connect With HHS

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