After receiving a few requests, here is the HR Tech acronym list mentioned in our previous post. Please leave us a comment if you have some that haven’t made our list.
Human Resources Technology Acronyms
AA Affirmative Action
AAW Actively At Work
ACA Affordable Care Act
ACO Accountable Care Organization
AD&D Accidental Death & Dismemberment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AHO Accountable Health Organization
API Applicant Programming Interface
APTC Advanceable Premium Tax Credit
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Stimulus Bill”)
ASO Administrative Services Outsourcing
ATS Applicant Tracking System
AV Actuarial Values
BA Benefits Administration
BAA Business Associate Agreement
BAFO Best and Final Offer
BARS Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale
BBOP Broad-Based Option Plan
BFOQ Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
BHP Basic Health Plan
BOS Behavior Observation Scale
BPO Business Process Outsourcing
BSC Balanced Scorecard
BTA Business Travel Accident
CAD Coronary Artery Disease
CCP Certified Compensation Professional
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDHP Consumer Driven/Directed Health Plan
CEBS Certified Employee Benefits Specialist
CHF Congestive Heart Failure
CHIP Children’s Health Insurance Program, enacted 1977
CHIPRA Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
CLASS Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (Long-term care program with HCR)
CMS Compensation Management Specialist
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA Cost-Of-Living Adjustment
COO Conflict of Operations (document)
CO-OP Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPP Certified Payroll Professional
C Suite Executives, i.e. CEO, CFO, COO, etc.
CYA Cover Your A$$
DHMO Dental Health Maintenance Organization
DMO Dental Health Maintenance Organization
DOD Department of Defense
DOL Department of Labor
DOT Dictionary of Occupational Titles
EAP Employee Assistance Program
ECP Essential Community Provider
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EE Employee
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EHB Essential Health Benefits
EHBP Essential Health Benefits Package
EHR Electronic Health Record
EIN Employer Identification Number- (FEIN, used in regards to Tax-filing)
EOB Explanation of Benefits
EOI Evidence of Insurability
EPO Exclusive Provider Organization
ER Employer
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESI Employer Sponsored Insurance
ESOP Employee Stock Ownership Plan
FEHBP Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
FFS Fee-For-Service
FLEX (related to flexible spending accounts)
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA Family Medical Leave Act
FMAP Federal Medical Assistance Percentage
FPL Federal Poverty Level
FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center
FR Federal Register
FSA Flexible Spending Account
FT Full Time
FTE Full-Time Employee
FTE Full-Time Equivalent
GBA Group Benefits Associate
GF Grandfathered Health Plan
GL General Ledger
GPHR Global Professional in HR
HCM Human Capital Management
HCR Health Care Reform
HDHP High Deductible Health Plans
HeROEs Human Resources Outsourcing Experts
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HI Health Information
HIA Health Insurance Associate
HIE or HIX Health Insurance Exchange
HILO High Impact Learning Organization
HIM Health Insurance Marketplace
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIT Health Insurance Tax
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HMU Hit Me Up
HPWS High Performance Work System
HR Human Resources
HRA Health Reimbursement Arrangement(s)
HRIS Human Resource Information System
HRM Human Resource Management
HRMS Human Resources Management System
HRO Human Resources Outsourcers
HRP High Risk Pools
HRP Human Resources Planning
HRSA Federal Health Resources and Services Administration
HSA Health Savings Account
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade
IDI Individual Disability Insurance
IFR Interim Final Rule
IHRIM International Human Resources Information Management
IIHI Individually Identifiable Health Information
ILO International Labor Organization
IRA Individual Retirement Account
IRO Independent Review Organizations
KPI Key Performance Indicator (contract negotiation)
KSA Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (job specification)
LFA Lockton Financial Advisors
LIA Lockton Investment Advisors
LOA Leave of Absence
LOI Letter of Intent
LTD Long Term Disability
LMS Learning Management System
MA Medicare Advantage
MAGI Modified Adjusted Gross Income
MAP Manager Access Point
MBO Management By Objectives
MCO Managed Care Organization
MEC Minimum Care Organization
MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
MIS Management Information System
MNC Multinational Corporation
MLR Medical Loss Ratios
MSA Managed Savings Account
MV Minimum Value
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NEO New Employee Orientation
NH New Hire
NPV Net Present Value
OFCCP Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program
OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Act
OOA Out of Area
OE Open Enrollment (for benefits)
OEP Open Enrollment Period
OTC Over The Counter (drugs)
PAQ Position Analysis Questionnaire
PBGC Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PCA Personal Care Accounts
PCOR Patient Centered Outcomes Research
PCP Primary Care Physician
PEO Professional Employer Organization
PEPM Per Employee Per Month
PEEPM Per Eligible Employee Per Month
PG Performance Guarantee (contract negotiation)
PHI Protected Health Information
PHR Professional in Human Resources
PIP Performance Improvement Plan
PMP Project Management Professional
PMPM Per Member Per Month
PO Purchase Order
POS Point of Service
PPA Pension Protection Act
PPACA Patient Protection Accountable Care Act (Health Care Reform/ObamaCare)
PPO Preferred Provider Organization
PPPM Per Participant Per Month
PT Part Time
PTC Premium Tax Credit
PTE Part-Time Employee
PTO Paid Time-Off
QHP Qualified Health Plan
QMCSO Qualified Medical Child Support Order
QPFC Qualified Plan Financial Consultant
R&C Reasonable & Customary (U&C)
RACI Responsible Accountable Consult Inform
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RPO Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Rx Prescription drug
SaaS Software as a Service
SBC Summary of Benefits and Coverage
SCORM Sharable Content Object Reference Model
SEP Special Enrollment Period
SHOP Small Business Health Options Program
SHRM Society for Human Resources Management
SHRP Strategic Human Resources Planning
SIC Standard Industrial Classification (industry classification number)
SLA Service Level Agreement
SME Subject Matter Expert
SMH Shake My Head
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SOW Statement of Work
SPD Summary Plan Description
Spec Specific Deductible
SPHR Senior Professional in HR
SSA Social Security Administration
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SSNRA Social Security Normal Retirement Age
SSO Single Sign-On
STD Short Term Disability
SVOP Sales Value of Production
T/A Time and Attendance
TAM Total Absence Management
TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
TCO Total Cost of Ownership
TLM Time and Labor Management
TPA Third Party Administrator
TQM Total Quality Management
TSA Termination Service Agreement
TTO Traditional Time-Off
U&C Usual & Customary (R&C)
UAT User Acceptance Testing
UI User Interface
USPSTF US Preventative Service Task Force
VDT Video Display Terminals
WFH Working from Home
YOLO You Only Live Once