J.12 Acronyms.docx

Attachment J.12

ATTACHMENT J.12 ACRONYMS

AA – Auto Assignment AGNS – AT&T Global Networking Services AIF – Application Interface Facility AIS – Automated Information System ANSI/EIA – American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industry Alliance APCDOC – Application Control Document APCSS – Automated Production Control and Scheduling System API – Application Programming Interface APPS – Automated Plan Payment System ARS – Acceptable Risks Safeguards BBA – Balanced Budget Act BEQ – Batch Eligibility Query BERT – Beneficiary Enrollment Retrieval System BODS – Beneficiary Operational Data Store BRI – Benefit Rate Increase CASE – Computer Aided Software Engineering CBO – Community Based Organizations CCB – Change Control Board CER – Combined Exchange Record CME – Common Medicare Environment OFM – Office of Financial Management CAP – Corrective Action Plan CFO – Chief Financial Officer CMB – Change Management Board CI – Configuration Item CLIN – Contract Line Item Number CM – Configuration Management CMB - Change Management Board CME – Common Medicare Environment CMS – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CO – Central Office COB – Coordination of Benefits ConOps – Concept of Operations COTS – Commercial-Off-The-Shelf CPC – Center for Drug and Health Plan Choice CPFF – Cost Plus Fixed Fee OPM – Office of Personnel Management CR – Change Request CSC – Computer Software Components CSCI – Computer Software Configuration Items CSMM – Customer Support for Medicare Modernization CSR – Customer Service Representative CSS – Cascading Style Sheets CWF – Common Working File DAGC – Days After Government Comments DB – Direct Billing DA – Data Administrator DBA – Database Administrator DBC – Drug Benefit Calculator DCP – Data Conversion Plan DDPS – Drug Data Processing System DID – Data Item Description DMERC – Durable Medical Equipment Carriers DIRT – Distributed Index for Rejected Transactions DMZ – De-Militarized Zone DO – District Office DOORS – Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System DUA – Data Use Agreement EAC – Estimate at Completion EBS – Enterprise Business Services EDC – Enterprise Data Center EDB – Enrollment Database EEVS – Enrollment and Eligibility Verification System EIT – Electronic Information Technology EMRG – Emergency Management & Response Group ERD – Entity-Relationship Diagram ERNIE – EDB Enrollment Retrieval’s New Interactive Edit System ERP – Engineering Review Panel ESD – Enterprise System Development ESRD – End Stage Renal Disease ETL – Extraction/Transformation/Load EV CPR – Earned Value Contract Performance Report EVM – Earned Value Management EVMS – Earned Value Management System FA – Facilitated Assignment FACS – Financial Accounting Control System FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions FERAS – Front End Risk Adjustment System FFMIA – Federal Financial Management Improvement Act FFS – Fee-for-Service FI – Fiscal Intermediary FIPS – Federal Information Processing Standard GAS – Government Auditing Standards GEP – General Enrollment Period GFI – Government Furnished Information GAO – General Accounting Office GTL – Government Task Lead GUI – Graphical User Interface HCPP – Health Care Prepayment Plans HI – Hospital Insurance HICN – Health Insurance Claim Number HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HISKEW – Health Insurance Skeleton Eligibility Write-off HPMS – Health Plan Management System HTML – HyperText Mark-up Language IACS – Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Systems IAW – In Accordance With IBR – Integrated Baseline Review ICD – Interface Control Document IDES – Inbound Data Exchange Service IEQ – Initial Enrollment Questionnaire IMS – Integrated Master Schedule IPAC – Intra-governmental Payment and Collection IRC – Information Request Code IRR – Implementation Readiness Review IS – Information Security IT – Information Technology ITPMR – IT Project Management Report IUI – Integrated User Interface IVR – Interactive Voice Recognition IV&V – Independent Verification and Validation J2EE – Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition JCL – Job Control Language JDBC – Java Database Connectivity JOA – Joint Operating Agreement JSP – Java Server Pages LAN – Local Area Network LEP – Late Enrollment Penalty LBRS – Lock-Box Remittance System LDAP – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LICS – Low Income Cost Sharing LIS – Low Income Subsidy LOE – Level of Effort MA – Medicare Advantage MAO – Medicare Advantage Organization MARx – Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit System MAS – Medicare Appeals System MBD – Medicare Beneficiary Database MDCN – Medicare Data Communications Network MCO – Managed Care Organization MIPS – Million Instructions per Second MMA – Medicare Modernization Act MMR – Monthly Membership Report MMRS – Monthly Membership Summary Report MPWE – Monthly Premium Withholding Extract MQ – MQSeries™ MQ – Message Queue MQA – Medicare Quality Assurance MSP – Medicare Secondary Payer NCPDP – National Council for Prescription Drug Programs NGD – Next Generation Desktop NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology NS – Notification Service ODES – Outbound Data Exchange Service OIS – Office of Information Services OPM – Office of Program Management ORR – Operational Readiness Review PACE – Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly PCUG – Plan Communications User Guide PDAG – Production Data Assurance Group PDE – Prescription Drug Event PDFS – Prescription Drug Event Front-End System PDP – Prescription Drug Plan PDR – Preliminary Design Review PISP – Policy for the Information Security Program PM – Program Manager PMB – Performance Measurement Baseline PMP – Performance Management Plan PO – Project Officer POAM – Plan of Action and Milestones PPR – Premium Payment Reconciliations PRS – Premium Reconciliation System PWS – Premium Withhold System QA – Quality Assurance QI – Qualified Individuals QIO – Quality Improvement Organization QMB – Qualified Medicare Beneficiary RD – Requirements Document RA – Risk Assessment RACF – Resource Access Control Facility RAF – Risk Adjustment Factors RAM – Responsibility Assignment Matrix RAPS – Risk Adjustment Processing System RAS – Risk Adjustment System RD – Requirements Document RDS – Retiree Drug Subsidy System ReMAS – Recovery Management and Accounting System ReMIS – Renal Management Information System RFP – Request for Proposal RO – Regional Office RR – Requirements Review RRB – Railroad Retirement Board RT – Remedy Trouble Ticket Rx – Prescription SA – Self Assessment SCM – Software Configuration Management SDD – System Design Document SDF – System Development Files SDIF – Software Development and Integration Facility SDLC – System Development Life Cycle SDMP – System Development Management Plan SLA – Service Level Agreement SLMB – Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary SMB – System Management Board SMI – Supplemental Medical Insurance SP – Special Publication SSG – System Security Group SSI – Supplemental Security Income SPD – State Phase Down SOAP – Simple Object Access Protocol SOMM - System Operations and Maintenance Manual SOR – System of Record SOW – Statement of Work SSA – Social Security Administration SSN – Social Security Number SSP – System Security Plan ST&E – Security Testing and Evaluation TPS – Third Party System TPS – Transaction Processing System TRA – Technical Reference Architecture TRB- Technical Review Board TRC – Transaction Reply Code TRM – Technical Reference Model TrOOP – True Out of Pocket Costs TRR – Test Readiness Review TRR – Transaction Reply Report UAT – User Acceptance Testing UI – User Interface VPAT – Voluntary Product Accessibility Template VRR – Validation Readiness Review WAN – Wide Area Network WAS – WebSphere Application Server WBS - Work Breakdown Structure WSDL – Web Services Description Language XML – Extensible Markup Language XREF – Cross-reference