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Research, Demonstration, and Information System (RDIS) Acronyms April 5, 2010
EHR Demonstration IT System Development Statement of Work
| API |
| Application Program Interface |
| ARC |
| Actuarial Research Corporation |
| ARRA |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 0f 2009 |
| ARS |
| Acceptable Risk Safeguards |
| BCSSI |
| Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc. |
| BPM |
| Business Process Model |
| CAPS |
| Corrective Action Plans (Security) |
| CDM |
| Conceptual Data Model |
| CCHIT |
| Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology |
| CCW |
| Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse |
| CER |
| Comparative Effectiveness Research |
| CFR |
| Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHI |
| Consolidated Health Informatics |
| CHIP |
| Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CIO |
| Chief Information Officer |
| CM |
| Configuration Management |
| CMS |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - The federal agency responsible for administering the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), and several other health-related programs. (This description was found on the CMS Web site) |
| CMSDC |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Data Center |
| CO |
| Contracting Officer - Has overall responsibility for the Program Safeguard contracts. The CO is the only person with the authority to enter into and commit or bind the government by contract for supplies and services. |
| CMI |
| Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation |
| CMIWIS |
| Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Web Intake System |
| CONOPS |
| Concept of Operations |
| COTR |
| Contracting Officer Technical Representatives |
| COTS |
| Commercial Off the Shelf |
| CSP |
| Center for Strategic Planning |
| DBA |
| Database Administrator |
| DDD |
| Database Design Document |
| DDR |
| Detailed Design Review |
| DHHS |
| Department of Health and Human Service |
| EIT |
| Electronic and Information Technology |
| EDC |
| CMS Enterprise Data Center |
| EHR |
| Electronic Health Record |
| EHRDS |
| Electronic Health Records Demonstration System |
| ETL |
| Extraction Transformation and Loading |
| EUA |
| Enterprise User Administration |
| EVMS |
| Earned-Value Management System |
| FAR |
| Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FIA |
| Freedom of Information Act |
| FIPS |
| Federal Information Processing Standards |
| FISMA |
| Federal Information Security Management Act |
| FOIA |
| Freedom of Information Act |
| FQHC |
| Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FQHCDS |
| Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Medical Home Demonstration System |
| GAO |
| Government Accountability Office |
| GOTS |
| Government Off the Shelf |
| GFI |
| Government Furnished Information |
| GSA |
| General Services Administration |
| GSS |
| General Support Systems |
| GTL |
| Government Task Leader - Responsibilities include overseeing and approving development of the JOA and other deliverables; monitoring the coordination/cooperation efforts amongst the affected entities; serving as a CMS point of contact (POC); providing technical expertise concerning PSC Task Order requirements; and updating/notifying appropriate central office and regional office staff with regards to the status of the task order. |
| HCF |
| Health Care Financing |
| HHS |
| Health and Human Services - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is a branch of the Federal Government. |
| HIPAA |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIT |
| Health Information Technology |
| HOS |
| Health Outcomes Survey |
| HTTP |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| IACS |
| CMS single sign-on security solution, "Individuals Authorized to access Medicare Computer Systems" |
| ICD |
| Interface Control Document |
| IDIQ |
| Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity |
| IDR |
| Integrated Data Repository |
| IEEE |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IHE |
| Integrated Health Environment |
| IMG |
| Information and Methods Group |
| IPsec |
| Internet Protocol Security |
| IRR |
| Implementation Readiness Review |
| ISA |
| Interconnection Security Agreement |
| PISP |
| Policy for the Information Security Program |
| ISRA |
| Information Security Risk Assessment |
| IT |
| Information Technology |
| JAD |
| Joint Application Development |
| J2EE |
| Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition |
| LDAP |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| MA SSP |
| Major Application System Security Plan |
| MAPCP |
| Multi Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice |
| MAPCPDS |
| Multi Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) Demonstration System |
| MBD |
| Medicare Beneficiary Database |
| MCBS |
| Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
| NCH |
| National Claims History - CMS maintained database that contains records needed to facilitate obtaining Medicare utilization review data that can be used to study the operation and effectiveness of the Medicare program. |
| MCMP |
| Medicare Care Management Program Demonstration |
| MPIER |
| Medicare Physician Identification & Eligibility Registry |
| NIST |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NPI |
| National Provider Identifier |
| O&M |
| Operations and Maintenance |
| OIG |
| Office of Inspector General - A law enforcement agency responsible for investigating potential Medicare healthcare fraud. |
| OIS |
| CMS' Office of Information Systems |
| OMB |
| Office of Management and Budget |
| ORDI |
| Office of Research, Development and Information |
| ORR |
| Operational Readiness Review |
| PAC/CARE |
| Post Acute Care Demonstration |
| PAT |
| Performance Assessment Tool |
| PDR |
| Preliminary Design Review |
| PDSDS |
| Public Use File (PUF) Data & Statistics Dissemination System |
| PIA |
| Privacy Impact Assessment |
| PII |
| Personally Identifiable Information |
| PIN |
| Medicare Provider Identification number |
| PGP PAT |
| Physician Group Practice Performance Assessment Tool |
| PMP |
| Project Management Plan |
| POC |
| Point of Contact - A term used to describe the primary contact representing a particular role. |
| QIO |
| Quality Improvement Organization |
| QPM |
| Quality Performance Measurements |
| RA |
| Risk Assessment (Security) |
| RACF |
| Remote Access Control Facility |
| RDDC |
| Research Data Distribution Center |
| RDIS |
| Research, Demonstration and Information System |
| ResDAC |
| Research Data Assistance Center |
| RIF |
| Research Identifiable Files |
| RO |
| Regional Office - Signifies the regional offices of CMS, the federal agency responsible for administering the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), and several other health-related programs. |
| SDD |
| Systems Design Document |
| SDLC |
| System Development Life Cycle |
| SLA |
| Service Level Agreements |
| SOW |
| Statement of Work - A detailed definition of the work to be performed for a given contract. |
| SQIN |
| Statewide Quality Improvement Network |
| SQINDS |
| Statewide Quality Improvement Network (SQIN) Demonstration System |
| SQL |
| Structured Query Language |
| SSO |
| Systems Security Officer |
| TIN |
| Tax Identification Number |
| TRA |
| Technical Reference Architecture |
| TRB |
| Technical Review Board |
| UPIN |
| Unique Physician Identification Number |
| URL |
| Universal Resource Locator |
| VDD |
| Version Description Document |
| VISTA |
| Microsoft Operating System |
| WBS |
| Work Breakdown Structure |