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Davies SM, Geppert J, McClellan M, et al. Refinement of the HCUP Quality Indicators. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2001 May. (Technical Reviews, No. 4.)
List of acronyms and meanings used in the evidence report
AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
ACG | Ambulatory Care Groups |
ACSC | Ambulatory care sensitive conditions |
ADE | Adverse drug events |
ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
APR-DRGs | All Patient Refined - Diagnosis Related Groups (developed by 3M™ Corporation) |
CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | Coronary artery disease |
CCP | Cooperative Cardiovascular Project |
CE | Carotid endarterectomy |
CHF | Congestive heart failure |
CONQUEST | Computerized Needs-oriented Quality Measurement Evaluation System |
COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CPI | Consumer Price Index |
CSI | Comprehensive Severity Index |
C-section | Cesarean section |
DEMPAQ | Develop and Evaluate Methods to Promote Ambulatory Care Quality (HCFA) |
DNR | Do not resuscitate |
DRG | Diagnosis Related Groups, developed by HCFA |
DVT | Deep vein thrombosis |
EPC | Evidence-Based Practice Center |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration |
HCUP | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project |
HEDIS | The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
HP 2000 or 2010 | Healthy People 2000 or 2010, developed by the Dept. of Health and Human Services |
ICD-9-CM | The International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, clinical modification |
IRB | Internal review board |
IT | Information technology |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
LC | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
MEDPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
MeSH | Medical Subject Headings (developed by National Library of Medicine for Medline) |
MDC | Major Diagnostic Category |
MSA | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
MSX | Multivariate Signal Extraction |
NCQA | National Committee on Quality Assurance |
NIS | Nationwide Inpatient Sample |
NLHI | National Library of Healthcare Indicators |
OLS | Ordinary Least Squares (regression) |
OMD | Optimal minimal distance |
ORYX™ | Trademark name used by JCAHO for a set of hospital performance measures |
OSHPD | Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, State of California |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
PIP-DCG | Principal Inpatient Diagnostic Cost Groups, developed by HCFA |
PPV | Positive predictive value |
PTCA | Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
QI | Quality Indicators |
RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
SAS™ | formerly, Statistical Analysis System (distributed by the SAS Corporation) |
SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
SPSS™ | formerly, Statistical Package for Social Scientists (distributed by the SPSS Corporation) |
UB-92 | Uniform Billing form 92, developed by HCFA |
UCSF | University of California, San Francisco |
UR | Uterine rupture |
UTI | Urinary tract infection |
VAR | Vector autoregression structure |
VBAC | Vaginal birth after cesarean section |
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