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By Ann Miller RN MHA
[Executive-Director]
Abbreviations for 2012
- AALL American Association for Labor Legislation
- ACA Accountable Care Organizations (see PPACA)
- AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
- AHA American Hospital Association
- ALOS Average Length of Stay
- AMA American Medical Association
- ANA American Nurses Association
- ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Offi cials
- CAT Computerized Axial Tomography
- CCMC Committee on the Costs of Medical Care
- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CHC Community Health Center
- CHSS Cooperative Health Statistics System
- CME Continuing Medical Education
- CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CPO Combined Provider Organization
- DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
- DO Doctor of Osteopathy
- DOD Department of Defense
- DRG Diagnosis-Related Group
- DVA Department of Veterans Affairs
- EAP Employee Assistance Program
- ED Emergency Department
- EMS Emergency Medical Service (or System)
- EMT Emergency Medical Technician
- EPA Environmental Protection Agency
- EPO Exclusive Provider Organization
- FDA Food and Drug Administration
- GAO General Accounting Offi ce
- GPO Government Printing Offi ce
- GDP Gross Domestic Product
- GMENAC Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee
- GNP Gross National Product
- GPEP General Professional Education of the Physician Panel
- HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
- HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HMO Health Maintenance Organization
- HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
- IDS Integrated Delivery System
- IPA Individual or Independent Practice Association
- IPO Independent Practice Organization
- JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education
- LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
- MC Managed Care
- MCH Maternal and Child Health
- MCO Managed Care Organization
- MEPS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- MHS Marine Hospital Service
- MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MVSR Monthly Vital Statistics Report
- NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
- NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- NHIS National Health Interview Survey
- NIH National Institutes of Health
- NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
- NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- NLN National League for Nursing
- NP Nurse Practitioner
- OMB Offi ce of Management and Budget
- OPD Outpatient Department
- OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PA Physician Assistant (or Associate)
- PPACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
- PHO Physician–Hospital Organization
- PHS Public Health Service
- POS Point of Service
- PPGP Prepaid Group Practice
- PPO Preferred Provider Organization
- RBRVS Resource-Based Relative Value System
- RN Registered Nurse
- SAMSHA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- UR Utilization Review
- USDA United States Department of Agriculture
- USPHS United States Public Health Service
- VA United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- WHO World Health Organization
- WIC Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program
Assessment
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SOURCE: Jonas’ US Health Care System
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