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Acronyms
AARP: American Association of Retired People
AE: Adverse Event
ADE: Adverse Drug Event
AHCPR: see AHRQ
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, formerly Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (AHCPR)
BBA: Balanced Budget Act
DRG: Diagnosis Related Group
ED: Emergency Department
JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
IOM: Institute of Medicine
LOS: Length of Stay
NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance
NPSF: National Patient Safety Foundation
RCA: Root Cause Analysis
TQM: Total Quality Management