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| Acronyms | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AAA | Territory Agency on Aging |
| AAALF | American Association for Active Routines and Fitness |
| AAC | Area Advisory Committees |
| AAH | American Association of Homecare |
| AAHP | American Association of Mental Plans [Direct Linking] |
| AAHSA | Us Association of Homes and Achievement for the Aging |
| AAIDD | American Network to Intellectual both Developmental Disability |
| AAMC | Unity of American Medical Colleges |
| AAMR | American Association on Mental Retardation |
| AAPCC | Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost |
| AARP | American Network away Retired Persons [Direct Link] |
| AASA | Aging both Full Services Administration |
| AAUAP | American Association of University Associated Programs for Individuals equipped Developmental Disabilities |
| ABCD | Americans for Better Care of the Dying [Direct Link] |
| ABN | Advance Beneficiary Notice |
| AC | Alternative Care |
| ACCS | Assistive Community Care Service |
| ACDD | Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities |
| ACE | Pointed Care for Elders |
| ACEP | American College of Alarm Physicians |
| ACF | -- Administrator for Children real Families -- Alternative Care Facility |
| ACHCA | American College of Health Support Administrators [Direct Link] |
| ACHE | Admission Clearinghouse Enterprise |
| ACLF | -- Adult Congregate Living Facility -- Assisted Care Living Skill |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| ACOVE | Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders |
| ACP | Advance Care Planning |
| ACS | -- American Community Survey -- Assistive Care Services |
| ACT | Perseverant Communal Treatment |
| ACTION | Verteidigerinnen Committed to Improving Our Take |
| ACTS | ASPEN Compaints/Incidents Tracking System |
| ACYF` | HHS Administration for Children, Youth and Families |
| AD | -- Advance Directive -- Alzheimer's Disorder |
| ADA | -- Aged/Disabled Adult waiver -- American Dental Association -- Americans include Disabilities Act |
| ADAPT | Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial |
| ADC | -- AAHSA Development Corporation -- Adult Sun Care |
| ADD | -- Administration on Developmental Disabilities -- Attention Deficit Disorder |
| Add Health | National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health |
| ADEA | Average Discrimination in Employment Conduct |
| ADH | Arkansas Department on Health |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADI | Alzheimer's Disease Initiative |
| ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
| ADR | Unfavourable Drug Respond |
| ADRD | Alzheimer's Health or a Linked Disorder |
| ADS | Full Discharge Summary |
| ADSA | Aging and Disability Solutions Administration |
| ADT | Admission, Draining, Transfer |
| AE | Adaptive Ecology |
| AEM | ASPEN Enforcement Module |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care |
| AFCARS | Adoption and Foster Maintenance Analysis also Reporting System |
| AFCH | -- Adult Family-Care Home -- Adult Foster Care Home |
| AFDC | Aid to Family with Deeply Boys |
| AFH | -- Adult Family Home -- Adult Foster Home |
| AFMC | Arkansas Foundation with Medical Care |
| AGH | Adult Crowd Home |
| AGI | Amended Gross Income |
| AHA | American Hospital Association |
| AHC | Academic Human Centers |
| AHCA | -- Agency for Health Care Managing -- Canadian Health Care Association |
| AHCCCS | Arizona Good Care Cost Containment System |
| AHCPR | HHS Government for Health Nursing Policy and Exploring (now which Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) |
| AHEAD | Assets additionally Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old |
| AHEC | Area Human Teaching Center |
| AHIC | American Health Information Society |
| AHIMA | American Medical Information Management Association [Direct Link] |
| AHRQ | HHS Agency forward Healthcare Research and Quality (previously the Bureau for Health Care Policy and Research) |
| AHS | Yankee Cabinet Survey |
| AIDS | Acquired Stable Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIG | American Local Group |
| AIME | Average Indexed Monthly Earning |
| AIP | Annual Implementation Plan |
| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| AL+ | Assisted Living Plus |
| AL/RC | Facilitated Living/Residential Care |
| ALC | Assisted Living Community |
| ALE | Assisted Living for the Elderly waiver |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
| ALFA | Assisted Living Federation of America |
| ALP | Assisted Living Program |
| ALR | Assisted Living House |
| ALR-RC | Assisted Living Residence-Residential Care |
| ALR-SRHC | Supported Subsistence Residence-Supported Residential Good Care |
| ALS | Assisted Living Record |
| ALSA | Assisted Living Service Sales |
| ALTCS | Arizona Long-Term Care Systems |
| ALU | Assisted Living University |
| ALW | Assisted Living Workgroup |
| ALWPP | Assisted Living Waiver Pilot Projects |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| AMCRA | American Managed Care and Review Association |
| AMDA | American Medical Directions Association |
| AMSO | American Medical Specialty Organization [Direct Link] |
| ANA | -- Administration for Domestic Americans -- Us Nurses Association |
| AND | Allow Natural Death |
| AoA AOA | HHS Administration on Aging [Direct Link] |
| APA | American Psychological Club |
| APC | Ambulatory Payment Classing |
| APD | Agency for Personal with Disabilities |
| APDRG | All Patient Diagnosis Related Group |
| APHA | American Public Health Association [Direct Join] |
| APM | Alternative Payment Methodology |
| APS | Adult Defensive Services |
| APWA | American Popular Welfare Association |
| AQ | Director Questionnaire |
| AR | Arkansas |
| ARC | -- AIDS Linked Complex -- Associated for Retarded Community |
| ARF | Area Resource Save |
| ARM | Administrative Rules of Montana |
| ASA | -- American Society on Aging -- Authorized Service Agency |
| ASAP | Aging Services Access Point |
| ASCU | Alzheimer's Unique Care Unit |
| ASL | Canadian Sign Speech |
| ASO | Administrative Services Organization |
| ASP | Application Service Provider |
| ASPE | HHS Office away the Assistant Escritoire for Preparation and Evaluation [Direct Link] |
| ASPEN | Automated Survey Manufacturing Environment |
| ASPR | Assistant Secretary with Preparedness and Response |
| ASTCDPD | Community of Us real Territorials Constant Disease Program General |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| ATAC | Assistive Technological Advocacy Center |
| ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| ATSDR | Agency used Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| ATUS | American Time Use Survey |
| AWP | Average Indiscriminate Price |
| AZ | Arizona |
| AZT | Azidothymidine |
| B&B | Baccalaureate and Further Long Study |
| B&C | Board and Care |
| BBA | Balanced Economical Act |
| BBRA | Balanced Budget Refinement Act |
| BCBS | BlueCross Blue Shield |
| BCU | Background Check Unit |
| BDS | Maine Category of Behavioral and Developmental Services |
| BEA | Dresser to Economic Analysis |
| BHO | Behavioral Health Care Organization |
| BHP | Behavioral Health Plan |
| BIA | Secretary of Indians Affairs |
| BIPA | Benefits Improvement and Protection Act |
| BIW | Brain Injury Waiver |
| BJBC | Better Jobs Better Care |
| BJS | Offices by Justice Statistics |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BLSA | Baltimore Longitudinally Learning on Aging |
| BMI | Body Messen Card |
| BOE | Basis of Eligibility |
| BPS | Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study |
| BRASS | Blaylock Discharge Risk Assessment Screen |
| BRFSS | Behavioral Risks Factor Surveillance System |
| BSCI | Basic Supplementation Criteria Inventory |
| BSCIP | Brain both Spinal Cord Injury Program |
| BxRHIO | Bronx Regional Health Information Our |
| C-II | Schedule 2 Controlled Substances |
| CA | -- California -- Clinically Active |
| CAC | Clinical Application Coordinator |
| CADR | Russia White TENDING Act File Report |
| CAH | Critical Zugang Hospital |
| CAHMI | Child and Young Health Measurement Initiate |
| CAHPS | Consumer Review of Health Plans |
| CAHSA | California Association of Housing also Services for the Alternd |
| CAP | -- College in American Pathologists -- Community Optional Program |
| CAP/DA | Community Alternatives Program for Impaired Adults |
| CAPTA | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Action |
| CARE | -- Custom Assessment Referral Evaluation -- Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation -- Ryan Black Comprehensive SUPPORTS Resources Emergency Act |
| CARES | Includes Assessment and Review for Long Term Care Services |
| CARF | -- Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities -- Commission on Accreditation from Rehabilitation Facilities -- Commission on and Accreditation are Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CARS | Community Awareness and Change Services |
| CATI | -- Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview -- Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing |
| CBA | Community-Based Alternative |
| C-BAI CBAI | Clinical Baselines Assessment Instrument |
| CBO | -- Community-Based Organization -- Congressional All Office |
| CBRF | Community-Based Housing Facility |
| CBS | Community-Based Services |
| CC | Coordinating Center |
| CCA | Cost Consequence Analysis |
| CCAD | Community Worry for Mature and Disabled |
| CCB | Collaboration Centered Board |
| CCCI | Community Caregiving Output Index |
| CCD | Continuity of Care Certificate |
| CCE | Communal Care for the Elderly |
| CCHIT | -- Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology -- Certification Committee required Healthcare Information Technologies |
| CCLC | Continuing Care Leadership Coalition |
| CCPED | Community Care Program for the Elderly or Disabled |
| CCR | Coherence of Care Recorded |
| CCRC | -- Continuing Mind Retirement Community -- Continuous Care Retirement Community |
| CD | Retail Directed |
| CDA | Klinical View Architektonisches |
| CDBG | Community Development Blocks Grant |
| CDC | HHS Centers for Disease Control real Prevention |
| CDDO | District Developmental Disabilities Organization |
| CDDP | Community Developed Disability Program |
| CDF | Childrens Defense Fund |
| CDPAP | Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program |
| CD-PAS | Users Directed Personal Assistance Service |
| CDR | Chronic Data Repository |
| CDS | Center for Demographic Studies |
| CDSS | -- Chronic Decision Support System -- Dispassionate Decision-Support System |
| CE | -- Uses Expenditure Survey -- Customized Employment |
| CEA | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CEOSC | Comprehensive Employment Opportunities Support Center |
| CERC | -- Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Focus -- Extremity and Emergency Risky Communication |
| CESSI | Cherry Enginneering Support Solutions, Inc. |
| CETA | Vast Employment and Training Act of 1974 |
| CFC | Choices for Care |
| CFLA | Public and Family Living Amendment |
| CforAT | Center for Accessible Technology [Direct Link] |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medizintechnik Select of and Uniformed Services |
| CHAMPVA | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs |
| CHAP | -- Children's Hospital AIDS Program -- Community Health Assessment Scheme |
| CHC | Community Human Center |
| CHCS | Center for Health Care Strategies [Direct Link] |
| CHEC | Community Health Environment Tick |
| CHES | Caregiver Health Effects Study |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Flop |
| CHI | Consolidated Health Computer |
| CHIEF | Craig Hospital Record of Environmental Factors |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHIS | California Health Interview Survey |
| CHMIS | Our Health Administrative Information Systems |
| CHR | Community Fitness Record |
| CHS | Cardiovascular Health Study |
| CHSPR | Center for Health Services and Policy Search |
| CHSR | Center for Health Services Research |
| CHSRA | Center for Health Systems Research both Research |
| CHSRP | Center for Health Services Research both Policy |
| CICS | Customer Information Control System |
| CIL | Centre for Independent Living |
| CIO | Chief Intelligence Officer |
| CIP | Community Build Program |
| CIS | Clinical Information System |
| CISS | Communal Integrated Service Systems |
| CJTG | Critical Jobs Training Grant |
| CLASS waiver | -- Community Living Assistance and Support Services waiver -- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports waiver |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Acting |
| CLTC | Community Long-Term Maintain |
| CMA | -- Community Medically Associates -- Cost Minimization Analysis |
| CME | Continuing Medical Instruction |
| CMHC | Community Spiritual Health Centre |
| CMHS | Middle since Mental Health Services |
| CMHSP | Community Mental Health Service Start |
| CMO | Care Management Organization |
| CMP | -- Civil Monetary Penalty -- Competitive Medical Design |
| CMR | Computerized Medical Record |
| CMS | HHS Centerings for Medicare and Medicaid Services (previously that Health Care Financing Administration) |
| CMWF | Federation Fund |
| CNA | -- Certified Nurse Aide/Assistant -- Certified Health Aide/Assistant |
| CNPI | Checklist on Nonverbal My Characteristic |
| CNS | Community Nursing Service |
| CO | Colorado |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COD | Children of the Depression cohort |
| COI | Charges of Illness Analysis |
| COLA | -- Cost of Lived Ausgleich -- Cost of Living Allowance |
| CON | Certificate of Need |
| CONQUEST | Computerized Needs-oriented Quality Measurement Evaluation Arrangement |
| CONTAC | Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center |
| COP CoP | -- Community Options Program -- Condition of Participation |
| COP-W | Community Options Program Waiver |
| COPD | -- Cardiopulmonary Disease -- Continuing Obstructive Lung Disease |
| COPE | Caregivers' Out-of-Pocket Expense Survey |
| COPES | Community Options Programming Entry System |
| CORE | Association the Organizations to Reform Eldercare |
| COTS | Commercial-Off-The-Shelf |
| CPAC | Competitive Pricing Advisory Council |
| CPCH | Comprehensive Personal Care Home |
| CPI | End Priced Index |
| CPOE | -- Computer-based Provider Place Entry -- Computerized Physician/Provider Order Entry |
| CPP | Care Provider Profile |
| CPQ | Care Provider Questionnaire |
| CPR | -- Cardiopulmonary Revive -- Center for Policy Research -- Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable |
| CPRS | Computer-based Patient Record System |
| CPS | -- Child Shelter Services -- Cognitive Performance Scale -- Latest Population Survey |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CPST | Community Medically Sustain and Treatment |
| CPT | Current Proc Terminology |
| CPT-4 | Present Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition |
| CR | Care Recipient |
| CRC | Community Rating by Class |
| CRCF | Community Residential Care Fitting |
| CRCS | Center by Residential and Community Services |
| CRF | Population Residential Ability |
| CRpac | Clinical Research Policy Analysis and Coordination Programs |
| CRS | Congressional Research Service |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAT | Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| CSC | Computer Science Public |
| CSE | Agency of Child Support Enforcement |
| CSHCN | Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| CSHP | Center for Declare Health Policy |
| CSLA | Community Supported Living Special |
| CSP | Church Supports Program |
| CSW | -- Community Support Waiver -- Rich Supports Waiver |
| CT | -- Clinically Instructed -- Connecticut |
| CTEP | Californias Training and Schooling Host |
| CTI | Caregiver Training Initiative |
| CVA | -- Cerebral Vascular Accident -- Cerebrovascular Accident |
| CWLA | Juvenile Welfare League of America |
| DAAS | Division of Aging and Grown Services |
| DAD DA&D | Department of Senescent and Disabilities |
| DADS | -- Department of Aging and Development Disability Services -- Department of Aging and Developmental Services |
| DAF | Product Abstraction Form |
| DAIL | Department of Disabilities and Independent Living |
| DALTCP | HHS Office of Physical, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy |
| DBC | Deaconess Billings Clinic |
| DBHR | Division off Behavioral Health and Recovery |
| DBNA | Dating Base News into Age |
| DBTAC | Disabled and Business Technical Assist Center |
| DC | -- Districts of Columbia -- Washingten, D.C. |
| DCA | Direct Attention Alliance [Direct Link] |
| DCC | Your Collection Coordinators |
| DCCT | Medical Control and Complication Trail |
| DCOHCF | District of Columbia Office of Mental Care Financing |
| DCWI | Direct Care Workers' Initiative |
| DD | -- Developmental Disability -- Developmentally Disabled |
| DDA | Developmental Disabilities Administration |
| DDP | Developing Disabilities Profile |
| DDRC | Developmental Disabilities Tool Center [Gleich Bond] |
| DDS | Company of Impairment Professional |
| DDSD | Developmental Disability Services Division |
| DDSPD | Office out Developmental Disablement Services Seniors the Persons with Disabilities |
| DDSS | Denver Department of Social Services |
| DE | Delaware |
| DEC | Input Entry Kanzler |
| DEd | Departments of Education |
| DEHPG | Disabled press Elderly Good Program Group |
| DES | Diethylstilbestrol |
| DESC | Downtown Emergency Service Center |
| DH | Disabled plus Health |
| DHCA | Department by Housing the Community Affairs |
| DHCPF | Department of Healthcare Policy press Financing |
| DHFS | Department of Health and Family Services |
| DHHS | Department of Health furthermore Human Services [Direct Link] |
| DHMC | Denver Health Medical Center |
| DHMH | Department of Health and Mental Sanitation |
| DHS | -- Department of Health Auxiliary -- U.S. Company to Homeland Protection -- Department starting Human Services |
| DHSS | -- Department of Health and Senior Services -- Department off Health also Public Our |
| DI | Disability Insurance |
| DIA | Department of Inspections and Complaints |
| DMAHS | Division of Medical Assistance and Health Ceremonies |
| DMAS | Department of Medical Assistance Services |
| DME | -- One-way Medical Equip -- Durable Medical Equipment |
| DMH | -- Department concerning Mental Healthy -- Division from Mental Heath |
| DMR | Department of Mental Retention |
| DMRS | Division of Mental Retardation Services |
| DMS | Division a Medical Services |
| DNAR | Do Cannot Attempt Resuscitation |
| DNR | Do Not Revival |
| DoE | Category of Education |
| DOEA | Section of Elder Business |
| DOH | Department of Condition |
| DoJ | U.S. Department of Justice |
| DOL | U.S. Department of Labor |
| DON | -- Determination of Need -- Director of Nursing |
| DORS | Division of Rehabilitation Related |
| DPA | Versatile Placement Approach |
| DPAHC | Durable Service of Attorney with Dental Care |
| DPH | Subject of Public Human |
| DPOA | Durable Power of Attorney |
| DPW | Department of Public Welfare |
| DQA | Division of Quality Assurance |
| DQR | Data Quality Report |
| DRA | Deficit Diminution Act |
| DRG | -- Diagnostic Related Crowd -- Diagnosis Affiliated Group -- Diagnosis-Related Group |
| DRI | Dietary Reference Intake |
| DRS | Division the Rehabilitation Services |
| DSH | Unproportionally Exchange Hospital |
| DSHS | Department of Sociable and Health Services |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals of Mental Disorders |
| DSMB | Direct-to-Consumer Advertisting |
| DSPD | Division of Services for People include Disabilities |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| DTC | Direct to Consumer |
| DUR | Drug Utilization Review |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| E-ARCH | Extended Adult Residential Care Home |
| e-HIE | Electrical Health Information Trading |
| e-MAR | Electronic Medication Manage Record |
| e-TAR | Electronics Processing Administration Record |
| EAO | External Actions Officer |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Plan |
| EARC | Enhanced Adult Residential Care |
| EB | Early Boomers |
| EBM | Evidenced-Based Medicine |
| EBP | Evidence-Based Practice |
| ECC | Extended Congregate Care |
| ECCLI | Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative |
| ECF | Expands Care Facility |
| ECHO | Enhanced Community and Homecare Set |
| ECIN | Extended Care Related Connect |
| ECLS | Early Girlhood Longitudinal Survey |
| ECO | Enhanced Local Selection |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy Treatment |
| ED | -- U.S. Department the Academic -- Emergency Department |
| EDD | Employment D Department |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EFI | Electronic Create Interchange |
| EHIS | Elektronic Health Information Scheme |
| EHIT | Emerging Health Info Technologies |
| EHP | Enriched Housing Program |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EHR-S | EHR System |
| EIS | Electric Information System |
| EITC | Generated Earnings Tax Credit |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act |
| EN | Recruitment Network |
| ENCC | Exceptional Needs Care Coordinator |
| ENP | Ancient Nutritional Program |
| EOEA | Executive Office of Elder Affairs |
| EP | Eligible Expert |
| EPA | -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Exclude Provider Arrangement |
| EPC | Evidence-based Practice Core |
| EPIC | Evaluation away Real in Care |
| EPSDT | Early the Periodically Screening, Diagnosing, and Treatment program |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ERC | Enhanced Residential Care |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Collateral Act |
| ERS | Economic Research Serving |
| ES | Employment Specialist |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| ET | Expenditure Set |
| ET CHOICES | Employment and Training Choices Supported Work Program |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration |
| ETP | Jobs Training Panel |
| EVR | Upgraded Vocational Reconstruction |
| EXSPED | Expanded Service Payments for Elderly and Disabled user |
| FA | Fiscal Emissary |
| FAAST | In Alliance for Assistive Products and Technology |
| FACCT | Our for Accountability |
| FAEP | Public Advisory Expert Panel |
| FAET | Federal Adverse Events Task Compel |
| FAHA | Florida Association von Homes for the Alterungsprozess |
| FALA | Florid Assisted Live Association |
| FAQ | Frequently Queried Questions |
| FARS | Fatality Analysis Reporting System- |
| FAST | Functional Assessment Scaffolding Measure |
| FBI | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FBR | Federal Benefit Rate |
| FCA | Your Caregiver Alliance [Direct Link] |
| FDA | HHS Food and Drug Administration |
| FDB | First DataBank |
| FDLE | Florida Department of Statute Judgment |
| FEHBP | Federal Employees Health Benefits Programmer |
| FEMA | U.S. Federal Emergencies Management Company |
| FFP | Federal Financial Participation |
| FFS | -- Fee In Favor -- Fee-For-Service |
| FHA | Fair Dwelling Act |
| FI | Fiscal Intermediary |
| FIA | Family Independence Agency |
| FICAP | Firearm Injury Center at Penn |
| FICC | Federal Interagency Coordinators Councils |
| FICS | Clan and Individual Talk the Support |
| FIM | Full Liberty Measure |
| FIP | Family Independence Program |
| FL | Florida |
| FLiCRA | Florida Life Care Residents' Association |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FLTCIP | -- Federal Employees' Long-Term Care Insurance Program -- Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program |
| FMAP | Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FMLA | Family the Medical Leave Act |
| FPCG | Male Primaries Caregiver |
| FPECA | Florida Policy Exchange Center off Aging |
| FPL | Federal Poverty Level |
| FPO | Future Purchase Option |
| FQHC | Federally Professional Human Center |
| FSA | Family Support Admin |
| FSII(R) | Functional State User Bottom |
| FSL | Family and Supported Living |
| FSW | Families Support Waiver |
| FT | Full-Time |
| FTC | Federal Commercial Council |
| FTE | -- Full Time Member -- Full Time Equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G-tube | Gastrostomy Tube |
| GA | -- Overall Assistance -- Georgia |
| GAAP | Generally Acceppted Accounting Principles |
| GAFC | Group Full Foster Care |
| GAIN | Higher Avenues for Independence |
| GAO | -- U.S. Common Accounting Office (now the U.S. Government Accountability Office) -- U.S. Government Acceptable Office (previously the U.S. General Accounting Office) |
| GEC | Geriatrics additionally Extended Caution |
| GED | General Educational Development/General Equivalency Diploma |
| GEE | Generalized Estimating Equation |
| GEM | Geriatrics Evaluation and Measurement squad |
| GeMCRIS | Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System |
| GHAA | Bunch Health Association of America |
| GIC | General Insurance Commission |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GME | Graduated Medical Education |
| GNP | Geriatric Nurse Practitioner |
| GPCI | Geobased Practice Cost Indexes |
| GRH | Group Residential Housing |
| GST | Group Skills Training |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| GVF | General Variance Item |
| GWU | George Washingtoner University |
| H&P | Company And Physical |
| HAA | Hospice Association of America |
| HAB | HIV/AIDS Bureau |
| HAN | Healthy Senescent Lan |
| HBPC | Hospital-Based Primary Service |
| HCB | Home both Community-Based Care Waiver |
| HCB-DD waiver | Home and Community-Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled waiver |
| HCBS | Home and Community-Based Services |
| HCE | Home Care with the Elderly |
| HCFA | HHS Health Care Financing Administration (now of Centers for Medicare both Medicaid Services) |
| HCPCS | Healthcare Gemeinschaftlich Procedural Coding System |
| HCPR | School of Colorado Division of Health Care Procedure and Research |
| HCS | -- Starting and Community-based Service -- Home and Community-based Services program |
| HCS-O waiver | Home and Community-Based Services OBRA waiver |
| HCUP QIs | Healthcare Cost and Average Project Quality Indicators |
| HDS | Health Delivery User |
| HECM | Home Equity Conversion Mortgages |
| HEDIS | Health Plan My Data and Information Set |
| HERO | Homecare Activation, Research and Organizing |
| HFAM | Health Facilities Union of Maryland |
| HFD | Heath Facilities Division |
| HFMA | Healthcare Monetary Management Association |
| HHA | Home Health Agency |
| HHABN | Advance Beneficiary Notice available Home Health Care Services |
| HHANES | Hispanic Dental and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| HHC | Health and Hospitals Corporation |
| HHRG | Home Human Resource Company |
| HHS | -- Dental the Human Services -- U.S. Department of Health plus Human Company [Direct Link] |
| HHSC | Health and Individual Solutions Commission |
| HI | -- Hawaii -- Hospital Insurance |
| HIAA | Health General Association are America [Direct Link] |
| HIC | Health Insurance Call |
| HID | Health Improvement Division |
| HIE | Health Get Change |
| HIEN | Health Information Exchange Network |
| HIFA | Health Insurance Flexibility and Accounting |
| HIMSS | -- Mental Request and Management Our Companies -- Health Information Steuerung Systems Society |
| HIPAA | Human Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIPC | Good Insurance Purchasing Cooperative |
| HIS | Health Insurance Studies |
| HISKEW | Health Insurance Skeleton Eligibility Write-off |
| HIT | Healthy Information Technology |
| HITSP | Health Information Technology Standards Panel |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HL7 | General Level Sense (7) |
| HMC | Health Management Consultants |
| HMO | -- Health Maintenance Organization -- Health Management Organization -- Healthcare Management Organization |
| HMSA | Health Manpower Shortage Area |
| HOPE | Fitness Opportunities for People Everywhere (also known for Project HOPE) |
| HOS | Medicare Health Outcomes Inspect |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard |
| HP2010 | Health People 2010 |
| HPRD | Hours Per Resident Day |
| HRA | -- Mental Risk Appraisal -- Human Resources Administration |
| HRCA | Learn Rehabilitation Center for this Aged |
| HRQL | Health-Related Quality of Life |
| HRS | -- Health and Retirement How -- Health and Retirement Survey |
| HRSA | -- Health and Retirement Savings Accounts -- Health Resources and Services Control |
| HSA | -- Health Savings Account -- Mental Systems Agency |
| HSLS | High School Longitudinal Course |
| HSP | Good Systems Planned |
| HSRA | Human Subject Conduct Parent |
| HSRI | Human Services Research Institute |
| HTA | Health Technology Judging |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I&DD | -- Intellectual both Developmental Disabilities -- Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities |
| I&R | General and Referral |
| IA | Ia |
| IAA | Intra-Agency Agreement |
| IADL | Instrumental Activity of Quotidian Living |
| IAHSA | Lake Association of Homes and Services with the Aging |
| IBC | -- Institutional Biosafety Committee -- International Building Code |
| ICA | Iowa Caregivers Association |
| ICAP | Record for Client and Agency Planning |
| ICD-9-CM | International Group of Diseases, ninth edition (Clinical Modification) |
| ICDR | Interagency Panel on Disability Exploration |
| ICE | International Collaborative Effort |
| ICF | -- Intermediate Care Facility -- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health |
| ICF/MR ICF-MR | -- Intermediate Care Facility to Humans with Mental Retardation -- Intermediate Tending Facility required the Mentally Retarded |
| ICIDH | Global Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, both Handicaps |
| ICNP | International Classification about Nursing Practice |
| ICP | Institutional Care Program |
| ICS | Informal Caregiver Supplement |
| ICU | Intensive Customer Unit |
| ID | Idaho |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDR | Informal Dispute Resolution |
| IEP | Individualized Education Design |
| IES | Institute starting Schooling Sciences |
| IFAS | Institute for who Upcoming of Aging Services |
| IFMC | Iowa Foundation for Medical Care |
| IFS | Individual and House Support |
| IGCLTC | Intra-Governmental Council on Long Termination Caring |
| IHC | Intermountain Health Care |
| IHCA | Iowa Health Worry Associating |
| IHIE | Indiana Healthy Information Exchange |
| IHPS | Institute for Health Approach Solutions [Geradeaus Link] |
| IHSS | In-Home Supportive Services |
| IJO | Investment in Job Your |
| IL | Illinois |
| ILC | Independent Living Center |
| ILP | Independent Living Partnership |
| ILRU | Independent Alive Investigate Service [Direct Link] |
| ILTC | Institutional Long-Term Mind |
| ILTCP | Inventory of Long-Term Care Places |
| ILTCRP | Inventory of Long Term Care Residential Places |
| IMD | -- Institution available Mental Condition -- Institution of Mental Medical |
| IMSA | Insurance Marketplace Standards Association |
| IN | Indiana |
| INPC | Indianapolis Network for Patient Nursing |
| NO waiver | Individual Choices surrender |
| IoG | Institute of General |
| IOM IoM | Institute of Medicine |
| IPC | National Medical Expenditure Survey, Institutional Population Component |
| IPF | Inpatient Medically Facility |
| IPPE | Initial Preventive Physical Examination |
| IPR | Independant Professional Review |
| IPS | -- Individual Placement and Support -- Individualized Placement and Support -- Interim Payment System |
| IPV | Intense Comrade Violence |
| IRA | Individual Financial Account |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| IRF PAI IRF-PAI | -- Inpatient Reintegration Facility Patient Assessment Instrument -- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISN | -- Integrated Help Networks -- Intense Skilled Nursing |
| ISO | Intermediation Customer Organization |
| ISP | -- Specific Get Plan -- Individualized Service Plan |
| ISSA | Global Social Security Administration |
| IT | Information Engineering |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IU | Indiana College |
| IUF | Inner Used Column |
| JACC | Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association [Indirect Linking] |
| JCAHO | -- Groove Commission on Accreditation about Healthcare Organs -- Joint Commissions on one Accreditation of Health Care Systems |
| JCARR | Joint Committee on Pr Rule Review |
| JEOA | Journalists Umtausch at Aging |
| JFO | Joint Field Office |
| JHHA | Jewish Home press Hospital Agency |
| JHHLS | Jewish Household and Hospital Lifecare System |
| KAHSA | Kazakhstan Association of Houses and Services for the Aging |
| KEN | Knowledge Exchange Web |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Colorado |
| L&C | Licensing and Certification |
| LA | Louisiana |
| LAH waiver | Living At Starting waiver |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LC | Licensed Guide |
| LDS | Limited Data Set |
| LEIE | List of Excluded Individuals/Entities |
| LMA | Limited Medication Administration |
| LMH | Limited Intellectual Health |
| LMS | Lifetime Max Building |
| LN | -- Licensed Nurse -- Licensed Nursing |
| LNS | Limited Nursing Service |
| LOC | Level of Customer |
| LOINC | Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Coded |
| LOS | Gauge of Stay |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LRA | Pond Research Associates |
| LSIA | Live Satisfaction Indexes AN |
| LSOA | Longitudinal Learning of Aging |
| LTAC | Long-Term Current Maintenance |
| LTC | Long-Term Care |
| LTCFM | Long-Term Care Financing Select |
| LTCI | Long-Term Care Insurance |
| LTC PSU | Long-Term Care Primary Sampling Units |
| LTC NR PSU | Long-Term Care Non-Self Present Primary Sampling Units |
| LTC SR PSU | Long-Term Attend Self-Representing Principal Sampling Units |
| LTCCS | Yearn Term Nursing Consultation Service |
| LVG | Lexical Variant Generator |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| M+C | Medicare+Choice |
| M&E | Management and Evaluation |
| MA | -- Massachusetts -- Medicare Advantage |
| MAA | Medical Assistance to the Aged |
| MAC | Medicare Administrative Contractor |
| MACIL | Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living |
| MADL | Mobility Activity of Daily Living |
| MANPHA | Mid-Atlantic Non-Profit Health and Housing Association |
| MAO | Medicare Advantage Organization |
| MAR | Medication Administration Record |
| MAS | Maintenance Assistance Status |
| MB | Mid-Boomers |
| MC | Managed Care |
| MCARE | National Clearinghouse on Administered Care and Long-Term Supporters and Services for Human with Developmental Incapacities and Their Families [Direct Link] |
| MCBS | Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MCS | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
| MD | -- Doctor of Medicine -- Maine |
| MDCH | U Department of Community Dental |
| MDCP | Medically Dependent Children's Program |
| MDS | -- Managed Free System -- Minimum Dates Set |
| MDS-ALS | Minimum Details Set-Assisted Living Customer |
| ME | Man |
| MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
| MEPS | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MFCU | Medicaid Scams Control Unit |
| MFP | Money Follows the Individual |
| MFT | Marriage press Family Therapist |
| MGH | Massachusetts General Hospitalization |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MHA | Mental Health Authority |
| MHBG | Spiritually Fitness Block Donate |
| MHCC | Maryland Wellness Care Commission |
| MHHA | Montefiore Home Health Agency |
| MHMA | Psychic Health Management of America |
| MHRA | Massachusetts Human Rights Act |
| MH/SA MHSA | Intellectual Health and Chemical Abuse |
| MI | -- Michigan -- Myocardial St |
| MiCDA | Universities of Michigan, Media on to Demography of Aging [Unmittel Connector] |
| MIG | Medicaid Infrastructure Grant |
| MIN | Moving Ideas Network |
| MIPPA | Medicare Improvements for Patients additionally Providers Act |
| MIS | -- Management Resources User -- Medicaid Information Servicing -- Medizin Information System |
| MLN | Medicare Learning Network |
| MLTC | Steered Long-Term Grooming |
| MMA | Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act |
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information System |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
| MN | Staat |
| MO | Missouri |
| MOCDD waiver | Missouri Children with Developmental Special waiver |
| MOST | Michigan Opportunities Skills Program |
| MOU | Memorial concerning Understanding |
| MPAF | Medicare PPS Assessment Form |
| MPFS | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule |
| MPI | Master Patient Index |
| MPPC | Map Primary Partners in Caregiving |
| MPR | Mathematica Policies Exploration [Straightforward Link] |
| MQA | Medizin Quality Assurance |
| MR | -- Gesundheitswesen Review -- Mental Retardation [Gerade Link] -- Mentally Retarded |
| MR/DD | -- Mental Retardation plus Other Developmental Disabilities -- Mentally Backwards and Other Developmental Disabilities |
| MRC | -- Handled Residential Social -- Medicare Rights Center [Direct Link] |
| MREP | Medicare Remit Straightforward Print |
| MRHFP | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| MRI | -- Medical Recorded Institute -- Myers Research College |
| MRLA | Mental Intellectual Topical Department |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MSA | -- Metropolitan Statistical Area -- Minnesota Supplemental Aid |
| MSHDA | Newmarket State Case Development Authority |
| MSHO | Minnesota Senior Health Options |
| MSO | Multi-Service Organization |
| MSQ | Mental State Questionnaire |
| MSIS | Medicaid Statistical Information System |
| MSPCA | Massachusetts Society on this Disaster the Cruelty to Animals |
| MSO | Managed Customer Organization |
| MSQ | Psychical Status Questionnaire |
| MT | Montana |
| MTE | maximum taxable earning |
| N4A | National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| NA | -- Not Applicable -- Nurse Aide -- Nurse Assistant -- Nursing Personal |
| NAC | National Advisory Council |
| NACCHO | Domestic Association of City and County Healthiness Officials |
| NACHRI | Home Association of Childrens Hospitals and Related Institutions |
| NADDC | National Company of Developmental Disabilities Councils [Unmittel Link] |
| NAHC | National Association for Home Care |
| NAIC | National Association of Insurance Commissioners [Direct Link] |
| NAMCS | National Itinerant Medical Care Examine |
| NAPAS | National Society of Protection and Attorney Systems |
| NAPHS | National Company of Psychiatric Health Products |
| NAS | National Academy of Scholarships |
| NASDDDS | -- State Association of State Departments of Developmental Disability Services -- National Association to State Directors of Developmental Health Services |
| NASHP | Country-wide Academy on Status Health Policy |
| NASMHPD | National Connection of State Mental Health Program Directors [Direkt Link] |
| NASUA | National Association of State Units to Aging |
| NASW | National Association of Social Workers |
| NBER | National Bureau the Economic Research |
| NBS | National Beneficiary Survey |
| NC | North Carolina |
| NCAL | National Center for Assisted Living |
| NCANDS | National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systematischer |
| NCCC | National Chronic Care Consortium [Direct Unite] |
| NCCNHR | National Citizen's Coalition for Maintenance Home Reform |
| NCD | National Council on Disability [Direct Unite] |
| NCDFS | North Carolina Grouping of Facility Services |
| NCDHHS | Northerly Carolina Department by Health and Humanitarian Customer |
| NCEA | National Center set Elder Abuse |
| NCHCFA | North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association |
| NCHIT | National Coordinator on Dental Information Technology |
| NCHS | HHS/CDC International Center for Your Statistics |
| NCHSD | National Consortium for Health Systems Development |
| NCHSR | State Center for Health Services Exploring |
| NCI | National Medical Institution |
| NCMRR | National Centers for Medizintechnik Rehabilitation Study |
| NCOA | International Council on the Aging [Unmittelbar Link] |
| NCQA | National Community for Good Assurance |
| NCRC | National Consortium press Resource Middle |
| NCRF | National Center of Residential Facilities |
| NCRR | National Core on Research Resources |
| NCS | Country-wide Comorbidity Survey |
| NCS-A | National Comorbidity Survey for Adolescents |
| NCS-R | National Comorbidity Survey Replicates |
| NCSBN | Nationwide Council away State Boards of Krankenschwestern |
| NCSL | Home Events of State Legislatures |
| NCVHS | National Committee up Vital and Fitness Statistics |
| NCVS | Country Crime Victimization Survey |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NDC | National Medicinal Cypher |
| NDI | National Death Index |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NEA | National Endowment for aforementioned Arts |
| NECLC | National Emergency Child Locator Center |
| NEISS-AIP | Public Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program |
| NELS | National Education Longitudinal Study |
| NF | Nursing Facility |
| NFCSP | National Family Caregiver Support Program |
| NGA | International Governors Association |
| NH | -- New Hampshire -- Nursing Home |
| NHAMCS | National Patient Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
| NHANES | Federal Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHATS | National Health additionally How Trends Study |
| NHC | Nursing Home Ingredient |
| NHCS | National Health Care Survey |
| NHCU | Nursing Home Care Unit |
| NHD | Nursing Home Diversion waiver |
| NHDS | National Hospital Discharge Survey |
| NHES | National Household Professional Survey |
| NHHCS | National Home the Choose Care Survey |
| NHIC | National Health General Center |
| NHII | Home Healthiness Information Infrastructure |
| NHIN | National Health Product Network |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
| NHIS-D | -- National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement -- National Well-being Interview Survey on Disability |
| NHO | National Hospice Organization |
| NHOPP | National Choice Outcomes Planning Project |
| NHRA | Nursing Home Reform Act |
| NHS | -- National Health Services -- National Hospice Study |
| NHTSA | State Highway the Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIA | HHS/NIH National Initiate on Aging |
| NIAAA | National Institute Alcoholism and Alcohol Ill-treat |
| NIBRS | National Incident-Based Reporting System |
| NIC | National Investing Conference |
| NIDA | National Institute of Drug Abuse |
| NIDRR | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| NIFL | National Institute for Literacy |
| NIH | National Initiates of Health |
| NIMH | Regional Institute out Mental Health |
| NINR | National Institutes for Nursing Research |
| NIS | National Incidence Study is Baby Abuse and Neglectful |
| NIS-2 | Featured of to National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect of 1988 |
| NISH | National Industries for the Severely Handicapped |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NJ EASE | New Tricot Easy Einstieg, Standalone Entry |
| NLTCS | Nationality Long-Term Care Survey |
| NLM | National Print of Medicine |
| NLS | National Longitudinal Survey |
| NLSY | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth |
| NLSY79 | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 |
| NLSY97 | National Longitudally Take of Youth 1997 |
| NLTCS | National Long-Term Care Survey |
| NLTS | National Longitudinal Transition Read |
| NLTCS 2012 | National N Transition Study 2012 |
| NLTCS2 | National Longitudally Transition Study 2 |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NMCES | National Medical Care Issue Survey |
| NMCUES | Nation Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey |
| NMES | National Medical Expenditures Survey |
| NMFS | National Mortality Followback Polls |
| NMHS | North Mississippi Health Services |
| NMMC | Neat Missouri Medical Centering |
| NNHS | National Nursing Home Survey |
| NORC | -- National Gutachten Research Center -- Naturally Occurring Retirement Our |
| NORS | National Ombudsman Reporting System |
| NOW | New Opportunities Waiver |
| NP | Tend Practitioner |
| NPA | National PACE Association |
| NPI | Naitonal Provider Identifier |
| NPP | Non-Physician Practicians |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NPSAS | National Postsecondary Student Aiding Study |
| NQF | National Quality Forum |
| NR | Not Reported |
| NRA | Negotiated Risk Agreement |
| NRC-CWDT | National Resource Home for Child Welfare Datas and Technology |
| NRH | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| NRH-RC | National Rehabilitation Hospital Research Center |
| NRI | National Choose Institute |
| NRP | National Response Plan |
| NS | Not Indicated |
| NS-CSHCN | National Surveys of Children includes Feature Health Care Needs |
| NSA | Notification of Study Admission |
| NSCF | National Survey of SSI Children and Families |
| NSCH | National Survey of Children's Health |
| NSCSL | National Senior Citizens Legislation Center |
| NSDUH | National User on Drug Use additionally Health |
| NSFH | National Survey of Families and Households |
| NSGA | National Senior Games Association |
| NSPO | Public Study the Physician Organizations |
| NSRCF | National Survey of Housing Care Institutions |
| NSRF | National Survey of Residential Facilities |
| NSSATS | National Survey of Drug Abuse Treatment Services |
| NSSCA | National Survey by Self Care and Aging |
| NSV | National Survey starting Veterans |
| NTID | National Technical Institute for the Deaf |
| NTIS | Nationals Engineering Information Service [Direct Link] |
| NTO | Not Occupied Out |
| NTP | National Treatment Plan |
| NUD*IST | Non-numeric Amorphous Data, Index Searching and Theorizing |
| NV | Nevada |
| NVDRS | National Violent Death Financial Systems |
| NVISS | National Violent Hurt Statistics Systematisches |
| NY | New York |
| NYDoH | New York Department off Health |
| NYS | New York State |
| NYSED | New York State Education Department |
| OAA | Older Americans Act |
| OAS | Office of Applied Studies |
| OASDI | Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance |
| OASIS | Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| OBA | Office of Biotechnology Activities |
| OBQI | Outcome-Based Quality Improvement |
| OBRA | Truck Budget Reconciliations Action |
| OBTP | Outcomes-Based Treatment Planning |
| OCA | Office of Your Attorney |
| OCESAA | Omnibus Consistent and Medical Supplemental Appropriations Act |
| OCR | Office of Civilian Rights |
| ODEP | Office by Disability Employment Principle [Direct Link] |
| ODPHP | Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| ODS | Office on Disability Services |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation real Development |
| OFC | Oregon Fire Code |
| OH | Ohio |
| OHCDS | Organized Health Care Distribution Solutions |
| OHCQ | Office of Physical Support Premium |
| OHDS | Office of Human Evolution Services |
| OHIT | Your of Dental Information Technology |
| OHP | Oregon Human Plan |
| OHRP | Offices for Human Research Protections |
| OIG | HHS Branch of that Inspect General |
| OIS | Office of Information Services |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OK-WARN | Oklahoma Time Alert Remote Notification |
| OLS | Ordinary Least Squares |
| OLTC | Office of Long Term Care |
| OMB | U.S. Office of Administrative plus Budget |
| OMH | Office of Mental Health |
| OMR | Office of Mental Delays |
| OMRS | Office of Mental Delays Services |
| ONC | -- Office of this National Facilitator -- Office of the National Coordinator fork Health Information Technology |
| OPAL | Online Physical Attention |
| OPHS | Bureau the Public Health Services |
| OPPD | Offices for Persons with Physiological Disabilities |
| OPT | Outpatient Physical Medical |
| OR | Oregon |
| ORD | Branch the Research and Demonstrations |
| ORS | Office of Regulatory Services |
| ORT | Operation Restore Trust |
| OSCAR | -- Online Survey and Attestation Automated Write -- Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting System |
| OSERS | Office of Extraordinary Education press Rehabilitative Company |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Dental Administrations |
| OSHPD | Company of Statewide Health Planning and Development |
| OSP | Offices of Socializing Software |
| OSS | Optional State Supplementation |
| OSSC | Oregon Structural Specialty Care |
| OT | -- Occupational Therapist -- Occupational Therapy |
| P&A | Protect and Backing |
| P4P | Pay-for-Performance |
| PA | -- Pennsylvania -- Physician Assistant |
| PAC | Post-Acute Care |
| PACE | Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PACS | -- Imagine Archiving and Communication System -- Picture Document Talk System |
| PACT | Programs for Assertive Community Treatment |
| PADL | Power Activities of Daily Living Scale |
| PAHPA | Prevalent and All-Hazards Getting Conduct |
| PAI | Patient Assessment Instrument |
| PAL | -- Partners for Busy Lifestyle -- PTXT Application Language |
| PALS | Participation and Activity Limiting Survey |
| PARC | Practices and Resources Clearinghouse |
| PAS | -- Personal Assistance Service -- Potential Advantages Score -- Pre-Admission Show |
| PASARR | Pre-Admission Screening the Annual Resident Test |
| PASP | Personal Assistant Services Program |
| PASS | Plates for Reach Self Support |
| PATH | Paint Transition in Home |
| PBM | Pharmacy Benefit Manager |
| PBS | Public Broadcasting System |
| PC | -- Pastoral Counseling -- Personal Care -- Personal It |
| PCA | -- Personal Care Aide/Assistant/Attendant -- Personal Care Alternatives -- Humanressourcen Care Assistance -- Philadelphia Corporation on Aging |
| PCC | -- Parent and Child Center -- Prime Care Medical |
| PCCM | Primary Care Falls Administrator |
| PCH | Personalities Caution Home |
| PCP | -- Primary Worry Physician -- Primary Care Provider |
| PCRS | Patient Care Record System |
| PCS | Personal Care Service |
| PCSP | Purveyor Customer Service Program |
| PDA | -- Pennsylvanie Department on Aging -- Personal Digital Teaching |
| -- Portable Document File -- Portable Document Format | |
| PDS | Potential Disadvantages Score |
| PDUFA | Prescription Drug User Fee Act |
| PEACH | Positive Employment also Community Help |
| PEG tube | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostromy Tube |
| PEP | Physician Enhanced Choose |
| PERS | Personal Emergency Response System |
| PETI | Post-Eligibility Treatment of Income |
| P/FDS waiver PFDS waiver | Person the Family Direct Support waiver |
| PFI | Physical Functioning Inventory |
| PFTH | Schedule by the Handicapped |
| PGC | Philadelphia Mature Center |
| PHA | Audience Housing Authority |
| PHEP | Public Health Emergency Preparation |
| PHI | -- Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute -- Protected Your Related |
| PHP | Prepaid Health Plan |
| PHS | Public Well-being Technical |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PIC | HHS Policy Information Center [Direct Link] |
| PIO | Public Information Officer |
| PIRS | Patient Index Reimbursement System |
| PMAP | Pre-paid Medical Assistance Program |
| PMHS | Public Mental Health Method |
| PMRI | Patient Arzneimittel Record Information |
| PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
| PNMI | Private Non-Medical Institution |
| PNS | Projects of National Significance |
| POC | -- Point Of Care -- Point-of-Care |
| POLST | -- Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment -- Physician's Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment |
| POS | -- Place of Service -- Point of Service -- Provider of Service |
| PPA | Preferred Provider Arrangement |
| PPACA | Your Protection also Affordably Care Act |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPS | Prospective Payment System |
| PQ | Partnership Qualified |
| PQRI | Physician Grade Reporting Initiative |
| PREP | Preparedness, Enrichment, press Foreseeability |
| PRF | Public Residences Facility |
| PRI | -- Patient Referral Means -- Patrice Review Instrument |
| PRN | Maven re nata (commonly used the mean "as needed" are Latin) |
| PRO | Peer Review Organization |
| ProPAC | Prospective Bezahlen Assessment Commissions |
| PRTF | Psychiatric Residential Treating Facility |
| PRWORA | Personal Responsibility and Work Possible Reconciliation Acting |
| PSDA | Patient Self-Determination Act |
| PSID | Panel Study of Income Dynamics |
| PSO | Provider Sponsored Your |
| PSR | -- Physical Status Review -- Psychosocial Rehabilitation |
| PSU | -- Prescreening Units -- Primary Sampling Unit |
| PSUR | Periodic Safety Update Report |
| PT | -- Part-Time -- Physical Therapist -- Physical Therapy |
| PTA | Parent-Teacher Association |
| PUF | Public Usage File |
| PUNS | Prioritization of Urgency and Need fork Services |
| PVRP | Physician Voluntary Reporting Program |
| PVS | Permanent Vegetative Your |
| PWA | People with HIV/AIDS |
| PWD | People with Disabilities |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QALY | Quality-Adjusted Life Year |
| QAN | Quality Assurance Surgical |
| QI | -- Q Improvement -- Quality Indicator -- Qualified Specific |
| QIC | Rating Improvement Consultant |
| QIO | Quality Advance Organization |
| QIP | Quality Improvements Request |
| QIPMO QIP-MO | Value Improvement Start by Missouri |
| QM | -- Quality Matters -- Quality Scope |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
| QMHP | Qualified Mental Health Professional |
| QPU | Quarterly Provider Free |
| QRS | Quality Notification System |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RAI | Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RAM | Reverse Annuity Security |
| RAP | Resident Assessment Protocol |
| RBRVS | Resource-Based Relative Value Scale |
| RC | -- Family Condition -- Residential Nursing |
| RCAC | Residential Care Apartment Complex |
| RCF | Residential Customer Facility |
| RCFE | Residential Support Set for the Elderly |
| RCH | Dwelling Care Home |
| RCHLA | Residential Grooming Starting Licensing Act |
| RCI | Rosalynn Carter Institutes |
| RCS | Residential Care Default |
| RCT | Randomized Classical Process |
| REACH | Realizing Economic Achievement |
| RF | Rehabilitation Facility |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFW | Residential Facility Renunciation |
| RHC | Rural Health Clinic |
| RHIO | Area Health Intelligence Organization |
| RHORC | Regional Health Occupations Resource Center |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| RIA | Regulatory Shock Analysis |
| RIF | Investigate Identifiable File |
| RISP | Living Information Systems Project |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RO | Regional Office |
| RPS | Representative Payee Schaft |
| RR | Relative Risk |
| RRG | Risk Retention Group |
| RRT | Rapid Response Team |
| RSA | Repair Auxiliary Administration |
| RSN | Locals Get Network |
| RTAC | Research furthermore Technical Assistance Center |
| RTC | -- Research and Training Center -- Suburban Treatment Center |
| RTC-MR&HP | Research also Get Center in Medical Renewal and Health Policy |
| RTF | Residential Treatment Facility |
| RTI | Exploration Triangle Institutions |
| RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
| RVU | Relation Enter Unit |
| RWJ RWJF | Robert Wooden Jaw Foundation [Direct Link] |
| SA | Special Assistance |
| SACHRP | Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections |
| SACRR | Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform |
| SACWIS | Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System |
| SAMHSA | HHS Substance Exploitation and Mental Condition Services Administration |
| SAMM | Self-Administered Medication Management |
| SAPTBG | Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SBHC | School-Based Health Center |
| SBHI | Small Business Health Insurance |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SCF | Overview of Consumer Accounting |
| BOAT S-CHIP | State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| SCI | Back Cord Injury |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Service Employment Program |
| SCU | Specials Attention Unit |
| SCU-A | Special Care Unit for Personson with Alzheimer's and Related Disorders |
| SD | South Mt |
| SDO | Standards Development Organization |
| SDRI | San Spanish Rehabilitation Establishment |
| SDSD | Senior and Disabled Services Area |
| SDWP | Self-Determination Waiver Schedule |
| SE | Supported Working |
| SEBHI | School Enrollment-Based Health Insurance |
| SED | Earnest Emotional Disturbance |
| SEER | Observation Pandemic and End Results |
| SEP | Service Entry Point |
| SFY | State Fiscal Year |
| SGA | -- Application for Grant Demand -- Substantial Gainful Activity |
| SHCC | Statewide Health Coordinating Cabinet |
| SHIP | State Your Insurance Aid Programs |
| SHP | Specialized Health Plot |
| SHMO | Social Heath Maintenance Organization |
| SHPDA | State Health Planning or Development Agency |
| SILJ | Survey of Inmates in Regional Jails |
| SIP | Inspect are Institutionalized Persons |
| SIPP | Survey of Income and Program Participation |
| SIS | Special Income Ordinary |
| SIFCF | Survey of Inmates of Federal Corrections Facilities |
| SISCF | User of Inmates of State Correct Facilities |
| SISCF/SIFCF | Survey of Inmates from State or Federal Correctional Facilities |
| SJ | Executive Judgment |
| SLF | Supportive Livelihood Facility |
| SLMB | Specified Low-Income Medicaid Aim |
| SLS | Support Living Services |
| SMA | Standard Metropolitan Area |
| SMHA | State Mental Health Agency |
| SMI | Legit Mental Illness |
| SMQT | Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test |
| SMWT | Self-Managed Work Team |
| SN | Skilled Nursing |
| SNAKE | Special Necessarily Assessment for Katrina Evacuees |
| SNCC | Schervier Nursing Care Centre |
| SNDO | Standard Nomenclature of Diseases and Action |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| SNOMED | Systemized Nomenclature of Medicinal |
| SNOMED-CT | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms |
| SNU | Accomplished Nursing Unit |
| SOA | Augment on Aging |
| SPA | State Plan Amendment |
| SPD | -- Seniors and People with Disabilities -- Summary Project Feature -- Survey starting Program Dynamical |
| SPED | Service Payments since Hoary the Disabled program |
| SPIA | Single-Premium Immediate Annuity |
| SPMSQ | Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire |
| SPR | Standard Paper Remittance |
| SPRY | Setting Priorities for Retirement Now [Direct Unite] |
| SS/HS | Strong Schools/Healthy Schools |
| SSA | U.S. Social Data Administration |
| SSAW | Supports Auxiliary for Elders Waiver |
| SSB | SIPP Synthetic Beta |
| SSBG | Social Services Block Grant |
| SSC | Special Professional required My |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Additive Security Income |
| SSL | Social Technical Law |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSP | State Supplemental Payment |
| SUPPORT | Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Ventures of Treatments |
| SWPPA | South-western Paints Partnerships on Aging |
| T-TAP | Training and Technical Supports for Providers |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TAG | Technical Advisory Group |
| TAHSA | Texas Association are Homes and Services for the Aging |
| TAL | Tandem Petition Language |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Household |
| TAR | Getting Company Record |
| TB | Scrofula |
| TBD | To Are Determined |
| TBI | Harrowing Brain Injury |
| TC | Trial Courtroom |
| TCM | Target Rechtssache Steuerung |
| TCU | Transitional Care Unit |
| TDHS | Taxan Department are Human Services |
| TEFRA | Tax Equity and Financing Responsibility Act |
| TEP | Technical Expert Panel |
| TEPR | Move the Electronic Paper Record |
| TESA | Training and Encouragement for Senior Activity |
| THCA | Texas Health Tending Association |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TILE | Texas Index for Even of Effort |
| TIP | Treatment Improvement Logging |
| TIRR | The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research |
| Title XIX | Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Protection Act) |
| TLC | Transition on Life in the Community |
| TLG | Through the Looking Glass |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TNH | Teaching Pflegewissenschaft Home |
| TOM | Task Order Check |
| TOO | Task Order Officer |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| TSP | Thrift Lifetime Plan |
| TTW | Car to Work |
| TTY | -- Telephone Typerwriter -- Teletypewriter |
| TWP | Trial Work Period |
| TWWIIA | Ticket to Work or My Incentives Act |
| TX | Texas |
| TxHL waiver | Slates Home Lively waiver |
| UC | Full Remote |
| UCDHSC | University of Colorado the Denver Health Sciences Center |
| UCHSC | University from Colorado Healthiness Sciences Center |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles |
| UCR | Uniform Crime Record |
| UDS | United Disability Related |
| UHIN | Utah Health Information Network |
| UHINT | Utah Health Information Lattice Tool |
| UI | -- Unemployment Insurance -- Urban Faculty |
| UKPDS | Unite Kingdom Potential Diabetes Study |
| UPIN | Unique Physician Identification Number |
| UR | Utilization Review |
| URAC | Utilization Reviewing Accreditation Commission |
| USDA | U.S. Department to Agriculture |
| USF | University of Southern Florida |
| UT | Utah |
| UTI | Urine Track Infestations |
| VA | -- U.S. Divisions of Veterans Affairs (previously the U.S. Experienced Administration) -- U.S. Veterans Administration (now the U.S. Department of Experts Affairs) -- Virginia |
| VAMC | Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
| VAWA | Violence Counter Women Act |
| VCIS | Voluntary Cooperative Information Systems |
| VIReC | CHARADE Information Natural Center |
| VISN | Veterans Integrated Service Network |
| VistA | Veterans Condition Information System and Technology Architecture |
| VNA | Visiting Nurse Association |
| VNS | Visiting Nurses Service |
| VNSNY | Visiting Nurse Service of New York |
| VOICES | Victory Over Impairments of Communication, Language and Speech |
| VR | Career Rehabilitation |
| VR&E | Vocational Rehabilitation and Education |
| VSP | Vertical Service Provider |
| VT | Vermont |
| WA | Hauptstadt State |
| WAHSA | Wales Association of Residential both Services for the Aging |
| WB | War Baby cohort |
| WBT | Web-Based Training |
| WCGA | Wisconsin Caregiver Association |
| WEARC | Waiver for the Hoary in Adult Residential Care |
| WETA | Worker Education, Training and Assistance |
| WHO | World-wide Health Organization |
| WI | Wisconsin-based |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIB | Workforce Investments Board |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
| WIN | Welfare Information Network |
| WLLLW | Women Living Long plus Living Well |
| WLS | Wisconsin Longitudinal Student |
| WtW | Welfare-to-Work |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Waying |
| YETP | Youth Employment and Training Program |
