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EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment and Active
Labor Act
HCQIA Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986
HFAP Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
,NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance
URAC Used to stand for Utilization Review
Accreditation Commission; now it just known
as URAC.
AAAHC Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health
Care
USMLE United States Medical Licensing Examination
UPIN Unique Physician Identification Number
OIG Office of Inspector General
NTIS National Technical Information Services
NPDB National Practitioner Data Bank
NPI National Provider Identifier
MCO Managed Care Organization
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996
HEDIS Healthcare Employers Data Information Set
FSMB Federation of State Medical Boards
, FCVS Federation Credentials Verification Service
FACIS Fraud and Abuse Control Information System
CVO Credentials Verification Organization
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act