Medicare Acronyms

Rural Health Clinics (RHC)

Federally Qualified Health Clinics (FQHC)

End Stage Renal Dialysis (ESRD)

Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicare benefits

2010Contractors

•QIO –Quality Improvement Organizations

•COBC –Coordination of Benefits Contractor

•QIC –Qualified Independent Contractor

•WIC –Western Integrity Center

•CERT –Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor

•RAC –Recovery Audit Contractor