Acronyms

Glossary

An acronym is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the major parts of a compound term. This list explains acronyms found on the cms.hhs.gov web site and other acronyms that are commonly used. This list is not a legal document. Select one of the following letters to view the list of acronyms that begins with that letter.

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Glossary and Acronyms
Acronym Term
GAO (U.S.) General Accounting Office
MMS (U.S.) Minerals Management Service
PTO (U.S.) Patent &Trademark Office
REA (U.S.) Rural Electrification Administration
SEC (U.S.) Securities & Exchange Commission
ZIP+4 9 digit ZIP Code Plan
508
508 Compliance 
 CMS is also bound to producing what’s called 508 compliant applications. Julie Shadoan is the CMS voice you will here when this topic comes up. This link addresses CMS 508 process:http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html.  On the left side there is a “Verification Process . . .” link that goes into more detail about how CMS verifies our applications are 508 compliant.
IRS Reporting
IRS Reporting (1095 Reporting)
Exchange of data with the IRS thru the DSH. This reporting is send monthly & annually forFFM & only monthly forSHOP.
AADA Abbreviated Antibiotic Drug Application
MAFDUP Abbreviated MBR File in MAFDUDE Operation