List of Commonly Used Acronyms

70 – List of Commonly Used Acronyms (Rev. 11133, Issued:11-30-21, Effective: 10-01-21, Implementation: 12-31-21) Acronym Definition A/B Medicare Part A / B AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AO Authorizing Official AP Account Payable A&R Audit & Reimbursement AR Account Receivable AIFMA Associate IFM Administrator ARS Acceptable Risk Safeguards ART Analytical, Reporting, & Tracking ATO Authority to Operate BCRC Benefit Coordination & Recovery Center BDS Beneficiary Data Streamlining BPSSM Business Partners Systems Security Manual CAP Corrective Action Plan CERT Comprehensive Error Rate Testing CET Continuing Education and Training CFACTS CMS FISMA Controls Tracking System CFO Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 CMBRW Contractor’s Monthly Bank Reconciliation Worksheet CMD Contractor Medical Directors CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CNC Currently Not Collectible COR Contracting Officer Representative CPA Certified Public Accountant CPE Contractor Performance Evaluation CPIC Certification Package for Internal Controls CR Change Request CRAF Collection Reconciliation Acknowledgement Forms CRC Commercial Repayment Center CUECs Complementary User Entity Controls CWF Common Working File DCS Debt Collection System DD Day/Date Number (01 – 31) DME Durable Medical Equipment DPNA Denial of Payment for New Admissions DPP Duplicate Primary Payment ECRS Electronic Correspondence Referral System EDC Enterprise Data Center EDS Electronic Data System EOB Explanation of Benefits Acronym Definition ERM Enterprise Risk Management ERS Extended Repayment Schedule FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FISMA Federal Information Security Management FISS Fiscal Intermediary Standard System FM Financial Management FMFIA Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982 FPLP Federal Payment Levy Program FR Financial Reporting FY Fiscal Year GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAO Government Accountability Office GHP Group Health Plan(s) GSS General Support System HHS The US Department of Health and Human Services HIGLAS Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ICOFR Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting ICS Internal Control Standards ID Identifier IFM Innovation & Financial Management Group IOM Internet Only Manual IPRS Improper Payment Reduction Strategy IRL Intent to Refer Letters IRS Internal Revenue Service ISPG Information Security and Privacy Group IT Information Technology ITR Intent to Refer IUR Informational Unsolicited Response JOA Joint Operating Agreement MAC Medicare Administrative Contractor MBES Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System MCS Multi-Carrier System MD Maryland MM Month Number (01 – 12) MMA Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 MR Medical Review MW Material Weakness MSP Medicare Secondary Payer MSPPAY Medicare Secondary Payer Payment Module MSPRC Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor MSR Monthly Status Report NARA National Archives and Records Administration NPR Notices of Program Reimbursement Acronym Definition NVA/ST Network Vulnerability Assessment / Security Testing OGC Office of General Counsel OIG Office of Inspector General OMB Office of Management and Budget PDAC Pricing, Data Analysis, and Coding PIM Program Integrity Manual POA&M Plan of Action and Milestone POC Point of Contact POE Provider Outreach and Education PRRB Provider Reimbursement Review Board PTS Provider Tracking System Pub Publication QIO Quality Improvement Organization RA Remittance Advice RO Regional Office RAC Recovery Audit Contractor RCA Root Cause Analysis RDS Retiree Drug Subsidy RMH Risk Management Handbook RRB Railroad Retirement Board RTA Returned to Agency SA&A Security Assessment and Authorization SAR Strategy Analysis Report SD Significant Deficiency SDLC System Development Life Cycle SMAC Specialty Medicare Administrative Contractor SOW Statements of Work SSAE 18 Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 18 SSM Shared System Maintainer SSP System Security Plan STAR System Tracking for Audit and Reimbursement STC Single Testing Contractor TDL Technical Direction Letter TOP Treasury Offset Program TROR Treasury Report on Receivables UDR Uniform Desk Review UPIC Unified Program Integrity Contractor(s) USGAO United States General Accounting Office VDC Virtual Data Center VMS Viable Medicare System VP Vice President XLC eXpedited Life Cycle 20YY Year Number (e.g. 2019, 2020, 2021, etc.) ZPIC Zone Program Integrity Contractor(s) End Section 70 – List of Commonly Used Acronyms: Back to Table of Contents