ACI=Advancing Care Information
APM=Advanced Alternative Payment Models
ARRA=American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
CEHRT=Certified EHR Technology
CMS=Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), within HHS (Department of Health & Human Services)
EHR= electronic Health Record
EMR= electronic Medical Record
HIE=Health Information Exchange
HIPAA=Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HITECH=Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
MACRA=Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
MIPS= Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
MU=Meaningful Use (Medicare EHR Incentive Program)
ONC=Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
PHR= personal health record
PI=Promoting Interoperability
PQRS=Physician Quality Reporting Program/System
REC=Regional Extension Center
VBPM= Value Based Payment Modifier