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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACSI
American Customer Satisfaction Index
AHCPR
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA
American Medical Association
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
BRFSS
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CAHPS
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHCF
California HealthCare Foundation
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CSFII
Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DQuIP
Diabetes Quality Improvement Project
FACCT
Foundation for Accountability
FEHBP
Federal Employees Health Benefit Program
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
GP
general practitioner
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HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
HCQIP
Health Care Quality Improvement Program
HCUP
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
HEDIS
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HMO
health maintenance organization
HOS
Health Outcomes Survey
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IPA
independent practice association
JAMA
Journal of the American Medical Association
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
MCBS
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey
MEPS
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MHCC
Maryland Health Care Commission
NAEP
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAMCS
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCDB
National Cancer Data Base
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
NCVHS
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
NHAMCS
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
NHS
National Health Service
NIS
National Immunization Survey
NIS
Nationwide Inpatient Sample
NQF
National Quality Forum
NRC
National Research Council
NVSS
National Vital Statistics System
PHC4
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
PRO
peer review organization
QI
quality indicator
QuIC
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force
S-CHIP
State Children's Health Insurance Program
SEER
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program
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SID
State Inpatient Database
SLAITS
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey
STD
sexually transmitted disease
VPQHC
Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care
WHO
World Health Organization
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