MEDDIC-MS: Key Words & Acronyms

 

March / April 2005

MEDDIC-MS


Key Words & Acronyms

AFDC   Aid to Families with Dependent Children

BadgerCare   Wisconsin’s SCHIP program

BMHCP   Bureau of Managed Health Care Programs

CAHPS®   Consumer Assessment of Health Plans, a standardized enrollee satisfaction survey

CSHCN   Children with Special Health Care Needs

DHCF   Division of Health Care Financing

DHFS   Department of Health and Family Services

Encounter Data   Record of each service provided to enrollees submitted to the state by HMOs

HIPAA   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HPV   Human Papilloma Virus, an infection associated with development of cervical cancer

HS   Healthy Start

Hybrid Method   Data extraction for performance measurement using both medical record review and claims/encounter administrative data

Independent Care   iCare, the state’s managed care program for SSI eligible individuals in Milwaukee County

IOM   Institute of Medicine

MEDDIC-MS   Medicaid Encounter Data Driven Improvement Core Measure Set

MEDDIC-MS SSI   Medicaid Encounter Data Driven Improvement Core Measure Set for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

MEDDIC-MS CSHCN   Medicaid Encounter Data Driven Improvement Core Measure Set for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Rapid Cycle   Measures able to be reported in 182 days of the last date of service to be included in the measurement

SCHIP   State Children’s Health Insurance Program

TANF   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families