Glossary of Terms

Term	Definition
ACHI	Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
AID	Arkansas Insurance Department
APCD	Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database
Data User	Individual or entity requesting data
DRG	Diagnosis Related Group — a statistical system of classifying any inpatient stay information into groups for the purpose of payment
DSG	APCD Data Submission Guide
HIE	Arkansas Health Insurance Exchange; also referred to as the Exchange
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
NAIC Suffix	Single alpha character used with NAIC code to represent different data systems providing data for the same NAIC company code
NPI	A national unique identification number for covered healthcare providers
Provider	A “provider” is defined as a person or entity, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants rendering medical care
Rule 100[1]	AID guidelines for submission of medical, dental, and pharmaceutical claims, unique identifiers and geographic and demographic information for covered individuals, and provider files to the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative for the purpose of creating and maintaining a multi-payer claims database as a source of healthcare information to support consumers, researchers, and policymakers in healthcare decisions within the state
Submitting Entity (SE)	An entity required to submit data per Act 1233 of 2015
TPA	Third-party administrator
UAMS	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

1: “Proposed Rule 100: Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Standards.” Arkansas Insurance Department Proposed Rule 100 is issued pursuant to Act 1233 of 2015 of the Arkansas 90th General Assembly, also known as the “Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Act of 2015.” Accessed at: http://insurance.arkansas.gov/Legal/PropRules/PropRule100.pdf.