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Appendix I � Acronyms

 

A

ACF

Administration for Children and Families

 

ACIP

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

 

ACTS

Aspen Complaint and Incident Reporting System

 

ADAP

AIDS Drug Assistance Program

 

ADD

Administration for Developmental Disabilities

 

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

AFCARS

Adoption Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System

 

AFS

Automated Financial System

 

AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

 

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

 

AI/AN

American Indian/Alaskan Native

 

AICPA

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

 

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

 

ASPE

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

 

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

 

AZT

Zidovudine

 

B

BACS

Budget and Accounting Classification Structure

 

BBA

Balanced Budget Act of 1997

 

BHMIS

Behavioral Health Management Information System

 

BIPA

Benefits Improvement and Protection Act

 

BPHC

Bureau of Primary Health Care

 

C

CAHPS

Consumer Assessment Health Plans Surveys

 

CAP

Corrective Action Plan

 

CARE

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency

 

CAS

Central Accounting System

 

CBRN

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear

 

CBSP

Community-Based Services Program

 

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

CDER

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

 

CDRH

Center for Device and Radiological Health

 

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

 

CERT

Comprehensive Error Rate Testing

 

CFBCI

Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

 

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

 

CFOC

Chief Financial Officer's Council

 

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

 

CHI

Consolidated Health Informatics

 

CIO

Chief Information Officer

 

CJ

Congressional Justification

 

CLO

Congressional Liaison Office

 

CMP

Civil Monetary Penalties

 

CMS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)

 

CO

Central Office

 

CORE

PSC Core Financial Management System

 

COTS

Commercial Off-The-Shelf

 

CRADA

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

 

CSE

Child Support Enforcement

 

CSO

Chief Security Officer

 

CY

Calendar Year

 

D

DASH

Division of Adolescent and School Health

 

DASIS

Drug and Alcohol Services Information System

 

DC

District of Columbia

 

DCIA

Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996

 

DEOC

Director's Emergency Operations Center

 

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

 

DMERC

Durable Medical Equipment Center

 

DNA

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

 

DOE

Department of Energy

 

DOJ

Department of Justice

 

DPM

Division of Payment Management

 

DTaP

Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis

 

E

e-GOV

Electronic Government

 

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

 

EMS

Emergency Medical Services

 

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

 

Epi-X

Epidemic Information Exchange

 

F

FACS

Financial Accounting Control Systems

 

FAIR

Federal Activities Inventory Reform

 

FASAB

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

 

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

 

FDAMA

FDA Modernization Act

 

FECA

Federal Employees Compensation Act

 

FFMIA

Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996

 

FFS

Fee-for-Service

 

FGSP

Federal Grant Streamlining Program

 

FHA

Federal Health Architecture

 

FI

Fiscal Intermediary

 

FICA

Federal Insurance Contributions Act

 

FMFIA

Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982

 

FSA

Family Support Administration

 

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

 

FY

Fiscal Year

 

G

GA

Georgia

 

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

 

GAO

General Accounting Office

 

GATES

Grants Administration, Tracking, and Evaluation System

 

GISRA

Government Information Security Reform Act

 

GLAS

General Ledger Accounting System

 

GMRA

Government Management Reform Act

 

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act of 1993

 

GSA

General Services Administration

 

H

HCFA

Health Care Financing Administration

 

HCFAC

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program

 

HDS

Human Development Services

 

HEAL

Health Education Assistance Loans

 

HEW

Department of Health, Education and Welfare

 

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

 

HI

Hospital Insurance

 

Hib

Haemophilus Influenzae type B

 

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

 

HPMP

Hospital Payment Monitoring Program

 

HQ

Headquarters

 

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

 

I

IBNR

Incurred But Not Reported

 

IG

Inspector General

 

IHS

Indian Health Service

 

IMPAC

Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination

 

IPA

Independent Public Accountants

 

IPIA

Improper Payment Information Act

 

IS

Information Systems

 

IT

Information Technology

 

J

JCAHO

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

 

JFMIP

Joint Financial Management Improvement Program

 

K

K23

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award

 

K24

Midcareer Investigator Awards in Patient-Oriented Research

 

K30

Clinical Research Curriculum Development Awards

 

L

LLP

Limited Liability Partnership

 

LRN

Laboratory Response Network

 

M

M&M

Mortality and Morbidity

 

MCHBG

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant

 

MD

Maryland

 

MeDSuN

Medical Product Surveillance and Radiological Health Network

 

MIP

Medical Integrity Program

 

MK

Market-Based

 

MMR

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

 

N

N/A

Not Applicable

 

NBRSS

NIH Business and Research Support System

 

NHGRI

NIH National Human Genome Research Institute

 

NIH

National Institutes of Health

 

NIS

National Immunization Survey

 

NMEP

National Medicare & You Education Program

 

NPRM

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

 

NQMC

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse

 

NRSA

National Research Service Award

 

O

OAA

Older Americans Act

 

OCSE

Office of Child Support Enforcement

 

ODP

Office of Domestic Preparedness

 

OGC

Office of General Counsel

 

OGMP

Office of Grants Management and Policy

 

OIG

Office of Inspector General

 

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

 

OPD

Orphan Products Development

 

OPDIV

Operating Division

 

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

 

OS

Office of the Secretary

 

OTPER

Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

 

P

PAM

Payment Accuracy Measurement

 

PAR

Performance and Accountability Report

 

PART

Program Assessment Rating Tool

 

PASRR

Preadmission Screening and Resident Review

 

PCV

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

 

PEHSU

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit

 

PHS

Public Health Service

 

PMA

President's Management Agenda

 

PMO

Program Management Office

 

PMS

Payment Management System

 

PNS

Projects of National Significance

 

PP&E

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

PRWORA

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

 

PSC

Program Support Center

 

PSTF

Patient Safety Task Force

 

Q

QIO

Quality Improvement Organization

 

R

RCA

Reports Consolidation Act of 2000

 

RO

Regional Office

 

ROI

Return on Investment

 

RPMS

Resource Patient Management System

 

RSSI

Required Supplementary Stewardship Information

 

S

SA

Survey Agency

 

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 

SAP

Select Agent Program

 

SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

 

SARS-CoV

SARS � associated Coronavirus

 

SAS

Statement of Accounting Standards

 

SBR

Statement of Budgetary Resources

 

SCHIP

State Children's Health Insurance Program

 

SECA

Self-Employment Contribution Act

 

SEDS

Statistical Enrollment Data System

 

SEPPA

Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act

 

SES

Senior Executive Service

 

SMI

Supplementary Medical Insurance

 

SNS

Strategic National Stockpile

 

SPR

State Program Report

 

SSA

Social Security Administration

 

T

TAGGS

Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System

 

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

 

TEDS

Treatment Episode Data Set

 

TOP

Treasury Offset Program

 

TOPS

Total On-Line Processing System

 

TPN

Total Parenteral Nutrition

 

Treasury

Department of Treasury

 

TROR

Treasury Report on Receivables

 

U

UDS

Uniform Data System

 

UFMS

Unified Financial Management System

 

US

United States

 

V

VICP

Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund

 

VMI

Vendor-Managed Inventory

 

W

WHO

World Health Organization

Last revised: January 12, 2004

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