Acronyms

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Acronyms

Acronym	Description
AA	Authentication and Authorization
ACOS	American College of Surgeons
ACOS	Associate Chief of Staff
ACRP	Ambulatory Care Reporting Program
ADC	Active Dual Consumers
ADR	Administrative Data Repository
ADR	Adverse Drug Reactions
ADT	Admission/Discharge/Transfer
AEMS/M ERS	Automated Engineering Management System/Medical Equipment Reporting Systems
AICS	Automated Information Capture System
AICS	Automated Information Collection System
AITS	Austin Information Technology Center
AJCC	American Joint Commission on Cancer
AMA	American Medical Association
AMIE	Automated Medical Information Exchange
AMS	Acc-Med Services
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
API	Application Program Interface
APs	Associate Primary Providers
API	Application Programmers Interface
AR	Accounts Receivable
ARAMIS	American Rheumatology Associations Medical Information System
ART	Adverse Reaction Tracking
ART	Allergy/Adverse Reaction Tracking
AR/WS	Automatic Replenishment/Ward Stock
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIA	American Spinal Injury Association
ASI-MV	Addiction Severity Index Multimedia Version
ASISTS	Automated Safety Incident Surveillance Tracking System
ASU	Authorization/Subscription Utility
BMA	Bone Marrow Aspirates
BMB	Bone Marrow Biopsies
BCMA	Bar Code Medication AdministrationBDKBroker Developer Kit
BHIE	Bi-Directional Health Information Exchange
BRC	Blind Rehabilitation Centers
BROS	Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist
BSE	Broker Security Enhancement
C&P	Compensation &Pension
CAIP	Cross-Application Integration Protocol
CAPRI	Compensation and Pension Records Interchange
CBO	Chief Business Office
CCOW	Clinical Context Object Workgroup
CCPC	Consolidated Copayment Processing Center
CCSHS	Center for Cooperative Studies in Health Services
CCR	Clinical Case Registries
CDC	Center for Disease Control
CDR	Cost Distribution Report
CHAR	TCraig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique
CHDR	Clinical/Health Data Repository
CIS	Clinical Information Systems
CMOP	Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COC	Commission on Cancer
COTS	Commercial-off-the-Shelf
CP	Clinical Procedures
CPM	Critical Path Method
CPRS	Computerized Patient Record System
CPT	Current Procedural Terminology - Codes registered by the AMA for common medical nomenclature
CPWM	Compensation and Pension Worksheet Module
CRUD	Create, Read, Update and Deactivate
CSAR	Controlled Substance Administration Record
CS idM	Common Services Identity Management
CS/OS	Common Services/Organization Service
CS/PS	Common Services/Person Service
D&PPM	Drug and Pharmaceutical Products Management
DBIAs	Data Base Integration Agreements
DCHP	Decentralized Hospital Computer Program
DDC	Denver Distribution Center
DICOM	Digital Imaging and Communications in MedicineDIENER, DUSOI Duke University of Illness Index
DLL	Dynamic Link Library
DMC	Debt Management Center
DMI	Data Migration Initiative
DNR	Do Not Resuscitate
DNS	Domain Name Service
DoD	Department of Defense
DRG	Diagnostic Related Group
DRG	Inpatient Care Grouping
DSD	Delivery Support Database
DSM	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DSM-IV	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Metal Disorders
DSS	Decision Support System
DUE	Drug Use Evaluation
DUR	Drug Utilization Review
DVA	Department of Veterans Affairs
EAS	Enrollment Application System
ECG	Electrocardiogram
ECME	Electronic Claims Management Engine
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDSS	Expanded Disability Status Scales
EEOB	Electronic Explanation of Benefits
EGD	Esophageal Gastrodoudenoscopy
EHR	An Electronic Health Record system providing comprehensive, longitudinal, lifetime recording
EIS	Enterprise Information System
EM	Electron Microscopy
EMR	Electronic Medical Record - a microcosm system for recording health events in clinical settings
ERCP	Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiogram and Pancreatogram
ESN	Enterprise Service Network
FAM	Functional Assessment Measure
FatKAAT	Fat-Client Kernel Authentication
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FHIE	Federal Health Information Exchange
FIM	Functional Independence Measure
FIPS	Federal Information Processing Standards
FMS	Financial Management System
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
FORDS	Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards
FPDS	Federal Procurement Data System
FTEE	Full-Time Employee Equivalent
GAF	Global Assessment of Functioning
GEC	Geriatric Care Referral
GUI	Graphical User Interface
GWOT	Global War on Terror
H1N1	Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 - "Swine Flu"
HAIISS	Healthcare Associated Infection and Influenza Surveillance System
HBHC	Home Based Health Care
HCPCS	Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HDR	Health Data Repository
HDR DW	Health Data Repository - Data Warehouse
HDR Hx	Health Data Repository - Historical Data
HDR IMS	Health Data Repository - Interim Messaging Service
HDR II	A Definitive HDR
HDS	Health Data Systems
HEC	Health Eligibility Center
HIE	Health Information Exchange
HINQ	Hospital Inquiry
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HISA	Home Improvement Structural Alterations
HITSP	Health IT Standards Panel
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HLLP	Hybrid Lower Level Protocol
HLO	Health Level Seven Optimized
HL7	Health Level Seven - a Standard for exchanging PHI
HOST	Hybrid Open System Technology
HSR&D	Health Services Research and Development
HWSC	HealtheVet Web Services Client
ICN	Integration Control Number
IMDQ	Identity Management Data Quality
I&O	Intake and Output
IB	Integrated Billing
ICD-9	International Classification of Diseases
ICD-9-CM	International Classification of Diseases – 9^th Edition – Clinical Modification
ICR	Immunology Case Registry
IDMC	Information Data Management Committee
IFCAP	Integrated Funds Control, Accounting and Procurement
IHD	Ischemic Heart Disease
IMDQ TK	Identity Management Data Quality Toolkit
IP	Internet Protocol
IRM	Information Resources Management
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
IRT	Incomplete Records Tracking
IT	Information Technology
IV	Intravenous
IVM	Income Verification Match
JCAHO	Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
JMS	Java Messaging Service
JPTA	Joint Patient Tracking Application
J2EE	Java 2 Enterprise Edition
KAAJEE	Kernel Authentication and Authorization for J2EE
KDC	Kernel Delphi Components
KIDS	Kernel Installation and Distribution System
LDSI	Laboratory Data Sharing Initiative
LDSI	Lab Data Sharing Interoperability
LEDI	Laboratory Electronic Data Interchange
LIS	Laboratory Information Systems
LM	List Manager
M	Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
MAS	Medical Administration Service
MCCF	Medical Care Collections Fund
MDD	Major Mood Disorder
MEM	Message Exception Manager
MHA	VistA Mental Health Assistant
MHV	My HealtheVet
MLLP	Minimum Lower Level Protocol
MPI	Master Patient Index
MPI/PD	Master Patient Index/Patient Demographics
MSADBAA	Microsoft Active Directory-based Authentication and Authorization
MSH	Message Header
MUMPS	Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
N&FS	Nutrition and Food Service
NANDA	North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
NDC	National Drug Code
NDS	Naming Directory Service
NHE	Network Health Exchange
NHIN	National Health Information Network
NPCD	National Patient Care Database
NCPDP	National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
NPI	National Provider Identifier
NSQIP	National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
NTE	Network Health Exchange
NTRT	New Term Rapid Turnaround
O/E	Observed --to-Expected
OIF/OEF	Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom
OS	Organization Service
OSHA	Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OTC	Over The Counter
PACS	Picture Archiving Communication Systems
PAID	Personnel and Accounting Integrated Data
PATS	Patient Advocate Tracking System
PBM	Pharmacy Benefits Management
PBM	Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Health Group
PCE	Patient Care Encounter
PCE	Patient Care Evaluations
PCMM	Primary Care Management Module
PCP	Primary Care Provider
PDHRA	Post Deployment Health Reassessments
PDM	Pharmacy Data Management
PDTS	Pharmacy Data Transaction Service
PDX	Patient Data Exchange
PHI	Protected Health Information
PHR	Personal Health Record system for private maintenance of health records by patients and their helathcare providers
PICS	Patient Image Capture Software
PIMS	Patient Information Management System
PPDHA	Pre and Post Deployment Health Assessments
PPP	Pharmacy Prescription Practices
PS	Person Service
PSC	Person Service Construct
PSD	Person Service Demographics
PSL	Person Service Lookup
PTF	Patient Treatment File
QUASAR	Quality: Audiology and Speech Analysis and Reporting
QUERI	Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
RAID	Rapid Application Interface Development
RAI/MDS	Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set
RAPs	Resident Assessment Protocols
RDI	Remote Data Operability
ROI	Release of Information - reqeust and fulfillment of requests made from patients or other provider entities
ROs	Regional Offices
ROES	Remote Order Entry System
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
RUG-III	Resource Utilization Groups
RUG	Long Term Care Grouping
SADR	Standard Ambulatory Data Record
S-BAR	Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations
SCD	Spinal Cord Dysfunction
SCS	Subscription Control Service
SD&D	System Design & Development
SDDM	Site Demographic Data Migration
SDOs	Standards Development Organizations
SEER	Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Reporting
SNOMED CT	Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terminology
SOA	Service Oriented Architecture
SOCS	Security and Other Common Services
SP	Surgical Pathology
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSD	Secure Software Development
SSO/UC	Single Sign-On/User Context
SSPIs	Security Service Provider Interfaces
STS	Standards & Terminology Services
T&L	Time and Leave
TBI	Traumatic Brain Injury
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TF	Treating Facilities
TIU	Text Integration Utility
TMDS	Theatre Medical Data System
UD	Unit Dose
UI	User Interface
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs
VACIB	VA Capital Investment Board
VALNET	VA Library Network
VAMC	Veterans Administration Medical Centers
VBA	Veterans Benefits Administration
VDEF	VistA Data Extraction Framework
VDL	Virtual Due List
VERA	Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
VETS	VHA Enterprise Terminology Services
VHA	Veterans Health Administration
VIC	Veteran Identification Card
VIE	VistA Interface Engine
VISN	Veterans Integrated Services Network
VistA	Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture
VPFS	Veterans Personal Finance System
VPID	VA-wide Person Identifier
VSS	Voluntary Service System
VTA	Veterans Tracking Application
VTK	Voluntary Timekeeping System
VUID	Veteran's Health Administration Unique Identifier
WHO	World Health Organization
X12	An ANSI Standard for electronic data exchange
XML	Extensible Markup Language