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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Data Reporting and Monitoring Webinar Series Glossary​

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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations


​​ ​Abbre​​viation​​​​
​Definition​
ADV
​Annual Dental Visit
ASC
​Accredited Standards Committee
​APL
All Plan Letter
BH
​Behavioral Health
BHIN
​Behavioral Health Information Notice
​BMA
​Base Model Average
CAP
​Correc​ti​ve Action Plan​
C.A.R.T.
Completeness, Accuracy, Reasonability, Timeliness​​
​CBAS
​Community Based Adult Services
​CCM
​Complex Care Management​ 
CDT
​Current Dental Terminology
CGs
​Companion Guides
​CIN
​Client Index Number
​​CLR
​Closed Loop Referral
CMs
​ Contract Managers
CMS
​Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
​​CoC
​Continuity of Care
CPE
​Certified Public Expenditure
CPT​
​Current Procedural Terminology 
DAD
​Data Analytics Division
​DCU
​Data Collection Unit
​DMC
​Dental Managed Care Plans
DMC-ODS
​Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Systems​
​DRMT
​Data Reasonability Measure Threshold
D-SNP
​Dual-Special Needs Plan
DQRU
​Data Quality Reporting Unit
​ECM/CS
​Enhanced Care Management / Community Supports
ECP
​Encounter Completeness Percentage
ED
​Encounter Data
EDI
​Electronic Data Interchange
​​EDIM
​Enterprise Data and Informaiton Management Division
EDIP
Encounter Data Improvement Program
​EDGPA
​Encounter Data Grade Point Average
​​EDSRF
​Encounter Data Submission Reconciliation Form
​​​EDQI
​​Encounter Data Quality Improvment
​EDQG
​Encounter Data Quality Grade
​EPM
​Enterprise Performance Monitoring
EVR
​Encounter Validation Response 
​​FQHC
​Federally Qualified Health Center
GMA
​GME Model Average
GME
​Gross Medical Expense
HCAI
​Health Care Access and Information
HCP
​Health Care Provider​
​HCPCS
​Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HIPAA
Health Insureance Portability and Accountablity Act​
HIMD
​Health Informaation Management Division
HPSA​
Health Professional Shortage Areas
​IBHPs
​Integrated Behavioral Health Plans
IGs
Implementation Guides​
​IHC
​Indian Helath Center
​IPA
Independent Physician Associations
​LTC
​Long Term Care
​JSON
​Java Script Object Notation
​MCP
​Managed Care Plan
​MCPAR CI
​Managed Care Program Annual Report Critical Incidents
​MCPD/PCPA
​Managed Care Program Data / Primary Care Provider Assignment
MCPs
​Medi-Cal Managed Care Providers
MCA​S
Managed Care Accountability Set
MCD
Medi-Cal Dental
​MCPD
Managed Care Provider Directory​​
​​MCQMD
​Managed Care Quality and Monitoring Division
MDC
​Monthly Data Checks
MEDS
​Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System​
​​MERs
​Medical Exemption Requests
​MHP
​Mental Hea​​lt​​h Plan
​MLTSS
​Managed Long Term Services and Supports
MMC
​Medicaid Mangaed Care
MIS/DSS
​Management Information System / Decision Support System
​MSRP
MCQMD Site Review Portal
MUA
Medically Underserved Areas
NACT
​Network Adequacy Certification Tool
NCPDP
​The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
​NDC
National Drug Codes
NPI
​National Provider Identifier
NPPES
​National Plan & Provider Enumeration System
OBA
Outcomes Based Assessment
PACES
​Post-Adjudicated Claim and Encounter System 
​PACE
​Programs for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly
​PCP
Primary Care Physician
​​PADs
​Physician Administered​ Drugs
​PDF
Plan Data Feed
PDRD
​Program Data Reporting Division
​PDSRF
​Production Data Submission Reconciliation Form
​PGDSRF
​Program Data Submission Reconciliation​ Form
PHM KPI
​Population Health Management Key Performance Indicators
​PNR
​Provider Network Report
QIMR
​Quarterly Implementation Monitoring Report​
​QMED
​Quality Measures for Encounter Data
QMPR
​Quarterly Monitoring Performance Report
​QMRT
​Quarterly Monitoring Response Template​
​RDT
​Rate Development Template
RHC
​Rural Health Clinic
​SCAN
​Senior Care Acttion Network
SCO
​State Controller's Office
SDC
​Semi-Annual Data Checks
​SDOs
​Standard Development Organizations
SDMC
​Short Doyle Medi-Cal
​SFTP
​Secure File ​​Transfer Protocol
SRF
​Submission Reconciliation Form​
SNCs
Safety Net Clinics
​SOGI
​Sexual Orientation/Gender Identification
TADT
​Timely Access Data Tool
TSC
Telephonic Service Center
T-MSIS
Transformed Medicaid ​Statistical Information System
TC
Testing Criteria
TFL-CH
Topical Fluoride for Children
TPL
Third Party Administrator
​UC-CART
Uniqueness,Consistency,Completeness,Accuracy,Reasonableness,Timeliness
​VRF
​​Validation Response File​
​​WCM
​Whole Child Model
​XSD
​XML Schema Definition







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