ABMS - American Board of Medical Specialties
AANA – American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
ACCME – Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
ACGME - Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Adverse Actions
AHP – Allied Health Professional
Alternate Carriers
AMA – American Medical Association
ANCC – American Nurses Credentialing Center
AOA – American Osteopathic Association
ATLS – Advanced Trauma Life Support
BLS – Basic Life Support
Board Certification
COI – Certificate of Insurance
(also known as Evidence of Insurance)
Credentialing
CRNA
CME
CEO
CVO - Credentials Verification Organization
DEA – Drug Enforcement Agency
DO
DNV - Det Norske Veritas
ECFMG – Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Enrollment
EPLS – Excluded Parties List System
(also known as SAM)
FACIS – Fraud and Abuse Control Information Center
FCVS - Federation Credentials Verification Service
FLEX – Federation Licensing Exam
FPPE – Focused Professional Practice Evaluation
FSMB – Federation of State Medical Boards
Fifth Pathway
GME – Graduate Medical Education
GSA – General Services Administration
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIPDB – Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank
HMO – Health Maintenance Organization
Limits of Liability
LIP – Licensed Independent Practitioner
Locum Tenens
Malpractice
Managed Care
MCO – Managed Care Organization
MD – Medical Doctor
MEC – Medical Executive Committee
NCQA – National Committee for Quality Assurance
Negligence
NP – Nurse Practitioner
NPDB – National Practitioner Data Bank
NPI – National Provider Identifier
OIG - Office of the Inspector Genera
OPPE – Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation
PA – Physician Assistant
PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Professional Liability Insurance
PSV – Primary Source Verification
Risk Management
RN – Registered Nurse
Secondary-Source Verification
The Joint Commission
UPIN - Unique Physician Identification Number
URAC – Utilization Review Accreditation Committee
USMLE – United States Medical Licensing Examination
