| 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 |
