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TERM | DEFINITION |
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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 |
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Reviewed/Updated Date: May 11, 2005