Abbreviations and Acronyms
- MI
- - American Association for Medical Instrumentation
- AAPM
- - American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- ACCA
- - Associate Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS
- ACF
- - Administration for Children and Families, DHHS
- ACCME
- - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
- ACHA
- - Associate Commissioner for Health Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS
- ACLA
- - Associate Commissioner for Legislative Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS
- ACMP
- - American College of Medical Physicists
- ACOM
- - Associate Commissioner for Office of Management, OC, FDA,
- ACPA
- - Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS (Press)
- ACPE
- - Associate Commissioner for Planning and Evaluation, OC, FDA, DHHS
- ACPE
- - American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
- ACR
- - American College of Radiology
- ACRA
- - Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS
- ADA
- - American Dental Association
- ADAMHA
- - Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, PHS, DHHS
- AFGE
- - American Federation of Government Employees (Union)
- AFIP
- - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (located at WRAMC), DOD
- AHA
- - American Hospital Association
- AHCPR
- - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, PHS, DHHS
- AIMBE
- - American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
- AMA
- - American Medical Association
- ANSI
- - American National Standards Institute
- ARCRT
- - American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists (MQSA)
- ARPA
- - Advanced Research Projects Agency
- ARRT
- - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (MQSA)
- ASC
- - Administrative Services Center, OASH, PHS, DHHS
- ASH
- - Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS
- ASPE
- - Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS
- ASPER
- - Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, DHHS
- ASTM
- - American Society for Testing and Materials
- BRMD
- - Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices, CANADA
- CBER
- - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, DHHS
- CC
- - Clinical Center (Warren Magnuson Clinical Center), NIH, DHHS
- CC
- - Chief Counsel, FDA, DHHS (also Office of Chief Counsel, FDA)
- CCEHRP
- - Committee for Coordination of Environmental Health and Related Programs, WHO, UN (now called Environmental Health Policy
- CEU
- - Continuing Education Unit
- CDC/CDCP
- - Centers for Disease Control/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CENELEC
- - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (French term, English translation)
- CDER
- - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, DHHS
- CDRH
- - Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, DHHS
- CFSAN
- - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, DHHS
- CIA
- - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (Headquarters: Arlington, VA)
- CIRMS
- - Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards, NIST
- CLIA
- - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
- CME
- - Continuing Medical Education
- CRADA
- - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
- CRCPD
- - Conference of Radiation Control Program Director
- CTIA
- - Cellular Telephone Industry Association
- CVM
- - Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, DHHS
- DASH
- - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, OASH, DHHS
- DCP
- - Division of Commissioned Personnel, OASH, OSG (Parklawn Building)
- DHHS
- - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- DHSS
- - Department of Health and Social Security, ENGLAND
- DOC
- - U.S. Department of Commerce
- DOD
- - U.S. Department of Defense
- DOL
- - U.S. Department of Labor
- DOE
- - U.S. Department of Energy
- DOT
- - U.S. Department of Transportation
- ECRI
- - Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name- initials only)
- EEO
- - Equal Employment Opportunity Act
- EHPC
- - Environmental Health Policy Committee (formerly CCEHRP), WHO,
- EMBS
- - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE
- ERIM
- - Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
- FAA
- - Federal Aeronautics Administration
- FBI
- - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
- FCC
- - Federal Communications Commission
- FCCSET
- - Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, CCEHRP, WHO, UN
- FIC
- - Fogarty International Center, NIH, DHHS
- FDLI
- - Food and Drug Law Institute
- FDA
- - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, PHS, DHHS
- FOIA
- - Freedom of Information Act
- FTC
- - U.S. Federal Trade Commission
- GAO
- - General Accounting Office
- GC
- - General Counsel, FDA (now Office of Chief Counsel, FDA)
- GPRA
- - Government Performance and Results Act
- GPRE
- - Government Program Review and Evaluation
- GSA
- - General Services Administration
- HCFA
- - Health Care Financing Administration
- HIMA
- - Health Industry Manufacturers Association
- HRG
- - Health Research Group (Public Citizen: Ralph Nader/Dr. Sidney Wolfe)
- - (Consumers Health Political Action Committee - PAC)
- HRSA
- - Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS, DHHS
- ICRP
- - International Commission on Radiological Protection
- ICRU
- - International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
- IEC
- - International Electrotechnical Commission
- IEEE
- - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
- IFIP
- - International Federation for Information Processing
- IG
- - Inspector General, OIG, DHHS
- IHS
- - Indian Health Service, DHHS
- INNS
- - International Neural Networks Society
- INS
- - U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- IOM
- - Institute of Medicine, NAS
- IRB
- - Institutional Review Board
- IRS
- - U.S. Internal Revenue Service
- ISO
- - International Standards Organization
- JCAHCA
- - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
- NAAP
- - National Association of Apnea Professionals
- NAS
- - National Academy of Sciences
- NBS
- - National Bureau of Standards, DOC (No longer exists: See NIST),
- NCCLS
- - National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Science
- NCHS
- - National Center for Health Statistics, CDCP, DHHS
- NCHGR
- - National Center for Human Genome Research, NIH, DHHS
- NCI
- - National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS
- NCNR
- - National Center for Nursing Research, NIH, DHHS
- NCRP
- - National Council on Radiation Protection
- NCTR
- - National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA, DHHS
- NEI
- - National Eye Institute, NIH, DHHS
- NEMA
- - National Electrical Manufacturers Association
- NHLBI
- - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, DHHS
- NIA
- - National Institute on Aging, NIH, DHHS
- NIAAA
- - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, DHHS
- NIAID
- - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, DHHS
- NIAMSK
- - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- NICHHD
- - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH,
- NID
- - National Institute on Deafness (and other communication diseases)
- NIDA
- - National Institute on Drug Abuse, PHS, DHHS
- NIDDKD
- - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, NEI
- NIDR
- - National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, DHHS
- NIEHS
- - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS
- NIGMS
- - National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH, DHHS
- NIMH
- - National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, DHHS
- NINDS
- - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, DHHS
- NIH
- - National Institutes of Health
- NIMA
- - National Institute on Mental Health, PHS, DHHS
- NIOSH
- - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDCP, DHHS
- NIST
- - National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC (formerly NBS)
- NLM
- - National Library of Medicine, NIH, DHHS
- NMQAAC
- - National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee, FDA
- NRC
- - National Research Council
- NRC
- - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NSA
- - U.S. National Security Agency (Headquarters: Fort Meade, MD)
- NSF
- - National Science Foundation
- NOAA
- - National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- NVLAP
- - National Association of Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Practices, DOC
- OASH
- - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS
- OC
- - Office of the Commissioner, FDA/Office of Compliance, FDA
- OCA
- - U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs
- OCC
- - Office of the Chief Counsel, FDA (formerly OGC)
- OCR
- - Office for Civil Rights, DHHS
- OGC
- - Office of General Counsel, FDA, DHHS (Now OCC: 10/3/94)
- OHA
- - Office of Health Affairs, FDA, DHHS
- OIG
- - Office of the Inspector General
- OLA
- - Office of Legislative Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS
- OMB
- - Office of Management and Budget
- OPA
- - Office of Public Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS (Press Office/Relations)
- OPE
- - Office of Planning and Evaluation, FDA, DHHS
- ORA
- - Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS
- OPM
- - Office of Personnel Management
- OS
- - Office of the Secretary, DHHS
- OSG
- - Office of the Surgeon General, PHS, DHHS (Commissioned Corps)
- OSHA
- - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PAC
- - Political Action Committee
- PAHO
- - Pan-American Health Organization, WHO, UN
- PHS
- - U.S. Public Health Service
- RESNA
- - Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, ANSI
- RSNA
- - Radiological Society of North America
- SAMHSA
- - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS
- SCVIR
- - Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
- SHRP
- - Subcommittee on Health Risk Assessment, FCCSET,CCEHRP,WHO,UN
- SMDA
- - Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990
- SNL
- - Sandia National Laboratories
- SPIE
- - Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
- SRN
- - Subcommittee on Research Needs, FCCSET, CCEHRP, WHO, UN
- SSA
- - Social Security Administration (formerly part of DHHS)
- SSRCR
- - Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation
- UL
- - Underwriters Laboratories
- UN
- - United Nations
- USDA
- - U.S. Department of Agriculture
- WCNN
- - World Congress of Neural Networks
- WEAC
- - Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, FDA, DHHS
- WHO
- - World Health Organization, UN
- WRAIR
- - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, WRAMC, U.S. Army
- WRAMC
- - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, U.S. Army
CDRH ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
- DDL
- - Devices and Diagnostics Letter (also known as The Orange Sheet, a weekly trade magazine)
- DCRND
- - Division of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Neurological Devices, ODE
- DCLD
- - Divison of Clinical Laboratory Devices, ODE, CDRH
- DGRD
- - Division of General and Restorative Devices, ODE, CDRH
- DMISS
- - Division of Management, Information and Support Services, OST, CDRH
- DMQRP
- - Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs, OHIP, CDRH
- DOD
- - Division of Ophthalmic Devices, ODE, CDRH
- DRAERD
- - Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, ENT, & Radiological Devices, ODE
- EIR
- - Establishment Inspection Report
- EMC
- - Electromagnetic Capability
- EMI
- - Electromagnetic Interference
- ERC
- - NSF Engineering Research Center, Duke University (National Science Foundation)
- 510(k)
- - Five-Ten K: Premarket Notification of New Medical Device (clearance based on a similark previously cleared device)
- HL
- - High Level or High-Level Control
- IDE
- - Investigational Device Exemption
- IND
- - Investigational New Device (or Drug) (application for transitional devices)
- IAG
- - Interagency Agreement
- kVp
- - Measurement of Meters (as in kVp Meters)
- MDDI
- - Medical Devices, Diagnostics & Instrumentation (also known as The Gray Sheet, a weekly trade magazine)
- MDH
- - X-ray radiation instrument used by FDA in its inspections (originally marketed by a company called MDH)
- MDR
- - Mandatory Device Reporting Program
- MON
- - Memorandum (Memoranda) of Need
- MQC
- - Mammography Quality Control (as in MQC Manual)
- MQSA
- - Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
- MRI
- - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (formerly nuclear magnetic resonance)
- MRS
- - Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- NEXT
- - Nationwide Evaluation X-ray Trends (data bank)
- NSWL
- - Naval Surface Warfare Laboratory (in White Oak, Silver Spring)
- NVLAP
- - National Voluntary Laboratory Accredited Program, (NIST, DOC) (MQSA)
- OC
- - Office of the Commissioner, FDA, DHHS
- OCD
- - Office of the Center Director, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OC
- - Office of Compliance, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- ODE
- - Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OHA
- - Office of Health Affairs, FDA, DHHS
- OHIP
- - Office of Health and Industry Programs, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OHP
- - Office of Health Physics, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OIS
- - Office of Information Services, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OMS
- - Office of Management Services, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OPA
- - Office of Public Affairs, FDA, DHHS (Press Office)
- ORA
- - Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS (field offices)
- OSB
- - Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- OST
- - Office of Science and Technology, CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- PDP
- - Product Development Protocol
- PMA
- - Pre-Market Approval Application (PMAA)
- PMS
- - Post-Market Surveillance
- QA
- - Quality Assurance
- QC
- - Quality Control
- RIHSC
- - Research Involving Human Subjects Committee, FDA
- ROC
- - Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve
- RRHR
- - Regional Radiological Health Representative, FDA
- SCLIR
- - Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation
- SIDS
- - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (also Institute)
- TEPRSSC
- - Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee,
- CDRH, FDA, DHHS
- TMJ
- - Temporomandibular Joint
- TQM
- - Total Quality Management
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