| AAAASF | American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities |
| AAACH | Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care |
| ABFM | American Board of Family Medicine |
| ABIM | American Board of Internal Medicine |
| ABMS | American Board of Medical Specialists |
| ABPS | American Board of Pediatric Surgery |
| ACC-AHA | American College of Cardiology – American Heart Association |
| ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| ACLS | Advanced Certification in Life Support |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AHP | Allied Health Professional |
| AHRQ | Agency for healthcare Research and Quality |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| AOA | American Osteopathic Association |
| AOIA | American Osteopathic Information Association |
| APP | Advanced Practice Professional |
| APRN | Advance Practice Registered Nurse |
| ATLS | Advanced Trauma Life Support |
| BCLS (BLS) | Basic Certification in Life Support |
| BOT | Board of Trustees |
| BQC | Board Quality Committee |
| CA | Clinical Assistant |
| CALS | Consolidated Accreditation and Licensure Survey |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
| CMO | Chief Medical Officer |
| CMS | Centers for Medical & Medicaid Services |
| CNE | Chief Nurse Executive |
| CNM | Certified Nurse-Midwife |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| CoP | Conditions of Participation |
| COS | Chief of Staff |
| CPCS | Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist |
| CPMSM | Certified Professional Medical Services Management |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CQI | Continuous Quality Improvement |
| CRC | Credentials Review Committee |
| CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Assistant |
| CT | Computer Tomography |
| CTE | Committee |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| CVO | Credentials Verification Organization |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Science |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DMD | Doctor of Medical Dentistry |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| DO | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| DoP | Delineation of Privileges |
| DPM | Doctor of Podiatric Medicine |
| DRG | Diagnosis-Related Group |
| EC | Environment of Care |
| ECFMG | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| eHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EM | Emergency Medicine |
| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986 |
| ENT | Ear, Nose & Throat |
| EP | Elements of Performance |
| EPLS | Excluded Parties Listing System |
| ESAR-VHP | Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FM | Family Medicine |
| FPPE | Focused Professional Practice Evaluation |
| FSMB | Federation of State Medical Boards |
| FX | Fracture |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GME | Graduate Medical Education |
| GMEC | Graduate Medical Education Committee |
| GU | Genitourinary |
| GYN | Gynecology |
| H&P | History and Physical |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |
| HCQIA | Health Quality Improvement Act |
| Hem | Hematology |
| HEAP | Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (AOA Program) |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
| HIPDB | Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Base |
| HIS | Health Information System |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| HR | Human Resources |
| IC | Infection Control |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IDPC | Interdisciplinary Practice Committee |
| IHI | Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
| IM | Internal Medicine |
| IMG | Internal Medical Graduate |
| IMQ | Institute for Medical Quality (aka CMA) |
| IP | Inpatient |
| IPA | Independent Practice Association |
| IQRS | Integrated Querying and Reporting Services |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| LCSW | Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| LIP | Licensed Independent Practitioner |
| LOA | Leave of Absence |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| M&M | Morbidity and Mortality |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| MEC | Medical Executive Committee |
| MOC | Maintenance of Certification |
| MOS | Maintenance of Success |
| MMR | Measles/Mumps/Rubella |
| MR | Medical Record |
| MMR | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MS | Medical Staff |
| MSC | Medical Staff Coordinator |
| MSO | Medical Staff Office |
| MSP | Medical Staff Professional |
| MSS | Medical Staff Services |
| MSSD | Medical Staff Services Department |
| NALS | Neonatal Advanced Life Support |
| NAMSS | National Association of Medical Staff Services |
| NAQAP | National Association of Quality Assurance Professionals |
| NBME | National Board of Medical Examiners |
| NCQA | National Committee Quality Assurance |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| NPDB | National Practitioner Data Bank |
| NPI | National Provider Identifier |
| NQF | National Quality Forum |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OP | Outpatient |
| OR | Operating Room |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| P&P | Policy and Procedure |
| P&T | Pharmacy and Therapeutics |
| PA | Physician Assistant |
| PAC | Professional Affairs Committee |
| PACU | Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
| PALS | Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
| PCP | Primary Care Physician |
| PDS | Proactive Disclosure Service |
| PDSA | Plan Due Study Act |
| PGY | Postgraduate Year |
| PHO | Physician Hospital Organization |
| PHP | Provider Health Plan |
| PIC | Performance Improvement Committee |
| PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PM | Performance Management |
| PPD | TB Skin Test |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPR | Periodic Performance Review |
| PQP | Physician Quality Profile |
| PRC | Patient Relations Committee |
| PRO | Professional (Peer) Review Organization |
| PSRO | Professional Standards Review Organization |
| QA&I | Quality Assessment and improvement |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAC | Quality Assessment Committee |
| QI | Quality Improvement |
| QIC | Quality Improvement Council |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Process |
| QM | Quality Management |
| QMC | Quality Management Coordinator |
| QMS | Quality Management Services |
| RAD | Radiology |
| RMS | Risk Management Services |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| R&R | Rules and Regulations |
| SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
| TJC (JC) | The Joint Commission |
| TP | Temporary Privileges |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| UAI | Utilization Assessment & Improvement |
| UM | Utilization Management |
| UPIN | Unique Physician Identification Number |
| UR | Utilization Review |
| VP | Vice President |
| VPMA | Vice President of Medical Affairs |
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