CPCS acronyms & abbreviations
AAAHC - ANS -Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
AAAASF - ANS -American association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilities
ABFM - ANS -American board of family medicine
ABIM - ANS -American board of internal medicine
ABMS - ANS -American board of medical specialist
ABPS - ANS -American board of podiatric surgery
ABPS - ANS -American board of pediatric surgery
ACC-AHA - ANS -American college of cardiology -American heart association
ACGME - ANS -Accreditation council for graduate medical education
ACLS - ANS -Advanced certification in life support
ACO - ANS -Accountable care organizations
ADA - ANS -Americans with disabilities act
AHP - ANS -Allied health professional
AHRQ - ANS -Agency for healthcare research and quality
AMA - ANS -American medical association
AOA - ANS -American osteopathic association
APRN - ANS -Advanced practice registered nurse
ASC - ANS -Ambulatory surgery center
ATLS - ANS -Advanced trauma life support
, BCLS (BLS) - ANS -Basic certification in life support
BOT - ANS -Board of trustees
BQC - ANS -Board Quality Committee
CALS - ANS -Consolidated accreditation and licensure survey
CAMSS - ANS -California association medical staff services
CCC - ANS -Current clinical competence
CCU - ANS -Critical care unit
CDPH - ANS -California department of public health
CEO - ANS -Chief executive officer
CEU - ANS -Continuing education unit
CHART - ANS -California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce
CHFFA - ANS -California health facilities financing authority
CMA - ANS -California medical association
CME - ANS -Continuing medical education
CMO - ANS -Chief medical officer
CMS - ANS -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
CNE - ANS -Chief nursing executive
CNM - ANS -Certified nurse midwife
CPHQ - ANS -Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
COHR - ANS -Centers of health resource (refers to verification agency)
CoPs - ANS -Conditions of participation
COO - ANS -Chief operating officer
AAAHC - ANS -Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
AAAASF - ANS -American association for accreditation of ambulatory surgery facilities
ABFM - ANS -American board of family medicine
ABIM - ANS -American board of internal medicine
ABMS - ANS -American board of medical specialist
ABPS - ANS -American board of podiatric surgery
ABPS - ANS -American board of pediatric surgery
ACC-AHA - ANS -American college of cardiology -American heart association
ACGME - ANS -Accreditation council for graduate medical education
ACLS - ANS -Advanced certification in life support
ACO - ANS -Accountable care organizations
ADA - ANS -Americans with disabilities act
AHP - ANS -Allied health professional
AHRQ - ANS -Agency for healthcare research and quality
AMA - ANS -American medical association
AOA - ANS -American osteopathic association
APRN - ANS -Advanced practice registered nurse
ASC - ANS -Ambulatory surgery center
ATLS - ANS -Advanced trauma life support
, BCLS (BLS) - ANS -Basic certification in life support
BOT - ANS -Board of trustees
BQC - ANS -Board Quality Committee
CALS - ANS -Consolidated accreditation and licensure survey
CAMSS - ANS -California association medical staff services
CCC - ANS -Current clinical competence
CCU - ANS -Critical care unit
CDPH - ANS -California department of public health
CEO - ANS -Chief executive officer
CEU - ANS -Continuing education unit
CHART - ANS -California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce
CHFFA - ANS -California health facilities financing authority
CMA - ANS -California medical association
CME - ANS -Continuing medical education
CMO - ANS -Chief medical officer
CMS - ANS -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
CNE - ANS -Chief nursing executive
CNM - ANS -Certified nurse midwife
CPHQ - ANS -Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
COHR - ANS -Centers of health resource (refers to verification agency)
CoPs - ANS -Conditions of participation
COO - ANS -Chief operating officer
