Exam Abbreviations Flashcards
AAFP
American Academy of Family Physicians
ABMS
American Board of Medical Specialties
ACCME
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
ACGME
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ACEhp
Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Profession
ACOG
American College of Obstetricians andGynecologists
ACP
American College of Physicians
AdvaMed
Advanced Medical Technology Association
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA
AMA American Medical Association
AMA PRA
American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award
AOA
American Osteopathic Association
APA
American Psychiatric Association AND American Psychological Association
CMSS
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
CQI
Continuous Quality Improvement
FSMB
Federation of State Medical Boards
HEDIS
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
IOM
Institute of Medicine
JCEHP
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
MECC
Medical Education and Communication Company
NBME
National Board of Medical Examiners
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant
PhRMA
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
PI (not principal investigator)
Performance/Practice Improvement
QA
Quality Assuranc
QIO
Quality Improvement Organization
SACME
Society for Academic CME
SIIACE
Standard for Integrity and Independent in Accredited Continuing Education
ACPE
accreditation council for parmacy education (includes continuing Ed)