Take October's CMS OIT Acronym Quiz!

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1. What does the acronym UCM stand for?
   1. Unified Coordination Matrix
   2. Unified Case Management System
   3. User Case Manufacturing
   4. User Content Management
2. What is the acronym for a mainframe data center that host the shared system?
   1. Virtual Data Center (VDC)
   2. Inpatient Prospective Patient System (IPPS)
   3. System of Record (SOR)
   4. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
3. What does the acronym UX (User Experience) mean?
   1. A junction between a user and a company’s program. 
   2. The last phase of the software testing process. 
   3. A type of contract that identifies a group of potential contractors who are eligible to do work on a larger project when a task order is provided. 
   4. All aspects of the end user’s interaction with the company, its services and its products.
4. What does SOA stand for?
   1. Standard Operating Acceptance
   2. Service-Oriented Architectural Platform
   3. System of Architecture
   4. Shared Organization Ability 
5. What is the meaning of CBSA (Core-Based Statistical Areas)?
   1. This occurs when it is determined a claim does not contain all the information to process the claim in the “edits” phase of the claim processing stage. 
   2. A core aspect of how Medicare will pay for a service provided. 
   3. The codes used to determine the 112 localities used in the physician fee schedule.
   4. A legacy way mainframe systems store and retrieve data. 

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CMS Acronym Quiz Answers

1. What does the acronym UCM stand for?
   1. Unified Coordination Matrix
   2. Unified Case Management System
   3. User Case Manufacturing
   4. User Content Management

ANSWER: Unified Case Management System

2. What is the acronym for a mainframe data center that host the shared system?
   1. Virtual Data Center (VDC)
   2. Inpatient Prospective Patient System (IPPS)
   3. System of Record (SOR)
   4. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

ANSWER: Virtual Data Center (VDC)

3. What does the acronym UX (User Experience) mean?
   1. A junction between a user and a company’s program. 
   2. The last phase of the software testing process. 
   3. A type of contract that identifies a group of potential contractors who are eligible to do work on a larger project when a task order is provided. 
   4. All aspects of the end user’s interaction with the company, its services and its products.

ANSWER: All aspects of the end user’s interaction with the company, its services and its products.

4. What does SOA stand for?
   1. Standard Operating Acceptance
   2. Service-Oriented Architectural Platform
   3. System of Architecture
   4. Shared Organization Ability 

ANSWER: Service-Oriented Architectural Platform

5. What is the meaning of CBSA (Core-Based Statistical Areas)?
   1. This occurs when it is determined a claim does not contain all the information to process the claim in the “edits” phase of the claim processing stage. 
   2. A core aspect of how Medicare will pay for a service provided. 
   3. The codes used to determine the 112 localities used in the physician fee schedule.
   4. A legacy way mainframe systems store and retrieve data. 

ANSWER: The codes used to determine the 112 localities used in the physician fee schedule.