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1 AAIM ABC ABIM ABMS ACA ACGME ACO ACOG AHEC AHRQ AMA AMSNY AOA APC APD APD APDIM APM APRN ASPE AUC BPCI CAE CAH CAHPS CBSA CDC CDS CEHRT CFR CHIP CHWS CJR CME CMMI CMO CMS COGME COI COI CON Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Achievable Benchmark of Care American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Medical Specialties Affordable Care Act Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accountable Care Organization American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Area Health Education Centers Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality American Medical Association Associated Medical Schools of New York American Osteopathic Association Advanced Primary Care All-Payer Database All Practitioner Database Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Alternative Payment Model Advanced Practice Registered Nurse HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Appropriate Use Criteria Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Certified Association Executive Critical Access Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Non-Core Based Statistical Area Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Decision Support Certified EHR Technology Code of Federal Regulations Children's Health Insurance Program Center for Health Workforce Studies Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Continuing Medical Education Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) Comfort Measures Only Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Council on Graduate Medical Education Collection of Information Confict of Interest Certificate of Need

2 CPCI Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative CPIA Clinical Practice Improvement Activity CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry CPR Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable CPS Composite Performance Score CPT Current Procedural Terminology CQM Clinical Quality Measure CY Calendar Year DANY Doctors Across New York DCS Department of Civil Service DFS Department of Financial Services DIO Designated Institutional Officer DISCO DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine DOB Division of Budget DOH Department of Health DPP Diabetes Prevention Program DSRIP Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment ecqm Electronic Clinician Quality Measure ED Emergency Department EHR Electronic Health Record EMR Electronic Medical Record EP Eligible Professional EPCS Electronic Prescription for Controlled Substances ESRD End-stage Renal Disease FACP A Fellow of the American College of Physicians FFS Fee-for-service FIDA Fully Integrated Duals Advantage program FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center FR Federal Register GAO Government Accountability Office GPCI Geographic Practice Cost Index GPRO Group Practice Reporting Option HAC Hospital-acquired Condition HARPS Health and Recovery Plans HCAHPS Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems HH Health Homes HHS Department of Health & Human Services HIE Health Information Exchange HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIT Health Information Technology Developmental Disability Individualized Supports & Care Coordination Organization

3 HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health HOPD Hospital Outpatient Department HPP Health and Public Policy HPSA Health Professional Shortage Area HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration ICD International Classification of Diseases IHS Indian Health Service IPA Independent Practice Association IPAB Independent Payment Advisory Board IPRO Island Peer Review Organization IT Information Technology LDO Large Dialysis Organization LTC Long-term care MA Medical Assistant MAC Medicare Administrative Contractor MACP Master of the American College of Physicians MACRA Medicare Access and CHIP Re-Authorization Act MAPCP Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration MAPP Medicaid Analytics Performance Portal MD Doctor of Medicine MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MEI Medicare Economic Index MHS Master of Health Science MIPAA Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 MIPS Merit-based Incentive Payment System MLR Minimum Loss Rate MSPB Medicare Spending per Beneficiary MSR Minimum Savings Rate MLTC Managed Long-Term Care MOC Maintenance of Certification MOLST Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment MPH Master of Public Health MRT Medicaid Redesign Team MS Master of Surgery MSSNY Medical Society of the State of New York MU Meaningful Use MUA Medically Underserved Area NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance NPI National Provider Identifier NQF National Quality Forum NYeC New York e-health Collaborative

4 NY-SHIP NYSOH OCM OHIP OIG OPM ONC OQPS PA PCIP PCMH PCORI PCP PCRI PCSP PDO PECOS PFPMs PFS PHIP PHS PMPM POLST PPS PPS PQRS PRA PSO PTAC PTN QCDR QE QIO QP QPP QRDA QRUR RAC RBRVS RFI RFP/RFQ New York State Health Innovation Plan New York State of Health Oncology Care Model Office of Health Insurance Programs Office of the Inspector General Office of Personnel Management Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Office of Quality and Patient Safety Prevention Agenda Primary Care Incentive Payment Patient-centered Medical Home Patient-centered Outcomes Research Institute Primary Care Provider NY Primary Care Rate Increase (NYS Medicaid/Medicare parity) Patient-Centered Specialty Practices Program Delivery Office Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System Physician-focused Payment Models Physician Fee Schedule Population Health Improvement Program Public Health Service Per-member per-month Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Performing Provider Systems Prospective Payment System Physician Quality Reporting System Physician's Recognition Award Patient Safety Organization Physician-focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Practice Transformation Network Qualified Clinical Data Registry Qualified Entity Quality Improvement Organization Qualifying APM Participant Quality Payment Program Quality Reporting Document Architecture Quality and Resource Use Reports Recovery Audit Contractor Resource-based Relative Value Scale Request for Information Request for Proposal/Request for Quote

5 RHC RHIO RIA RVU SAN SEP SGR SHIN-NY SHIP SIM SPARCS SPOC TCPI TIN TOC USPSTF VAP VBID VBM VBP VPS Rural Health Clinic Regional Health Information Organization Regulatory Impact Analysis Relative Value Unit Support and Alignment Network Self-Evaluation Program Sustainable Growth Rate Statewide Health Information Network for New York State Health Innovation Plan State Innovation Model Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System Single Point of Contact Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Tax Identification Number Transition of Care U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Vital Access Provider Value-based Insurance Design Value-based Payment Modifier Value-based Payment Volume Performance Standard

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