| ACF |
Administration for Children and
Families |
| ACYF |
Administration for Children, Youth, and
Families |
| AETC |
AIDS Education and Training Center |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families With Dependent
Children |
| AHCCCS |
Arizona Health Care Cost-Containment
System |
| AHCPR |
Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research |
| ALTCS |
Arizona Long-Term Care System |
| AoA |
Administration on Aging |
| ASC |
Ambulatory-Sensitive Care |
| ASMB |
Assistant Secretary for Management and
Budget |
| ASPE |
(Office of the) Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry |
| BHP |
Bureau of Health Professions |
| BHS |
Behavioral Health Services |
| BPHC |
Bureau of Primary Health Care |
| CARE |
Comprehensive AIDS Recovery Emergency
Act |
| CCN |
Community Care Network |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention |
| CDP |
Chronic Disease Prevention |
| CEA |
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
| CMHC |
Community and Migrant Health
Centers |
| CONQUEST |
Computerized Needs-Oriented Quality
Measurement Evaluation System |
| CPCP |
Comprehensive Perinatal Care
Program |
| CPMS |
Comprehensive Performance Monitoring
System |
| CPS |
Current Population Survey |
| CTCG |
Clinical Telemedicine Cooperative
Group |
| DHF |
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever |
| DYFS |
Division of Youth and Family
Services |
| EHS |
Early Head Start |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EMSC |
Emergency Medical Services for
Children |
| ENP |
Elderly Nutrition Program |
| EPOC |
Evaluation Policy Oversight
Committee |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FETP |
Field Epidemiology Training
Program |
| FLAPS |
Food Label and Package Survey |
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Centers |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GAO |
Government Accounting Office |
| GME |
Graduate Medical Education |
| GPRA |
Government Performance and Results
Act |
| HBCU |
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing
Administration |
| HCH |
Health Care for the Homeless |
| HEDIS |
Health Plan Employer Data and
Information Set |
| HHE |
Health Hazard Evaluation |
| HHS |
(Department of) Health and Human
Services |
| HRET |
Hospital Research and Educational
Trust |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services
Administration |
| HRT |
Harlem Railyards Transportation |
| IC's |
Institutes and Centers |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service |
| IMG |
International Medical Graduate |
| INS |
Immigration and Naturalization
Service |
| JOBS |
Job Opportunities and Basic Skills |
| JOLI |
Job Opportunities for Low-Income
Individuals |
| KDA |
Knowledge, Development, and
Application |
| MDD |
Medications Development Division |
| MEDTEP |
Medical Treatment Effectiveness
Program |
| MQSA |
Mammography Quality Standards Act |
| NARDP |
Navajo Alcohol Rehabilitation
Demonstration Program |
| NCCAN |
National Center for Child Abuse and
Neglect |
| NCHS |
National Center for Health
Statistics |
| NCVS |
National Credential Verification
System |
| NETSS |
National Electronic Telecommunications
System for Surveillance |
| NEXT |
Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray
Trends |
| NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute |
| NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development |
| NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes,
Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| NIDR |
National Institute of Dental
Research |
| NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health |
| NIS |
National Immunization Survey |
| NLEA |
Nutrition Labeling and Education
Act |
| NLTN |
National Laboratory Training
Network |
| NNIS |
National Nosocomial Infections
Surveillance System |
| NTIS |
National Technical Information
Service |
| OCS |
Oregon Consumer Scorecard |
| OEI |
Office of Evaluations and
Inspections |
| OHP |
Oregon Health Plan |
| OHPA |
Office of the Health Plan
Administrator |
| OIG |
Office of the Inspector General |
| OPEL |
Office of Planning, Evaluation and
Legislation |
| OPHS |
Office of Public Health and
Science |
| OPO |
Organ Procurement Organization |
| ORD |
Office of Research and
Demonstrations |
| ORI |
Office of Research Integrity |
| PBM |
Pharmacy Benefit Management |
| PDUFA |
Prescription Drug User Fee Act |
| PHLIS |
Public Health Laboratory Information
System |
| PHS |
Public Health Service |
| PIC |
Policy Information Center |
| PPIP |
Putting Prevention Into Practice |
| PPR |
Physician Payment Reform |
| PRO |
Peer Review Organization |
| RRM |
Resource Requirements Methodology |
| RTC |
Regional Treatment Center |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration |
| SDX |
State Data Exchange |
| SIG |
Shared Instrumentation Grant |
| TA |
Technical Assistance |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| TEFRA |
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility
Act |
| TMRC |
Technical Merit Review Committee |
| UCDSS |
Uniform Clinical Data Set System |
| URS |
Uniform Reporting System |
| USMG |
U.S. Medical Graduate |
| VDU |
Ventilator-Dependent Unit |
| WIC |
Women, Infants, and Children |
| WSEP |
Women's Self-Employment Program |
