Skip to main content

Enhancing Data Systems to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care (2000) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 105-108

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 105...
... Acronyms and Abbreviations ABC™ achievable benchmarks of care ACoS-CoC American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer ACR American College of Radiology ACS American Cancer Society AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer AMI acute myocardial infarction ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology breast conserving surgery CAMPS CARES CDC CFHCC CPR CRN CSS DCS DHHS DQIP DRGs Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central Florida Health Care Coalition computer-based patient record Cancer Research Network Cancer Surveillance System ductal carcinoma in situ Department of Health and Human Services Diabetes Quality Indicator Project diagnosis related groups 105
Read the entire page →
From page 106...
... 106 ENHANCING DATA SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CANCER CARE EPCs EOD evidence-based practice centers extent of disease FACCT Foundation for Accountability FACT-B Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast quality-of-life instrument FDA Food and Drug Administration FOIA Freedom of Information Act of 1966 HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HCUP Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project HEDIS~ Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HMO Health Maintenance Organization IACR International Association of Cancer Registries IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer IHA Independent Health Association IMSystem(~) Indicator Measurement System IOM Institute of Medicine JCAHO Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations NAACCR North American Association of Centralized Cancer Registries NAMCS National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey NCCCS National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network NCDB National Cancer Data Base NCHS National Center for Heath Statistics NCI National Cancer Institute NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance NIH National Institutes of Health NMFS National Mortality Followback Survey NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries PCE Patient Care Evaluation study PCS Patterns of Care Study PGBH Pacif~c Business Group on Health PPMC Physician Practice Management Company PPO preferred provider organization PROs peer review organizations QCCC Quality of Cancer Care Committee QuIC Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force
Read the entire page →
From page 107...
... ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Q-Span SEER SS FNM 107 expanding and improving quality of care measures Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program summary stage tumor, node, metastasis Department of Veterans Affairs
Read the entire page →

Key Terms



This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More information on Chapter Skim is available.