TERM |
DEFINITION |
AAALAC Int'l |
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International |
AAHRPP |
Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs |
AAMC |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
ACOS |
Associate Chief of Staff |
AE |
Adverse Event |
AL |
Assurance Letter |
AMA |
American Medical Association |
AMIS |
Automated Management Information System |
APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
ARENA |
Applied Research Ethics National Association |
AWIC |
Animal Welfare Information Center |
BVA |
Board of Veterans Appeals |
CAAT |
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing |
CBOC |
Community Based Outpatient Clinic |
CDL |
Central Dental Lab |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CHAMPUS |
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services |
CHAMPVA |
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs |
CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
CITI |
Collaborative IRB Training Initiative |
CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
CMOP |
Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy |
CNO |
Chief Network Officer |
CPA |
Cooperative Project Assurance |
CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
CQI |
Continuous Quality Improvement |
CRADO |
Chief Research and Development Officer |
DCC |
Data Consent Committee (HIPAA abbreviation) |
DCHV |
Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans |
DCRB |
Design Change Review Board |
DEERS |
Defense Eligibility Enrollment System |
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DRG |
Diagnostic Related Groups |
DSMO |
Designated Standard Maintenance Organization (HIPAA abbreviation) |
DSS |
Decision Support System |
DUSH |
Deputy Under Secretary for Health |
EDMS |
Electronic Document Management System |
EMPO |
Emergency Medical Preparedness Office |
EMSHG |
Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group |
EOB |
Explanation of Benefits |
FCP |
Fund Control Point |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FDP |
Facility Development Process |
FFP |
Falsification, Fabrication, and Plagiarism |
FMS |
Financial Management System |
FWA |
Federal-Wide Assurance |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
GCP |
Good Clinical Practice |
GPRA |
Government Performance Results Act |
HAC |
Health Administration Center |
HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
HCHV |
Health Care for Homeless Veterans |
HCMI |
Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill |
HHS |
Health and Human Services |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
HRPP |
Human Research Protection Program |
IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
IDCU |
Integrated Data Communication Utility |
IIA |
Inter-Institutional Amendment |
ILAR |
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources |
IND |
Investigational New Drug |
IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
IRM |
Information Resource Management |
IRMFO |
Information Resource Management Field Office |
LOI |
Letter of Intent |
LTC |
Long Term Care |
LVA |
Leadership VA |
MCCF |
Medical Care Cost Fund |
MPA |
Multiple Project Assurance (obsolete - refer to FWA) |
MSG |
Management Science Group |
NABR |
National Association for Biomedical Research |
NBAC |
National Bioethics Advisory Committee |
NCQA |
National Committee for Quality Assurance |
NCURA |
National Council of University Research Administrators |
NFR |
National Fund Reserve |
NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NLB |
National Leadership Board |
NPSP |
National Patient Safety Partnership |
NSC |
Non-Service Connected |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
OER |
Office of Extramural Research |
OHRP |
Office for Human Research Protections |
OIG |
Office of the Inspector General |
OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OMI |
Office of the Medical Inspector |
OPRR |
Office for Protection from Research Risks (now OHRP) |
ORCA |
Office of Research Compliance and Assurance (now ORO) |
ORD |
Office of Research and Development |
ORI |
Office of Research Integrity |
ORO |
Office of Research Oversight |
PATH |
Physicians at Teaching Hospitals |
PCS |
Permanent Change of Station |
PHS |
Public Health Service |
PI |
Principal Investigator |
PRIM&R |
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research |
PTSD |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
PVA |
Paralyzed Veterans of America |
QA |
Quality Assurance |