The following list of acronyms is used throughout the SCHIP learning module.
Please let us know if we have missed any of them.
| Acronym |
Full Name |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| BRFFS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| CAP |
Community Action Program |
| CAHPS |
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans |
| CHC |
Community Health Center |
| CONQUEST |
Computerized Needs-Oriented Quality
Measurement Evaluation System |
| CPS |
Current Population Survey |
| CSHCN |
Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DRG |
Diagnosis-Related Group |
| EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment |
| FFS |
Fee for Service |
| FPL |
Federal Poverty Level |
| HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| HFCA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service |
| LHD |
Local Health Department |
| MCH |
Maternal and Child Health |
| MCO |
Managed Care Organization |
| MEPS |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MSA |
Metropolitan Standard Area |
| NIS |
National Immunization Survey |
| PCCM |
Primary Care Case Management |
| PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization |
| PSA |
Public Service Announcement |
| QISMC |
Quality Improvement System for Managed Care |
| QUARI |
Quality Assurance Reform Initiative |
| SLAITS |
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone
Survey |
| SCHIP |
State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| ULP |
User Liaison Program (in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) |
| WIC |
Supplemental Women, Infant, and Children Program |
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