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Performance and Accountability Report
Fiscal Year 2002

Appendix K- Acronyms

A

ACF

Administration for Children and Families

 

ACIP

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

 

ADAP

AIDS Drug Assistance Program

 

ADD

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

 

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

 

AERS

Adverse Event Reporting System

 

AFS

Automated Financial System

 

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 

AI/AN

American Indian / Alaskan Native

 

AIDS

Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome

 

AoA

Administration on Aging

 

ASBTF

Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology, and Finance

 

ASFA

Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997

 

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

 

AWP

Average Wholesale Price

B

BACS

Budget and Accounting Classification Structure

 

BBA

Balanced Budget Act

 

BIPA

Benefits Improvement and Protection Act

 

BSE

Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy

C

CAHPS

Consumer Assessment Health Plans Surveys

 

CAP

Corrective Action Plan

 

CARE

Customer Automation and Reporting Environment

 

CBO

Community-Based Organizations

 

CBSP

Community-Based Services Program

 

CCDF

Child Care Development Fund

 

CCF

Compassion Capital Fund

 

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

CERT

Comprehensive Error Rate Testing

 

CFBCI

Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

 

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

 

CFOC

Chief Financial Officer's Council

 

CHI

Consolidated Health Informatics

 

CIO

Chief Information Officer

 

CMP

Civil Monetary Penalties

 

CMS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)

 

CO

Central Office

 

COLA

Cost of Living Adjustment

 

COMIS

Center-Wide Management Information System

 

COOP

Continuity of Operations Plan

 

COTS

Commercial Off-the-Shelf

 

CPI

Consumer Price Index

 

CPIC

Certification Package on Internal Controls

 

CPIM

Consumer Price Index Medical

 

CPS

Current Population Survey

 

CRADA

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

 

CSE

Child Support Enforcement

 

CSHCN

Children with Special Healthcare Needs

 

CSPIA

Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998

 

CSR

Core Security Requirements

 

CTPAT

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

 

CWF

Common Working File

D

DCIA

Debt Collection Improvement Act

 

DCIS

Departmental Contracts Information System

 

DOJ

Department of Justice

 

DPM

Division of Payment Management

 

DSH

Disproportionate Share Hospital

E

e-GOV

Electronic Government

 

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

 

EEPS

Electronic Entry Processing System

 

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

 

ESRD

End Stage Renal Disease

F

FACTS II

Federal Agencies' Centralized Trial Balance System

FAIR

Federal Activities Inventory Reform

 

FASA

Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act

 

FBO

Faith-Based Organizations

 

FASAB

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

 

FBO/CBO

Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations

 

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

 

FECA

Federal Employees Compensation Act

 

FFMIA

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act

 

FFS

Fee-for-Service

 

FGSP

Federal Grant Streamlining Program

 

FI

Fiscal Intermediary

 

FICA

Federal Insurance Contributions Act

 

FISS

Fiscal Intermediary Shared System

 

FMFIA

Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

 

FSR

Financial Status Report

 

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

 

FY

Fiscal Year

G

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

 

GAO

General Accounting Office

 

GATES

Grants Administration, Tracking, and Evaluation System

 

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

 

GISRA

Government Information Security Reform Act

 

GMRA

Government Management Reform Act

 

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act

 

GSA

General Services Administration

 

GSS

General Support System

H

HCFAC

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program

 

HEAL

Health Education Assistance Loans

 

HEDIS

Health Plan Employer Data Information Set

 

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

 

HI

Hospital Insurance

 

HIFA

Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability

 

HIGLAS

Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System

 

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

 

HIV

Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

 

HR

Human Resources

 

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

 

HSEP

HIGLAS Systems Engineering Portal

 

HUD

Department of Housing and Urban Development

I

I/T/U

IHS, Tribal and Urban

 

IBNR

Incurred But Not Reported

 

ICD-9

International Classification of Disease Version 9

 

ICD-10

International Classification of Disease Version 10

 

ICR

Indirect Cost Rate

 

ID

Identification

 

IG

Inspector General

 

IHS

Indian Health Service

 

IPA

Independent Public Accountant

 

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

 

IT

Information Technology

 

ITAS

Integrated Time and Attendance System

 

ITIRB

Information Technology Investment Review Board

 

ITMRA

Information Technology Management Reform Act

 

IV-D

Title IV-D of the Social Security Act

J

JCAHO

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

 

JFMIP

Joint Financial Management Improvement Program

K

 

 

L

LIHEAP

Low Income Energy Assistance Program

M

MCBS

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey

 

MCH

Maternal and Child Health

 

MDS

Minimum Data Set

 

MeDSuN

Medical Device Surveillance Network

 

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

N

NAEYC

National Association for the Education of Young Children

 

NAPIS

National Aging Program Information System

 

NBCCEDP

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

 

NBRSS

NIH Business and Research Support System

 

NCAI

National Coalition for Adult Immunizations

 

NCHS

National Center for Health Statistics

 

NCQA

National Committee for Quality Assurance

 

NDA

New Drug Application

 

NDE/MIS

New Drug Evaluation / Management Information System

 

NDMS

National Disaster Medical System

 

NEDSS

National Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems

 

NELRP

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program

 

NHIS

National Health Interview Survey

 

NHSC

National Health Service Corps

 

NIH

National Institutes of Health

 

NMEP

National Medicare & You Education Program

 

NMHIC

National Mental Health Information Center

 

NPS

National Pharmaceutical Stockpile

 

NQF

National Quality Forum

 

NTC

Noble USPHS Training Center

O

OAA

Older Americans Act

 

OASDI

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

 

OASH

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

 

OASPHEP

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness

 

OBRA

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

 

OCSE

Office of Child Support Enforcement

 

ODPHP

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

 

OER

Office of Emergency Response

 

OIG

Office of Inspector General

 

OIRM

Office of Information Resources Management

 

OLRM

Online Rulemaking Management

 

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

 

OPD

Orphan Products Development

 

OPDIV

Operating Division

 

OPHS

Office of Public Health and Science

 

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

 

ORHP

Office of Rural Health Policy

 

ORR

Office of Refugee Resettlement

 

OS

Office of the Secretary

 

OTC

Over-the-Counter

P

PAM

Payment Accuracy Measurement

 

PART

Program Assessment Rating Tool

 

PDD

Presidential Decision Directive

 

PDS

Project Data System

 

PDUFA

Prescription Drug User Fee Act

 

PHS

Public Health Service

 

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

 

PMA

President's Management Agenda

 

PMO

Program Management Office

 

PMS

Payment Management System

 

PNS

Projects of National Significance

 

PP&E

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

PPS

Prospective Payment System

 

PRANS

Programs of Regional and National Significance

 

PRWORA

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

 

PSC

Program Support Center

 

PSOC

Project to Save Our Children

Q

QIO

Quality Improvement Organization

R

R&D

Research & Development

 

RC

Reportable Condition

 

RCA

Reports Consolidation Act of 2000

 

RO

Regional Office

 

ROI

Return on Investment

 

RPMS

Resource Patient Management System

 

RSSI

Required Supplementary Stewardship Information

S

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 

SAPTBG

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment State Block Grant

 

SAS

Statement of Accounting Standards

 

SBR

Statement of Budgetary Resources

 

SCC

Secretary's Command Center

 

SCHIP

State Children's Health Insurance Program

 

SDN

Secure Data Network

 

SDS

Sanitation Deficiency System

 

SECA

Self Employment Contributions Act

 

SEDS

Statistical Enrollment Data System

 

SFC

Sanitation Facilities Construction

 

SMI

Supplementary Medical Insurance

 

SNF

Skilled Nursing Facility

 

SSA

Social Security Administration

 

SSBG

Social Services Block Grant

T

TAGGS

Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System

 

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

 

TB

Tuberculosis

 

TEDS

Treatment Episode Data Set

 

TOP

Treasury Offset Program

 

TTRA

Travel and Transportation Reform Act

U

UDS

Uniform Data System

 

UFMS

Unified Financial Management System

 

UPL

Upper Payment Limits

 

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

V

VICP

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

 

VMI

Vendor-Managed Inventory

W

WTC

World Trade Center

X

 

 

Y

YPLL

Years of Potential Life Lost

Z

 

 

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