| Acronym | Term | Category |
| C&P |
Compensation & Pension (DVA) |
General |
| C/BR |
Cost/Benefit Ratio |
General |
| C/BR |
Cost/Burden Reduction |
General |
| C/O |
Center or Office |
General |
| C/S |
Client/Server |
General |
| C/SPS |
Cost/Scheduling Performance System |
General |
| C:D |
Connect:Direct |
IT Organization |
| C2IW |
CAFM II Implementation Workgroup |
General |
| CA |
Certification Authority |
General |
| CA |
Change Administration |
General |
| CA |
Claims Analyst |
General |
| CA |
Competitive Advocate |
General |
| CAAS |
Certificate for Advisory & Assistance Services |
General |
| CAAS |
Contracted Advisory & Assistance Services |
General |
| CABBS |
Carrier Bulletin Board System |
General, Health Care |
| CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
Health Care |
| CABLE |
Combined A/B Local Eligibility |
General, Health Care |
| CABS |
Carrier Access Billing System |
General, Health Care |
| CABS |
Contractor Administrative Budget & Cost Reporting System |
General |
| CABWF |
Combined A/B Working File (also see CWF) |
General, Health Care |
| CAC |
Carrier Advisory Committee |
General, Health Care |
| CAC |
Categorical Assistance Code |
General |
| CAC |
Contractor Advisory Committee |
General |
| CACO |
Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer |
General |
| CAFM |
Contractor Administrative, Budget & Financial Management |
General |
| CAGE |
Contractor & Government Entity Code (formerly FSCM) |
General |
| CAH |
Critical Access Hospital |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CAHHS |
California Association of Hospitals & Health Systems |
General, Health Care |
| CAHP |
Consumer Assessment of Health Plan |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CAHPS |
Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CAHSA |
California Association of Home Services for the Aged |
General, Health Care |
| CALPERS |
California Public Employees Retirement System |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CALSO |
(Death Termination System (SSA)) |
General, Health Care |
| CAMP |
Carrier Accountability Monitoring Project |
General, Health Care |
| CAMS |
Customer Account Management System |
General |
| CAN |
Claim Account Number |
General, Health Care |
| CAN |
Common Accounting (or Account) Number |
General |
| CANDA |
Computer Assisted New Drug Applications |
General, Health Care |
| CAP |
Change Acceleration Process |
General |
| CAP |
Corrective Action Plan |
General |
| CAP |
community acquired pneumonia |
Health Care |
| CAP-REL |
Capital Related |
General |
| CAPI |
Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (software) |
General |
| CAPS |
Capitated Ambulatory Plan |
General, Health Care |
| CAPS |
Claims Automated Processing System (SSA MBR) |
General, Health Care |
| CAR |
Corrective Action Review |
General, Health Care |
| CAR |
Cost Accounting Report |
General |
| CARE |
Center for Analytical Review & Education |
General, Health Care |
| CARES |
Contractors Analysis & Reporting System |
General |
| CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
General, Health Care |
| CARRPR |
Carrier Payment Record |
General, Health Care |
| CAS |
Cost Accounting Standards |
General |
| CASB |
Cost Accounting Standards Board |
General |
| CASE |
Committee on Academic Science & Engineering Report |
General |
| CASE |
Computer Aided (or Assisted) Software Engineering |
General |
| CASE |
Computer Assisted Systems Engineering |
General, Health Care |
| CASF |
Carrier Alphabetic State File |
General, Health Care |
| CASL |
Competition Advocate Shopping List |
General |
| CASO |
(HI) Combine & Sort Operation |
General |
| CASPER |
Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, State |
| CASPRO |
Clinical Area Support PRO |
General, Health Care |
| CASR |
Contractor Audit & Settlement Report (System) |
General |
| CAST |
Carrier Alpha State Microfilm/Microfiche System |
General, Health Care |
| CAST |
Carrier Alpha State Tape |
General, Health Care |
| CAST |
Contractor Assessment Security Tool |
General |
| CASU |
Cooperative Administrative Support Program |
General |
| CAT |
Computerized Axial Tomography |
General |
| CAWR |
Combined Annual Wage Reporting |
General |
| CB |
Consolidated Billing |
General, Health Care |
| CB |
Cost Benefit |
General, Health Care |
| CBA |
Cost/Benefit Analysis |
General, Health Care |
| CBC |
Cipher Block Chaining |
General |
| CBC |
Center for Beneficiary Choices |
General, IT Organization |
| CBI |
Confidential Business Information |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CBO |
Congressional Budget Office |
General |
| CBR |
CASE Based Reasoning |
General |
| CBR |
Cost Based Reimbursement |
General, Health Care |
| CBS |
Current Beneficiary Survey (by OACT) |
General, Health Care |
| CBSR |
Cost Benefit Savings Report |
General, Health Care |
| CBSS |
Customer Billing Services System |
General, Health Care |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
General, IT Organization |
| CC |
Ceiling Cost |
General |
| CC |
Claims Control |
General, Health Care |
| CC |
Complication or Comorbidity |
General |
| CC |
Condition Code |
General, Health Care |
| CC |
Configuration Control |
General |
| CCA |
Catastrophic Coverage Act |
General, Health Care |
| CCA |
Child Care Association |
General, Health Care |
| CCB |
Change Control Board |
IT Organization |
| CCC |
Change Control Coordination |
General |
| CCC |
Civilian Conservation Corps |
General |
| CCC |
Comprehensive Care Center |
General |
| CCDR |
Contract Cost Data Report |
General |
| CCDRS |
Contract Cost Data Reporting System |
General |
| CCHCC |
Coordinating Center for Home & Community Care |
General, Health Care |
| CCI |
Correct Coding Initiative |
General |
| CCIP |
Chronic Care Improvement Programs |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CCITT |
Consultative Committee on International Telephone & Telegraph |
General, IT Organization |
| CCLR |
Claims Collection Litigation Report |
General, Health Care |
| CCM |
Common Cap Module |
General |
| CCN |
Carrier Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| CCN |
Claim Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| CCN |
Correspondence Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| CCO |
Claims Collection Officer |
General, Health Care |
| CCP |
Change Control Planning |
General |
| CCP |
Comprehensive Care Provider |
General, Health Care |
| CCP |
Coordinated Care Plans |
General, Health Care |
| CCP |
Comprehensive Compliance Program |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CCPR |
Coordinated Comprehensive Provider Review |
General |
| CCR |
Cost to Charge Ratio |
General |
| CCR |
Coverage Compliance Reviews |
General |
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CCRC |
Continuum of Care Residential Center |
General, Health Care |
| CCS |
Community Care Setting |
General, Health Care |
| CCS |
Contract Control System |
General |
| CCU |
(Carrier) Cost Containment Unit |
General, Health Care |
| CCUITT |
Consultive Committee on International Telegraphy & Telephony |
General |
| CD |
Civil Defense |
General |
| CD-RISC |
Clinically Detailed Risk Information System for Costs |
General |
| CDB |
(Carrier) Correspondence Database System |
General, Health Care |
| CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CDC |
Corporate Data Center |
General |
| CDE |
Core Data Element |
General |
| CDF |
Children's Defense Fund |
General |
| CDI |
Catastrophic Drug Insurance (Trust Fund) |
General, Health Care |
| CDM |
(Hospital) Charge Description Master (Files) |
General, Health Care |
| CDOC |
Covered Days of Care |
General, Health Care |
| CDP |
Computerized Decision Procedures |
General |
| CDR |
Continuing Disability Review |
General, Health Care |
| CDR |
Critical Design Review |
General |
| CDRG |
Children's Diagnosis Related Groups |
General, Health Care |
| CDRL |
Contract Data Requirements List |
General |
| CDRTS |
COMDISCO Disaster Recovery Services |
General |
| CDS |
Central Distribution System |
General |
| CDS |
Chain Directory System |
General |
| CDT |
Current Dental Terminology |
Health Care |
| CDW |
Collision Damage Waiver |
General |
| CDWOH |
Calendar Days Work on Hand |
General |
| CE |
Covered Entity |
Health Care |
| CEA |
Cost Effectiveness Analysis |
General |
| CEA |
Council of Economic Advisors |
General |
| CEB |
Contractor Efficiency Benchmark |
General |
| CEB |
Cost Efficiency Benchmark |
General |
| CEBMA |
Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturers Association |
General |
| CED |
Committee for Employees with Disabilities |
General, Health Care |
| CELIP |
Claim Expansion & Line Item Processing |
General, Health Care |
| CEMS |
CostEffectiveness Measurement System |
General |
| CER |
Capital Expenditure Review |
General |
| CER |
Combined Exchange Record (from the MBR) (nee URIC) |
General |
| CER |
Comprehensive Evaluation Report |
General |
| CER |
Cost Estimating Relationship |
General |
| CERT |
Comprehensive Error Rate Testing |
General |
| CES |
Cost Estimating System |
General |
| CES |
Credential Evaluation Service |
General, Health Care |
| CF |
Case Folder Control System |
General |
| CF |
Conversion Factor |
General |
| CFB |
Cipher Feedback |
General |
| CFE |
Contractor Furnished Equipment |
General |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
General |
| CFOA |
Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990 |
General |
| CFPP |
Contracting for Prepaid Plans |
General |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
General |
| CFSR |
Contract Funds Status Report |
General |
| CGMP |
Current Good Manufacturing Practice |
General |
| CHA |
Catholic Health Association |
General, Health Care |
| CHA |
County Health Authorities |
General |
| CHAFF |
Change of Address System (MBR) |
General |
| CHAIN |
Chain Provider Director System |
General, Health Care |
| CHAMPUS |
Civilian Health & Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services (Now TRI-CARE) |
General, Health Care |
| CHAMPVA |
Civilian Health & Medical Program of the Veterans Administration |
General, Health Care |
| CHAP |
Child Health Assurance Program |
General, Health Care |
| CHAP |
Community Health Accreditation Program |
General, Health Care |
| CHAPS |
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey |
General, Health Care |
| CHBI |
Commission on Health Benefits & Integration |
General, Health Care |
| CHC |
Community Health Center |
General, Health Care |
| CHC |
Comprehensive Health Center |
General, Health Care |
| CHC |
Continuous Home Care |
General, Health Care |
| CHCC |
Center for Hospital & Community Care |
General, Health Care |
| CHCL |
Center for Health Care Law |
General, Health Care |
| CHDR |
Center for Health Dispute Resolution |
General, Health Care |
| CHDS |
(National) Charge Distribution System |
General |
| CHER |
Center of Health Economics Research (aka HERI) |
General, Health Care |
| CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
General, IT Organization |
| CHHA |
Certified Home Health Agency |
General, Health Care |
| CHHC |
Continuous Home Health Care |
General, Health Care |
| CHI |
Catastrophic Health Insurance |
General, Health Care |
| CHICN |
HI Enrollment Cards Operation (HECHICN) |
General, Health Care |
| CHICO |
Combined Health Insurance & Checkwriting Operations |
General, Health Care |
| CHIM |
Center for Healthcare Information Management |
General, Health Care |
| CHIME |
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives |
Health Care |
| CHIP |
Catastrophic Health Care Program |
General, Health Care |
| CHIP |
Child Health Insurance Program |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CHMSA |
Critical Health Manpower Shortage Area |
General, Health Care |
| CHN |
Community Health Network |
General, Health Care |
| CHO |
Community Health Organization |
General, Health Care |
| CHOW |
Change of Ownership |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CI |
Catastrophic Indicator |
General, Health Care |
| CI |
Configuration Identification |
General |
| CI |
Configuration Item |
General |
| CI |
Control Interval |
General |
| CIA |
Commercial Industrial Activity (also GCIA) |
General |
| CIADV |
Carrier/Intermediary Advance Notice |
General, Health Care |
| CICA |
Competition in Contracting Act (1984) |
General |
| CICG |
Critical Infrastructure Coordination Group |
General |
| CICO |
Commercial Industrial Control Officer |
General |
| CICS |
Customer Information Control System (replaces SSADARS) |
General |
| CID |
Commercial Item Description |
General |
| CIEP |
Contractor Inspection & Evaluation Program |
General |
| CIM |
Corporate Information Management |
General |
| CIM |
Coverage Issues Manual |
General, Health Care |
| CIMS |
Case Investigation Management System |
General |
| CIN |
Common Identification Number |
General |
| CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
General |
| CIP |
Claims In Process |
General, Health Care |
| CIP |
Competitive Incentive Program |
General |
| CIP |
Continuous Improvement Process Program |
General |
| CIP |
Customer Initiated Payments |
General |
| CIPS |
(FRC) Center Information Processing System |
General |
| CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computing |
General |
| CISTR |
Correspondence Image Storage, Transmission & Retrieval |
General |
| CITIC |
Consolidated Information Technology Infrastructure Contract |
General |
| CKD |
Count Key Data |
General |
| CKM |
Constructive Key Management |
General |
| CLAIM |
Community Leaders Assisting the ICA (Insurance Counseling Assistance) in Missouri |
General |
| CLCCP |
Comprehensive Limiting Charge Compliance Program |
General |
| CLFS |
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule |
General, Health Care |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (of 1965) (Amendments 1988) |
General, Health Care |
| CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Interstate Act (or Amendments) |
General, Health Care |
| CLM |
Current Logical Model |
General |
| CLMA |
Clinical Laboratory Management Association |
General, Health Care |
| CLOE |
(Carrier) Claims Only Entry System |
General, Health Care |
| CLT |
Certified Lab Technician |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CLUW |
Coalition of Labor Union Women |
General |
| CM |
Complexity Metrics |
General |
| CM |
Configuration Management |
General |
| CM |
Configuration Manual |
General |
| CMA |
Contract Management Action |
General |
| CMA |
Current Month Accrual |
General |
| CMD |
Carrier Medical Director |
General, Health Care |
| CMD |
Contractor Medical Directors |
General, Health Care |
| CMFMRA |
Consolidated Master File of Military Retirees & Annuitants |
General |
| CMG |
Case Mix Group |
General |
| CMG |
Computer Measurement Group |
General |
| CMG |
Contractor Management Group |
General |
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Center (or Clinic) |
General, Health Care |
| CMHS |
Continuous Medical (or Medicare) History Sample (or Study) |
General, Health Care |
| CMI |
Case Mix Index |
General |
| CMIS |
Communications Management Information System |
General |
| CMM |
Capability Maturity Model |
General, Health Care |
| CMN |
Certified Medical Necessity |
General, Health Care |
| CMP |
Capacity Management Program |
General |
| CMP |
Career Management Program |
General |
| CMP |
Change Management Process |
General |
| CMP |
Civil Monetary Penalty |
General |
| CMP |
Competitive Medical Plan (under TEFRA) |
General, Health Care |
| CMP |
Comprehensive Medical Plan |
General, Health Care |
| CMP |
Configuration Management Plan |
General |
| CMP |
Competitive Medical Plan |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CMP-EIS |
CMP Executive Information System |
General |
| CMPL |
Civil Monetary Penalty Law |
General |
| CMPL |
Civil Monetary Penalty Liability |
General |
| CMPTS |
Civil Monitory Penalty Tracking System |
General |
| CMR |
Comprehensive Medical Review |
General, Health Care |
| CMRI |
California Medical Review, Inc. |
General, Health Care |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HCFA prior to July 1, 2001) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CMSA |
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area |
General |
| CMSS |
Council of Medical Specialty Societies |
General, Health Care |
| CMTI |
Customized Claims System Identifier |
General |
| CN |
Claim Number (also C/N) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CNACO |
Community Nursing & Ambulatory Care Organization |
General, Health Care |
| CNBC |
Congress of National Black Churches |
General |
| CNH |
Community Nursing Home |
General, Health Care |
| CNPB |
Clean NonPIP Bills |
General, Health Care |
| CNV |
Conversion Phase |
General |
| CO |
Central Office |
General, Health Care |
| CO |
Change Order |
General |
| CO |
Coinsurance |
General, Health Care |
| CO |
Contract Officer |
General, Health Care |
| CO |
Control Officer |
General |
| COA |
Change of Address |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| COB |
Close of Business |
General, Health Care |
| COB |
Coordination of Benefits |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| COB |
Coordination of Benefit |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| COBA |
Coordination of Benefits Agreement |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| COBC |
Coordination of Benefits Contractor |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (of 1985) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| COC |
Certificate of Competency |
General |
| COCA |
Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation |
General, IT Organization |
| COF |
Carrier Option File |
General, Health Care |
| COFFE |
Council of Former Federal Employees |
General |
| COG |
Continuity of Government |
General |
| COGME |
Council On Graduate Medical Education |
General |
| COI |
Certificate of Indebtedness |
General |
| COI |
Change of Intermediaries |
General, Health Care |
| COM |
Centralized Office Minicomputer |
General |
| COM |
Computer Output Microfilm |
General |
| COM |
Current Operating Month |
General |
| COMPAS |
COMDISCO Plan Automation System |
General |
| COMSEC |
Communication Security |
General |
| CON |
Certificate of Need |
General |
| CONOPS |
Concept of Operations |
General |
| CONUS |
Continual U.S. (48 Contiguous states & DC, aka: CONTERMINOUS U.S.) |
General |
| COO |
Chief of Operations |
General |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
General |
| COOP |
Continuity of Operation Plan |
General |
| COP |
Concept of Operations Papers |
General |
| COP |
Conditions of Participation |
General, Health Care |
| COP |
Continuation of Pay |
General |
| COPC |
Community Oriented Primary Care |
General, Health Care |
| COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
General, Health Care |
| COPES |
Community Options Program Entry System |
General |
| CORC |
Carrier of Record Control |
General, Health Care |
| CORF |
Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
General, Health Care |
| CORTS |
Calculation of Overpayment Recovery Timeliness System |
General, Health Care |
| COT |
Chain of Trust |
Health Care |
| COTF |
Chain Organization Task Force |
General |
| COTR |
Contract Officer's Technical Representative |
General, Health Care |
| COWAPS |
Council on Wage & Price Stability |
General |
| CP |
Claims Processing |
General, Health Care |
| CP |
Contractor Profiles |
General |
| CP/M |
Control Program for Microprocessors |
General |
| CPA |
Cost Plus Award |
General, Health Care |
| CPAF |
Cost Plus Award Fee |
General, Health Care |
| CPAP |
Common Provider Audit Program |
General, Health Care |
| CPAP |
Continuous positive airway pressure |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CPAS |
Claims Processing Assessment System |
General, Health Care |
| CPCM |
Certified Professional Contract Manager |
General |
| CPD |
Competitive Pricing Demonstration |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| CPD |
Cost Per Discharge |
General, Health Care |
| CPDA |
Current Premium Due Amount |
General, Health Care |
| CPDAH |
CPDA Hospital Insurance |
General, Health Care |
| CPE |
Certified Public Expenditures |
General |
| CPE |
Contractor Performance Evaluation |
General |
| CPEP |
Contractor Performance Evaluation Program (or Profile) |
General |
| CPFA |
Cost Plus Fee Award |
General, Health Care |
| CPFF |
Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
General, Health Care |
| CPHA |
Commission on Professional Hospital Activities |
General, Health Care |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
General |
| CPI |
Coverage Period Indicator |
General |
| CPI-PD |
Consumer Price Index for Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CPI-U |
Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas |
General |
| CPIC |
Certification Package for Internal Controls |
General |
| CPIF |
Cost Plus Incentive Fee |
General |
| CPM |
Claims Processing Manual |
General, Health Care |
| CPM |
Clinical Performance Measure |
General, Health Care |
| CPM |
Contractor Performance Management (Module) |
General, Health Care |
| CPM |
Critical Path Method |
General |
| CPM |
Current Payment Month |
IT Organization |
| CPM/EIS |
Contractor Performance Management / Enterprise Information System |
General, Health Care |
| CPMD |
Continuous Passive Motion Device |
General |
| CPO |
Care Plan Oversight |
General, Health Care |
| CPO |
Chief of Purchasing Office |
General |
| CPPC |
Cost Plus Percentage of Cost |
General, Health Care |
| CPQC |
Claims Processing Quality Control |
General, Health Care |
| CPR |
Comparative Performance Report |
General |
| CPR |
Computerized Patient Record |
General, Health Care |
| CPR |
Contractor Performance Report |
General |
| CPR |
Cost Performance Report |
General |
| CPR |
Customary, Prevailing & Reasonable (Charge) |
General |
| CPRI |
Computer-based Patient Record Institute |
Health Care |
| CPRS |
Contractor Performance Reporting System |
General |
| CPS |
Center for Policy Studies |
General |
| CPS |
Classified Position System |
General |
| CPS |
Critical Payment System |
General, Health Care |
| CPSC |
Consumer Products Safety Commission |
General, Health Care |
| CPSR |
Contractor Purchasing (or Procurement) System Review |
General |
| CPT |
Claims Processing Timeliness |
General, Health Care |
| CPT |
Common Procedural Terminology |
General, Health Care |
| CPT |
Cost Per Treatment |
General, Health Care |
| CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
General, Health Care |
| CPT-4 |
Current Procedural Terminology, Version 4 |
General, Health Care |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
General |
| CPV |
Cost Per Visit |
General, Health Care |
| CQAS |
Carrier Quality Assurance System (now Part B QAS) |
General, Health Care |
| CQI |
Continuous Quality Improvement |
General, Health Care |
| CQMR |
Carrier Quarterly Medical Review |
General, Health Care |
| CR |
Change Request |
General |
| CR |
Continuing Resolution |
General, Health Care |
| CR |
Cost Report |
General |
| CR |
Cross Reference |
General |
| CRAG |
Contractor Risk Assessment Guide |
General |
| CRAH |
Change Request Approval History |
General |
| CRAM |
Cross Region Access Method |
General |
| CRB |
Change Review Board |
General, Health Care |
| CRC |
Capital Related Costs |
General |
| CRC |
Career Resource Center |
General |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
General |
| CRCC |
Compensation Related Customary Charges |
General |
| CRD |
Chronic Renal Disease (aka: ESRD (preferred)) |
General, Health Care |
| CREP |
Cost Report Evaluation Program |
General |
| CRESUS |
Cost Report Evaluation System subsystem |
General |
| CRF |
Change Request Form |
General |
| CRG |
Carrier Representative Group |
General, Health Care |
| CRI |
Client Record Index |
General |
| CRI |
Controlled Rate of Increase |
General |
| CRIPA |
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act |
General |
| CRLE |
Cost Reimbursement Level of Effort |
General, Health Care |
| CROWD |
Contractor Reporting of Operational & Workload Data |
General |
| CRP |
Common Rules Processor |
General |
| CRP |
Consolidated Review Program |
General |
| CRS |
Congressional Reporting System |
General |
| CRS |
Congressional Research Service |
General |
| CRSL |
Cost Report Settlement Log |
General |
| CRTS |
Cuff Records Tracking System |
General |
| CRVR |
Catastrophic Repeal Validation Review |
General |
| CRVS |
California Relative Value Study |
General |
| CRWH |
Change Request Work History |
General |
| CS |
Claims Services |
General, Health Care |
| CS |
Covered Services |
General, Health Care |
| CS |
Abbreviation for Customer Service |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CSA |
Computer Security Act of 1987 |
General, IT Organization |
| CSA |
Cross Service Agreement |
General |
| CSAMS |
Customer Service Assessment & Management System |
General |
| CSAP |
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
General, Health Care |
| CSAT |
Computer Security Awareness Training |
General, IT Organization |
| CSC |
Customer Service Center |
General |
| CSCC |
Customer Service Call Center (nee SPOC, now CSC Customer Service Center) |
General |
| CSD |
Customer Service Desk |
General |
| CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
General |
| CSI |
Computer Security Institute |
General, IT Organization |
| CSIRC |
Computer Security Incident Response Capability |
General, IT Organization |
| CSMI |
Corporate Storage Management Initiative |
General |
| CSMM |
Customer Support for Medicare Modernization |
IT Organization |
| CSO |
Community Service Offices |
General |
| CSO |
Customer Service Order |
General |
| CSOT |
Customer Service Outstation Team (also OCST) |
General |
| CSP |
Certified Systems Professional |
General, IT Organization |
| CSP |
Customer Service Plan |
General |
| CSP |
Customer Service Program |
General |
| CSR |
Core Security Requirements |
General, IT Organization |
| CSR |
Customer Service Record |
General |
| CSR |
Customer Service Representative |
General |
| CSR |
Customer Service Request |
General |
| CSR |
Abbreviation for Customer Service Representative |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| CSRA |
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 |
General |
| CSRS |
Civil Service Retirement System |
General |
| CSSP |
Computer Systems Security Plan |
General, IT Organization |
| CSSR |
Communications System Segment Replacement |
General, IT Organization |
| CSSR |
Cost Schedule Status Report |
General |
| CST |
Consumer Service Team |
General |
| CSTE |
Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists |
General, Health Care |
| CSTP |
Carrier System Testing Project (or Program) |
General, Health Care |
| CTC |
Certified Transplant Center |
General, Health Care |
| CTMP |
Contractor Task Management Plan |
General |
| CTR |
Contingency Plan Report |
General |
| CTS |
Clear To Send |
General |
| CTS |
Contracts Tracking System |
General |
| CUI |
Customer User Interface |
General, IT Organization |
| CVA |
Current View Area |
General |
| CVE |
Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures |
General |
| CVF |
Current Value of Funds |
General |
| CWF |
Common Working File (see NCHS) |
General, Health Care |
| CWF/MSP |
Common Working File / Medicare Secondary Payer |
General, Health Care |
| CWFA |
Common Working File Part A |
General, Health Care |
| CWFB |
Common Working File Part B |
General, Health Care |
| CWFDOCO |
Common Working File Documentation File |
General, Health Care |
| CWFHPEP |
Common Working File Host Performance Evaluation Program |
General, Health Care |
| CWFINFOBASE |
Common Working File Information Database |
General, Health Care |
| CWFM |
Common Working File Maintenance |
General, Health Care |
| CWFM/IV&V |
Common Working File Maintenance / Independent Verification & Validation |
General, Health Care |
| CWFMC |
Common Working File Maintenance Contractor |
General, Health Care |
| CWFMQA |
CWF Medicare Quality Assurance System |
General, Health Care |
| CWFQAS |
Common Working File Quality Assurance System |
General, Health Care |
| CWRS |
Contractor Workload Reporting System |
General |
| CWS |
Compressed Work Schedule |
General |
| CWS |
Contractor Workload System |
General |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
General |
| CY |
Critical Year |
General |