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Appendix B: Acronyms and Initialisms
Pages 347-350

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From page 347...
... , HCFA BHI Bureau of Health Insurance, SSA BES Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor B MAD Part B Medicare Annual Data BONENT Board of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians BED Bureau of Policy Development (formerly BERC) , HCFA BQA Bureau of Quality Assurance, PHS BUN Blood urea nitrogen CAPD Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CBO Congressional Budget Office, U.S.
From page 348...
... Congress GHS Greenfield Health Systems GNP Gross national product HCFA Health Care Financing Administration, DHHS HCRIS Hospital Cost Report Information System, HCFA HIC Home Intensive Care, Inc. HMO Health maintenance organization HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS HSQB Health Standards and Quality Bureau, HCFA ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification INS Indian Health Service IOM Institute of Medicine JCAH Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (now JCAHO)
From page 349...
... NMCES National Medical Care Expenditure Survey, AHCPR, PHS OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1981: Public Law 97 35; 1986: Public Law 99-509; 1987: Public Law 100-203; 1989: Public Law 101-239; 1990: Public Law 101-508) OHTA Office of Health Technology Assessment, AHCPR, PHS OIG Office of the Inspector General, DHHS OPTN Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ORD Office of Research and Demonstrations, HCFA OTA Office of Technology Assessment, U.S.
From page 350...
... 350 APPENDIX B PPS Prospective Payment System PRA Panel reactive antibodies PRO Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization ProPAC Prospective Payment Assessment Commission PRRB Provider Reimbursement Review Board PSRO Professional Standards Review Organization QA Quality assurance QRO Quality Review Organization R&D Research and development REP Request for proposal RKDP Regional Kidney Disease Program RN Registered nurse ROE Return on equity SEOPF Southeast Organ Procurement Foundation SIP Sickness Impact Profile SMSA Standard metropolitan statistical area SNF Skilled nursing facility


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