AAA |
American Academy of Audiology |
AABR |
Automated Auditory Brainstem Response |
AAFP |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
AAOHNS |
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery |
AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
ABR |
Auditory Brainstem Response |
ACOG |
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists |
AEP |
Auditory Evoked Potentials |
AMA |
American Medical Association |
AMCHP |
Association of Maternal and Child Health
Programs |
ANA |
American Nurses Association |
ASDC |
American Society for Deaf Children |
ASHA |
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association |
BAER |
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response |
BSER |
Brainstem Evoked Response |
BTNRH |
Boys Town National Research Hospital |
CBC |
Center for Beneficiary Choices (new under
CMMS) |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
CHCP |
Child Health Care Providers |
CMM |
Center for Medicare Management (new under
CMMS) |
CMMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(new agency replacing HCFA - see also CMM, CBC, CMSO) |
CMSO |
Center for Medicaid and State Options (new
under CMMS) |
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
CPT |
Current Procedural Terminology |
CSHCN |
Children with Special Health Care Needs |
DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
DPOAE |
Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions |
DRF |
Deafness Research Foundation |
DSHPSHWA |
Directors of Speech and Hearing Services
for State Health and Welfare Agencies |
EHDI |
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention |
EOAE |
Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions |
EPSDT |
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis,
and Treatment |
FACCT |
The Foundation for Accountability |
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
FICC |
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council |
HCFA |
former Health Care Financing Administration
(now see CMMS) |
HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and Information
Set |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 |
HRSA |
Health Resources and Services
Administration |
ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEP |
Individualized Educational Plan |
IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
JCAHO |
Joint Committee on Accreditation in Health
Organizations |
JCIH |
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing |
MCHB |
Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
MDNC |
Marion Downs National Center |
NACHO |
National Association of County Health
Officers |
NAD |
National Association of the Deaf |
NBS |
Newborn Screening |
NCBDDD |
National Center for Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities |
NCCC |
National Center for Cultural Competence |
NCHAM |
National Center for Hearing Assessment and
Management |
NCHH |
National Campaign for Hearing Health Women
Infants and Children |
NCMHI |
National Center for Medical Homes Initiatives |
NCQA |
National Center for Quality Assurance |
NECTAS |
National Early Childhood Technical
Assistance System |
NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communicative Disorders |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NOMS |
National Objective Measurement System |
OSERS |
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services |
PCHP |
Primary Health Care Providers |
PCP |
Primary Care Providers |
PHI |
Protected Health Information |
PKU |
Phenylketonuria |
PTIC |
Parent Training Information Centers |
RFP |
Request for Proposal |
SABR |
Screening Auditory Brainstem Response |
TEOAE |
Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions |
UNHS |
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening |
VNA |
Visiting Nurse Association |
WIC |
Women Infants and Children |