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
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