Medicare Beneficiary Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. HIB
   Hospital Insurance Benefits
2. HIC
   Health Insurance Claim number used by CMS
3. HIPAA
   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
4. HIPPA
   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
5. HIPPS
   Health Insurance Prospective Payment System
6. HIS
   Indian Health Service
7. HRA
   Health Reimbursement Account
8. HRSA
   U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
9. HSA
   Health Savings Account
10. IADL
    Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
11. IADLS
    Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
12. ICFMR
    Intermediate Care Facilities for The Mentally Retarded
13. IDIQ
    Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quantity
14. IEP
    Initial Enrollment Period
15. IHS
    Indian Health Service
16. INSALUD
    National Institute of Health
17. IRE
    Independent Review Entity
18. JCAHCO
    Joint Commission on Accreditation of 477 Organizations
19. JCAHO
    Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Organizations
20. KDOQI
    National Kidney Foundation

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