| Acronym |
Term |
Audiences |
| C&P |
Compensation & Pension (DVA) |
General |
| C/BR |
Cost/Benefit Ratio |
General |
| C/BR |
Cost/Burden Reduction |
General |
| C/O |
Center or Office |
General |
| C/S |
Client/Server |
General |
| C/SPS |
Cost/Scheduling Performance System |
General |
| C2IW |
CAFM II Implementation Workgroup |
General |
| CA |
Certification Authority |
General |
| CA |
Change Administration |
General |
| CA |
Claims Analyst |
General |
| CA |
Competitive Advocate |
General |
| CAAS |
Certificate for Advisory & Assistance Services |
General |
| CAAS |
Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services |
General |
| CABBS |
Carrier Bulletin Board System |
General, Health Care |
| CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
Health Care |
| CABLE |
Combined A/B Local Eligibility |
General, Health Care |
| CABS |
Carrier Access Billing System |
General, Health Care |
| CABS |
Contractor Administrative Budget & Cost Reporting System |
General |
| CABWF |
Combined A/B Working File (also see CWF) |
General, Health Care |
| CAC |
Carrier Advisory Committee |
General, Health Care |
| CAC |
Categorical Assistance Code |
General |
| CAC |
Contractor Advisory Committee |
General |
| CACO |
Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer |
General |
| CAFM |
Contractor Administrative, Budget & Financial Management |
General |
| CAGE |
Contractor & Government Entity Code (formerly FSCM) |
General |
| CAH |
Critical Access Hospital |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CAHHS |
California Association of Hospitals & Health Systems |
General, Health Care |
| CAHPS |
Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey |
General, Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CAHSA |
California Association of Home Services for the Aged |
General, Health Care |
| CALPERS |
California Public Employees Retirement System |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CALSO |
(Death Termination System (SSA)) |
General, Health Care |
| CAMP |
Carrier Accountability Monitoring Project |
General, Health Care |
| CAMS |
Customer Account Management System |
General |
| CAN |
Claim Account Number |
General, Health Care |
| CAN |
Common Accounting (or Account) Number |
General |
| CANDA |
Computer Assisted New Drug Applications |
General, Health Care |
| CAP |
Change Acceleration Process |
General |
| CAP |
community acquired pneumonia |
Health Care |
| CAP |
Corrective Action Plan |
General |
| CAP-REL |
Capital Related |
General |
| CAPI |
Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (software) |
General |
| CAPS |
Capitated Ambulatory Plan |
General, Health Care |
| CAPS |
Claims Automated Processing System (SSA MBR) |
General, Health Care |
| CAR |
Corrective Action Review |
General, Health Care |
| CAR |
Cost Accounting Report |
General |
| CARE |
Center for Analytical Review & Education |
General, Health Care |
| CARES |
Contractors Analysis & Reporting System |
General |
| CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
General, Health Care |
| CARRPR |
Carrier Payment Record |
General, Health Care |
| CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
General |
| CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
General |
| CASE |
Committee on Academic Science & Engineering Report |
General |
| CASE |
Computer Aided (or Assisted) Software Engineering |
General |
| CASE |
Computer Assisted Systems Engineering |
General, Health Care |
| CASF |
Carrier Alphabetic State File |
General, Health Care |
| CASL |
Competition Advocate Shopping List |
General |
| CASO |
(HI) Combine & Sort Operation |
General |
| CASPER |
Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, State |
| CASPRO |
Clinical Area Support PRO |
General, Health Care |
| CASR |
Contractor Audit & Settlement Report (System) |
General |
| CAST |
Carrier Alpha State Microfilm/Microfiche System |
General, Health Care |
| CAST |
Carrier Alpha State Tape |
General, Health Care |
| CAST |
Contractor Assessment Security Tool |
General |
| CASU |
Cooperative Administrative Support Program |
General |
| CAT |
Computerized Axial Tomography |
General |
| CAWR |
Combined Annual Wage Reporting |
General |
| CB |
Consolidated Billing |
General, Health Care |
| CB |
Cost Benefit |
General, Health Care |
| CBA |
Cost/Benefit Analysis |
General, Health Care |
| CBC |
Cipher Block Chaining |
General |
| CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
General |
| CBR |
CASE Based Reasoning |
General |
| CBR |
Cost Based Reimbursement |
General, Health Care |
| CBS |
Current Beneficiary Survey (by OACT) |
General, Health Care |
| CBSR |
Cost Benefit Savings Report |
General, Health Care |
| CBSS |
Customer Billing Services System |
General, Health Care |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
General, IT Organization |
| CC |
Ceiling Cost |
General |
| CC |
Claims Control |
General, Health Care |
| CC |
Complication or Comorbidity |
General |
| CC |
Condition Code |
General, Health Care |
| CC |
Configuration Control |
General |
| CCA |
Catastrophic Coverage Act |
General, Health Care |
| CCA |
Child Care Association |
General, Health Care |
| CCC |
Change Control Coordination |
General |
| CCC |
Civilian Conservation Corps |
General |
| CCC |
Comprehensive Care Center |
General |
| CCDR |
Contract Cost Data Report |
General |
| CCDRS |
Contract Cost Data Reporting System |
General |
| CCHCC |
Coordinating Center for Home & Community Care |
General, Health Care |
| CCI |
Correct Coding Initiative |
General |
| CCITT |
Consultative Committee on International Telephone &
Telegraph |
General, IT Organization |
| CCLR |
Claims Collection Litigation Report |
General, Health Care |
| CCM |
Common Cap Module |
General |
| CCN |
Carrier Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| CCN |
Claim Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| CCN |
Correspondence Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| CCO |
Claims Collection Officer |
General, Health Care |
| CCP |
Change Control Planning |
General |
| CCP |
Comprehensive Care Provider |
General, Health Care |
| CCP |
Coordinated Care Plans |
General, Health Care |
| CCPR |
Coordinated Comprehensive Provider Review |
General |
| CCR |
Cost to Charge Ratio |
General |
| CCR |
Coverage Compliance Reviews |
General |
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CCRC |
Continuum of Care Residential Center |
General, Health Care |
| CCS |
Community Care Setting |
General, Health Care |
| CCS |
Contract Control System |
General |
| CCU |
(Carrier) Cost Containment Unit |
General, Health Care |
| CCUITT |
Consultive Committee on International Telegraphy &
Telephony |
General |
| CD |
Civil Defense |
General |
| CD-RISC |
Clinically Detailed Risk Information System for Costs |
General |
| CDB |
(Carrier) Correspondence Database System |
General, Health Care |
| CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CDC |
Corporate Data Center |
General |
| CDE |
Core Data Element |
General |
| CDF |
Children's Defense Fund |
General |
| CDI |
Catastrophic Drug Insurance (Trust Fund) |
General, Health Care |
| CDM |
(Hospital) Charge Description Master (Files) |
General, Health Care |
| CDOC |
Covered Days of Care |
General, Health Care |
| CDP |
Computerized Decision Procedures |
General |
| CDR |
Continuing Disability Review |
General, Health Care |
| CDR |
Critical Design Review |
General |
| CDRG |
Children's Diagnosis Related Groups |
General, Health Care |
| CDRL |
Contract Data Requirements List |
General |
| CDRTS |
COMDISCO Disaster Recovery Services |
General |
| CDS |
Central Distribution System |
General |
| CDS |
Chain Directory System |
General |
| CDT |
Current Dental Terminology |
Health Care |
| CDW |
Collision Damage Waiver |
General |
| CDWOH |
Calendar Days Work on Hand |
General |
| CE |
Covered Entity |
Health Care |
| CEA |
Cost Effectiveness Analysis |
General |
| CEA |
Council of Economic Advisors |
General |
| CEB |
Contractor Efficiency Benchmark |
General |
| CEB |
Cost Efficiency Benchmark |
General |
| CEBMA |
Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturers Association |
General |
| CED |
Committee for Employees with Disabilities |
General, Health Care |
| CELIP |
Claim Expansion & Line Item Processing |
General, Health Care |
| CEMS |
CostEffectiveness Measurement System |
General |
| CER |
Capital Expenditure Review |
General |
| CER |
Combined Exchange Record (from the MBR) (nee URIC) |
General |
| CER |
Comprehensive Evaluation Report |
General |
| CER |
Cost Estimating Relationship |
General |
| CERT |
Comprehensive Error Rate Testing |
General |
| CES |
Cost Estimating System |
General |
| CES |
Credential Evaluation Service |
General, Health Care |
| CF |
Case Folder Control System |
General |
| CF |
Conversion Factor |
General |
| CFB |
Cipher Feedback |
General |
| CFE |
Contractor Furnished Equipment |
General |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
General |
| CFOA |
Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990 |
General |
| CFPP |
Contracting for Prepaid Plans |
General |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
General |
| CFSR |
Contract Funds Status Report |
General |
| CGMP |
Current Good Manufacturing Practice |
General |
| CHA |
Catholic Health Association |
General, Health Care |
| CHA |
County Health Authorities |
General |
| CHAFF |
Change of Address System (MBR) |
General |
| CHAIN |
Chain Provider Director System |
General, Health Care |
| CHAMPUS |
Civilian Health & Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services
(Now TRI-CARE) |
General, Health Care |
| CHAMPVA |
Civilian Health & Medical Program of the Veterans
Administration |
General, Health Care |
| CHAP |
Child Health Assurance Program |
General, Health Care |
| CHAP |
Community Health Accreditation Program |
General, Health Care |
| CHAPS |
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey |
General, Health Care |
| CHBI |
Commission on Health Benefits & Integration |
General, Health Care |
| CHC |
Community Health Center |
General, Health Care |
| CHC |
Comprehensive Health Center |
General, Health Care |
| CHC |
Continuous Home Care |
General, Health Care |
| CHCC |
Center for Hospital & Community Care |
General, Health Care |
| CHCL |
Center for Health Care Law |
General, Health Care |
| CHDR |
Center for Health Dispute Resolution |
General, Health Care |
| CHDS |
(National) Charge Distribution System |
General |
| CHER |
Center of Health Economics Research (aka HERI) |
General, Health Care |
| CHHA |
Certified Home Health Agency |
General, Health Care |
| CHHC |
Continuous Home Health Care |
General, Health Care |
| CHI |
Catastrophic Health Insurance |
General, Health Care |
| CHICN |
HI Enrollment Cards Operation (HECHICN) |
General, Health Care |
| CHICO |
Combined Health Insurance & Checkwriting Operations |
General, Health Care |
| CHIM |
Center for Healthcare Information Management |
General, Health Care |
| CHIME |
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives |
Health Care |
| CHIP |
Catastrophic Health Care Program |
General, Health Care |
| CHIP |
Child Health Insurance Program |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CHMSA |
Critical Health Manpower Shortage Area |
General, Health Care |
| CHN |
Community Health Network |
General, Health Care |
| CHO |
Community Health Organization |
General, Health Care |
| CI |
Catastrophic Indicator |
General, Health Care |
| CI |
Configuration Identification |
General |
| CI |
Configuration Item |
General |
| CI |
Control Interval |
General |
| CIA |
Commercial Industrial Activity (also GCIA) |
General |
| CIADV |
Carrier/Intermediary Advance Notice |
General, Health Care |
| CICA |
Competition in Contracting Act (1984) |
General |
| CICG |
Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group |
General |
| CICO |
Commercial Industrial Control Officer |
General |
| CICS |
Customer Information Control System (replaces SSADARS) |
General |
| CID |
Commercial Item Description |
General |
| CIEP |
Contractor Inspection & Evaluation Program |
General |
| CIM |
Corporate Information Management |
General |
| CIM |
Coverage Issues Manual |
General, Health Care |
| CIMS |
Case Investigation Management System |
General |
| CIN |
Common Identification Number |
General |
| CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
General |
| CIP |
Claims In Process |
General, Health Care |
| CIP |
Competitive Incentive Program |
General |
| CIP |
Continuous Improvement Process Program |
General |
| CIP |
Customer Initiated Payments |
General |
| CIPS |
(FRC) Center Information Processing System |
General |
| CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computing |
General |
| CISTR |
Correspondence Image Storage, Transmission & Retrieval |
General |
| CITIC |
Consolidated Information Technology Infrastructure Contract |
General |
| CKD |
Count Key Data |
General |
| CKM |
Constructive Key Management |
General |
| CLAIM |
Community Leaders Assisting the ICA (Insurance Counseling
Assistance) in Missouri |
General |
| CLCCP |
Comprehensive Limiting Charge Compliance Program |
General |
| CLFS |
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule |
General, Health Care |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (of 1965) (Amendments 1988) |
General, Health Care |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Interstate Act (or Amendments) |
General, Health Care |
| CLM |
Current Logical Model |
General |
| CLMA |
Clinical Laboratory Management Association |
General, Health Care |
| CLOE |
(Carrier) Claims Only Entry System |
General, Health Care |
| CLT |
Certified Lab Technician |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CLUW |
Coalition of Labor Union Women |
General |
