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Common Acronyms/Terms on the Medical Home Web site
AAFP..............American Academy of Family Physicians
AAP................American Academy of Pediatrics
ADA...............Americans with Disabilities Act
CATCH...........Community Access to Child Health
CCM..............Chronic Condition Management
CME...............Continuing Medical Education
CPT...............Current Procedural Terminology
CSHCN..........Children with Special Health Care Needs
EHDI..............Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
EHR................Electronic Health Record
EMR................Electronic Medical Record
EPSDT............Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, & Treatment
HP 2010..........Healthy People 2010
IDEA..............Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP.................Individualized Education Program
IFSP...............Individual Family Service Plan
MCHB.............Maternal and Child Health Bureau
QI..................Quality Improvement
SCHIP............State Children's Health Insurance Program
SSI................Supplemental Security Income

Acronym List of commonly used terms for CSHCN. Developed by the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center.

Glossary Financing and Reimbursement Strategies in Managed Care, a glossary for consumers. Developed by the National Center on Financing for CSHCN, a cooperative agreement with MCHB and ICHP.

Glossary of definitions and terms found on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) web site.

Last Updated July 7, 2008

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