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Appendix B: Acronym Guide
- ACO
- Accountable Care Organization
- APRN
- Advanced practice registered nurse
- CDS
- Controlled Dangerous Substance
- CEU
- Continuing Education Unit
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CLIA
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
- CMS
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CVO
- Credentials Verification Organization
- DBID
- Data Bank Identification Number
- DCN
- Data Bank Control Number
- DEA
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- DOD
- Department of Defense
- DOJ
- Department of Justice
- DPDB
- Division of Practitioner Data Bank
- DVA
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- EFT
- Electronic Funds Transfer
- EHR
- Electronic Health Record
- EMT
- Emergency Medical Technician
- HCQIA
- Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986
- HHS
- Department of Health and Human Services
- HIPDB
- Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
- HMO
- Health Maintenance Organization
- HRSA
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- IQRS
- Integrated Querying and Reporting Service
- LAE
- Loss Adjustment Expense
- MCO
- Managed Care Organization
- MEC
- Medical Executive Committee
- MMPR
- Medical Malpractice Payment Report
- NLC
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- NPDB
- National Practitioner Data Bank
- OIG
- Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General
- PCMH
- Patient-Centered Medical Home
- PPO
- Preferred Provider Organization
- QIO
- Quality Improvement Organization
- QRXS
- Querying and Reporting XML Service
- SSC
- Sole Shareholder Corporation
Update October 2018
The following table describes changes made to the NPDB Guidebook. Style and formatting changes made throughout the Guidebook that do not affect the substance of the text are not indicated below. References to new figures added to this edition can be found in the Table of Figures.
- Added additional acronyms
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