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