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| Acronyms | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AAA | Area Agency on Aging |
| AAALF | American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness |
| AAC | Area Advisory Committee |
| AAH | American Association of Homecare |
| AAHP | American Association of Health Plans [Direct Link] |
| AAHSA | American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| AAIDD | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges |
| AAMR | American Association on Mental Retardation |
| AAPCC | Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost |
| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons [Direct Link] |
| AASA | Aging and Adult Services Administration |
| AAUAP | American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities |
| ABCD | Americans for Better Care of the Dying [Direct Link] |
| ABN | Advance Beneficiary Notice |
| AC | Alternative Care |
| ACCS | Assistive Community Care Services |
| ACDD | Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities |
| ACE | Acute Care for Elders |
| ACEP | American College of Emergency Physicians |
| ACF | -- Administration for Children and Families -- Alternative Care Facility |
| ACHCA | American College of Health Care Administrators [Direct Link] |
| ACHE | Admission Clearinghouse Enterprise |
| ACLF | -- Adult Congregate Living Facility -- Assisted Care Living Facility |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| ACOVE | Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders |
| ACP | Advance Care Planning |
| ACS | -- American Community Survey -- Assistive Care Services |
| ACT | Assertive Community Treatment |
| ACTION | Advocates Committed to Improving Our Nursing |
| ACTS | ASPEN Compaints/Incidents Tracking System |
| ACYF` | HHS Administration for Children, Youth and Families |
| AD | -- Advance Directive -- Alzheimer's Disease |
| ADA | -- Aged/Disabled Adult waiver -- American Dental Association -- Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAPT | Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial |
| ADC | -- AAHSA Development Corporation -- Adult Day Care |
| ADD | -- Administration on Developmental Disabilities -- Attention Deficit Disorder |
| Add Health | National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health |
| ADEA | Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
| ADH | Arkansas Department of Health |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADI | Alzheimer's Disease Initiative |
| ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
| ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction |
| ADRD | Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Disorder |
| ADS | Automated Discharge Summary |
| ADSA | Aging and Disability Services Administration |
| ADT | Admission, Discharge, Transfer |
| AE | Adaptive Environment |
| AEM | ASPEN Enforcement Module |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care |
| AFCARS | Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System |
| AFCH | -- Adult Family-Care Home -- Adult Foster Care Home |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFH | -- Adult Family Home -- Adult Foster Home |
| AFMC | Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care |
| AGH | Adult Group Home |
| AGI | Adjusted Gross Income |
| AHA | American Hospital Association |
| AHC | Academic Health Centers |
| AHCA | -- Agency for Health Care Administration -- American Health Care Association |
| AHCCCS | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System |
| AHCPR | HHS Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) |
| AHEAD | Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old |
| AHEC | Area Health Education Center |
| AHIC | American Health Information Community |
| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association [Direct Link] |
| AHRQ | HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (previously the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) |
| AHS | American Housing Survey |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIG | American International Group |
| AIME | Average Indexed Monthly Earning |
| AIP | Annual Implementation Plan |
| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| AL+ | Assisted Living Plus |
| AL/RC | Assisted Living/Residential Care |
| ALC | Assisted Living Community |
| ALE | Assisted Living for the Elderly waiver |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
| ALFA | Assisted Living Federation of America |
| ALP | Assisted Living Program |
| ALR | Assisted Living Residence |
| ALR-RC | Assisted Living Residence-Residential Care |
| ALR-SRHC | Assisted Living Residence-Supported Residential Health Care |
| ALS | Assisted Living Score |
| ALSA | Assisted Living Service Agency |
| ALTCS | Arizona Long-Term Care Systems |
| ALU | Assisted Living University |
| ALW | Assisted Living Workgroup |
| ALWPP | Assisted Living Waiver Pilot Project |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| AMCRA | American Managed Care and Review Association |
| AMDA | American Medical Directors Association |
| AMSO | American Medical Specialty Organization [Direct Link] |
| ANA | -- Administration for Native Americans -- American Nurses Association |
| AND | Allow Natural Death |
| AoA AOA | HHS Administration on Aging [Direct Link] |
| APA | American Psychological Association |
| APC | Ambulatory Payment Classification |
| APD | Agency for Persons with Disabilities |
| APDRG | All Patient Diagnosis Related Group |
| APHA | American Public Health Association [Direct Link] |
| APM | Alternative Payment Methodology |
| APS | Adult Protective Services |
| APWA | American Public Welfare Association |
| AQ | Administrator Questionnaire |
| AR | Arkansas |
| ARC | -- AIDS Related Complex -- Associated for Retarded Citizens |
| ARF | Area Resource File |
| ARM | Administrative Rules of Montana |
| ASA | -- American Society on Aging -- Approved Service Agency |
| ASAP | Aging Services Access Point |
| ASCU | Alzheimer's Special Care Unit |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| ASO | Administrative Services Organization |
| ASP | Application Service Provider |
| ASPE | HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [Direct Link] |
| ASPEN | Automated Survey Processing Environment |
| ASPR | Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
| ASTCDPD | Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| ATAC | Assistive Technology Advocacy Center |
| ASTHO | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| ATUS | American Time Use Survey |
| AWP | Average Wholesale Price |
| AZ | Arizona |
| AZT | Azidothymidine |
| B&B | Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study |
| B&C | Board and Care |
| BBA | Balanced Budget Act |
| BBRA | Balanced Budget Refinement Act |
| BCBS | BlueCross Blue Shield |
| BCU | Background Check Unit |
| BDS | Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services |
| BEA | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| BHO | Behavioral Health Care Organization |
| BHP | Behavioral Health Plan |
| BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BIPA | Benefits Improvement and Protection Act |
| BIW | Brain Injury Waiver |
| BJBC | Better Jobs Better Care |
| BJS | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BLSA | Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BOE | Basis of Eligibility |
| BPS | Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study |
| BRASS | Blaylock Discharge Risk Assessment Screen |
| BRFSS | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| BSCI | Basic Supplement Criteria Inventory |
| BSCIP | Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program |
| BxRHIO | Bronx Regional Health Information Organization |
| C-II | Schedule 2 Controlled Substances |
| CA | -- California -- Clinically Active |
| CAC | Clinical Application Coordinator |
| CADR | Ryan White CARE Act Data Report |
| CAH | Critical Access Hospital |
| CAHMI | Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative |
| CAHPS | Consumer Assessment of Health Plans |
| CAHSA | California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| CAP | -- College of American Pathologists -- Community Alternatives Program |
| CAP/DA | Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults |
| CAPTA | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act |
| CARE | -- Client Assessment Referral Evaluation -- Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation -- Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act |
| CARES | Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long Term Care Services |
| CARF | -- Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities -- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities -- Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CARS | Community Awareness and Relocation Services |
| CATI | -- Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview -- Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing |
| CBA | Community-Based Alternative |
| C-BAI CBAI | Clinical Baseline Assessment Instrument |
| CBO | -- Community-Based Organization -- Congressional Budget Office |
| CBRF | Community-Based Residential Facility |
| CBS | Community-Based Services |
| CC | Coordinating Center |
| CCA | Cost Consequence Analysis |
| CCAD | Community Care for Aged and Disabled |
| CCB | Community Centered Board |
| CCCI | Community Caregiving Capacity Index |
| CCD | Continuity of Care Document |
| CCE | Community Care for the Elderly |
| CCHIT | -- Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology -- Certification Committee for Healthcare Information Technology |
| CCLC | Continuing Care Leadership Coalition |
| CCPED | Community Care Program for the Elderly and Disabled |
| CCR | Continuity of Care Record |
| CCRC | -- Continuing Care Retirement Community -- Continuous Care Retirement Community |
| CD | Consumer Directed |
| CDA | Clinical Document Architecture |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant |
| CDC | HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDDO | Community Developmental Disabilities Organization |
| CDDP | Community Developmental Disability Program |
| CDF | Childrens Defense Fund |
| CDPAP | Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program |
| CD-PAS | Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Service |
| CDR | Clinical Data Repository |
| CDS | Center for Demographic Studies |
| CDSS | -- Clinical Decision Support System -- Clinical Decision-Support System |
| CE | -- Consumer Expenditure Survey -- Customized Employment |
| CEA | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CEOSC | Comprehensive Employment Opportunities Support Center |
| CERC | -- Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center -- Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication |
| CESSI | Cherry Enginneering Support Solutions, Inc. |
| CETA | Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1974 |
| CFC | Choices for Care |
| CFLA | Community and Family Living Amendment |
| CforAT | Center for Accessible Technology [Direct Link] |
| 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 |
| CHAP | -- Children's Hospital AIDS Program -- Community Health Assessment Program |
| CHC | Community Health Center |
| CHCS | Center for Health Care Strategies [Direct Link] |
| CHEC | Community Health Environment Checklist |
| CHES | Caregiver Health Effects Study |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CHI | Consolidated Health Informatics |
| CHIEF | Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHIS | California Health Interview Survey |
| CHMIS | Community Health Management Information Systems |
| CHR | Community Health Record |
| CHS | Cardiovascular Health Study |
| CHSPR | Center for Health Services and Policy Research |
| CHSR | Center for Health Services Research |
| CHSRA | Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis |
| CHSRP | Center for Health Services Research and Policy |
| CICS | Customer Information Control System |
| CIL | Center for Independent Living |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CIP | Community Integration Program |
| CIS | Clinical Information System |
| CISS | Community Integrated Service Systems |
| CJTG | Critical Jobs Training Grant |
| CLASS waiver | -- Community Living Assistance and Support Services waiver -- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports waiver |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act |
| CLTC | Community Long-Term Care |
| CMA | -- Community Medical Associates -- Cost Minimization Analysis |
| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center |
| CMHS | Center for Mental Health Services |
| CMHSP | Community Mental Health Service Program |
| CMO | Care Management Organization |
| CMP | -- Civil Monetary Penalty -- Competitive Medical Plan |
| CMR | Computerized Medical Record |
| CMS | HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (previously the Health Care Financing Administration) |
| CMWF | Commonwealth Fund |
| CNA | -- Certified Nurse Aide/Assistant -- Certified Nursing Aide/Assistant |
| CNPI | Checklist of Nonverbal Pain Indicators |
| CNS | Community Nurse Service |
| CO | Colorado |
| COB | Coordination of Benefits |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COD | Children of the Depression cohort |
| COI | Cost of Illness Analysis |
| COLA | -- Cost of Living Adjustment -- Cost of Living Allowance |
| CON | Certificate of Need |
| CONQUEST | Computerized Needs-oriented Quality Measurement Evaluation System |
| CONTAC | Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center |
| COP CoP | -- Community Options Program -- Condition of Participation |
| COP-W | Community Options Program Waiver |
| COPD | -- Cardiopulmonary Disease -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COPE | Caregivers' Out-of-Pocket Expense Survey |
| COPES | Community Options Program Entry System |
| CORE | Coalition of Organizations to Reform Eldercare |
| COTS | Commercial-Off-The-Shelf |
| CPAC | Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee |
| CPCH | Comprehensive Personal Care Home |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPOE | -- Computer-based Provider Order Entry -- Computerized Physician/Provider Order Entry |
| CPP | Care Provider Profile |
| CPQ | Care Provider Questionnaire |
| CPR | -- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- Center for Policy Research -- Customary, Prevailing, and Reasonable |
| CPRS | Computer-based Patient Record System |
| CPS | -- Child Protective Services -- Cognitive Performance Scale -- Current Population Survey |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CPST | Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| CPT-4 | Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition |
| CR | Care Recipient |
| CRC | Community Rating by Class |
| CRCF | Community Residential Care Facility |
| CRCS | Center for Residential and Community Services |
| CRF | Community Residential Facility |
| CRpac | Clinical Research Policy Analysis and Coordination Program |
| CRS | Congressional Research Service |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAT | Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| CSC | Computer Science Corporation |
| CSE | Office of Child Support Enforcement |
| CSHCN | Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| CSHP | Center for State Health Policy |
| CSLA | Community Supported Living Arrangements |
| CSP | Community Supports Program |
| CSW | -- Community Support Waiver -- Comprehensive Supports Waiver |
| CT | -- Clinically Trained -- Connecticut |
| CTEP | California Training and Education Provider |
| CTI | Caregiver Training Initiative |
| CVA | -- Cerebral Vascular Accident -- Cerebrovascular Accident |
| CWLA | Child Welfare League of America |
| DAAS | Division of Aging and Adult Services |
| DAD DA&D | Department of Aging and Disabilities |
| DADS | -- Department of Aging and Developmental Disabled Services -- Department of Aging and Developmental Services |
| DAF | Data Abstraction Form |
| DAIL | Department of Disabilities and Independent Living |
| DALTCP | HHS Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy |
| DBC | Deaconess Billings Clinic |
| DBHR | Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery |
| DBNA | Data Base News in Aging |
| DBTAC | Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center |
| DC | -- District of Columbia -- Washington, D.C. |
| DCA | Direct Care Alliance [Direct Link] |
| DCC | Data Collection Coordinator |
| DCCT | Diabetes Control and Complications Trail |
| DCOHCF | District of Columbia Office of Health Care Financing |
| DCWI | Direct Care Workers' Initiative |
| DD | -- Developmental Disability -- Developmentally Disabled |
| DDA | Developmental Disabilities Administration |
| DDP | Developmental Disabilities Profile |
| DDRC | Developmental Disabilities Resource Center [Direct Link] |
| DDS | Division of Disability Services |
| DDSD | Developmental Disability Services Division |
| DDSPD | Office of Developmental Disability Services Seniors and Persons with Disabilities |
| DDSS | Denver Department of Social Services |
| DE | Delaware |
| DEC | Data Entry Clerk |
| DEd | Department of Education |
| DEHPG | Disabled and Elderly Health Program Group |
| DES | Diethylstilbestrol |
| DESC | Downtown Emergency Service Center |
| DH | Disability and Health |
| DHCA | Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
| DHCPF | Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing |
| DHFS | Department of Health and Family Services |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services [Direct Link] |
| DHMC | Denver Health Medical Center |
| DHMH | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| DHS | -- Department of Health Services -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- Department of Human Services |
| DHSS | -- Department of Health and Senior Services -- Department of Health and Social Services |
| DI | Disability Insurance |
| DIA | Department of Inspections and Appeals |
| DMAHS | Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services |
| DMAS | Department of Medical Assistance Services |
| DME | -- Disposable Medical Equipment -- Durable Medical Equipment |
| DMH | -- Department of Mental Health -- Division of Mental Health |
| DMR | Department of Mental Retardation |
| DMRS | Division of Mental Retardation Services |
| DMS | Division of Medical Services |
| DNAR | Do Not Attempt Resuscitation |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| DoE | Department of Education |
| DOEA | Department of Elder Affairs |
| DOH | Department of Health |
| DoJ | U.S. Department of Justice |
| DOL | U.S. Department of Labor |
| DON | -- Determination of Need -- Director of Nursing |
| DORS | Division of Rehabilitation Services |
| DPA | Diversified Placement Approach |
| DPAHC | Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care |
| DPH | Department of Public Health |
| DPOA | Durable Power of Attorney |
| DPW | Department of Public Welfare |
| DQA | Division of Quality Assurance |
| DQR | Data Quality Report |
| DRA | Deficit Reduction Act |
| DRG | -- Diagnostic Related Group -- Diagnosis Related Group -- Diagnosis-Related Group |
| DRI | Dietary Reference Intake |
| DRS | Division of Rehabilitation Services |
| DSH | Disproportionate Share Hospital |
| DSHS | Department of Social and Health Services |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| DSMB | Direct-to-Consumer Advertisting |
| DSPD | Division of Services for People with Disabilities |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| DTC | Direct to Consumer |
| DUR | Drug Utilization Review |
| DVR | Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| E-ARCH | Extended Adult Residential Care Home |
| e-HIE | Electronic Health Information Exchange |
| e-MAR | Electronic Medication Administration Record |
| e-TAR | Electronic Treatment Administration Record |
| EAO | External Affairs Officer |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Plan |
| EARC | Enhanced Adult Residential Care |
| EB | Early Boomers |
| EBM | Evidenced-Based Medicine |
| EBP | Evidence-Based Practice |
| ECC | Extended Congregate Care |
| ECCLI | Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative |
| ECF | Extended Care Facility |
| ECHO | Enhanced Community and Homecare Option |
| ECIN | Extended Care Information Network |
| ECLS | Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey |
| ECO | Enhanced Community Options |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy Treatment |
| ED | -- U.S. Department of Education -- Emergency Department |
| EDD | Employment Development Department |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EFI | Electronic File Interchange |
| EHIS | Electronic Health Information System |
| EHIT | Emerging Health Information Technologies |
| EHP | Enriched Housing Program |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EHR-S | EHR System |
| EIS | Electronic Information System |
| EITC | Earned Income Tax Credit |
| EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
| EMTALA | Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act |
| EN | Employment Network |
| ENCC | Exceptional Needs Care Coordinator |
| ENP | Elderly Nutrition Program |
| EOEA | Executive Office of Elder Affairs |
| EP | Eligible Professional |
| EPA | -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Exclusive Provider Arrangement |
| EPC | Evidence-based Practice Center |
| EPIC | Evaluation of Practice in Care |
| EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ERC | Enhanced Residential Care |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ERS | Economic Research Service |
| ES | Employment Specialist |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| ET | Expenditure Target |
| ET CHOICES | Employment and Training Choices Supported Work Program |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration |
| ETP | Employment Training Panel |
| EVR | Enhanced Vocational Rehabilitation |
| EXSPED | Expanded Service Payments for Elderly and Disabled program |
| FA | Fiscal Agent |
| FAAST | Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology |
| FACCT | Foundation for Accountability |
| FAEP | Federal Advisory Expert Panel |
| FAET | Federal Adverse Events Task Force |
| FAHA | Florida Association of Homes for the Aging |
| FALA | Florida Assisted Living Association |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FARS | Fatality Analysis Reporting System |
| FAST | Functional Assessment Staging Criteria |
| FBI | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FBR | Federal Benefit Rate |
| FCA | Family Caregiver Alliance [Direct Link] |
| FDA | HHS Food and Drug Administration |
| FDB | First DataBank |
| FDLE | Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
| FEHBP | Federal Employees Health Benefits Program |
| FEMA | U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FFP | Federal Financial Participation |
| FFS | -- Fee For Service -- Fee-For-Service |
| FHA | Fair Housing Act |
| FI | Fiscal Intermediary |
| FIA | Family Independence Agency |
| FICAP | Firearm Injury Center at Penn |
| FICC | Federal Interagency Coordinating Council |
| FICS | Family and Individual Consultation and Support |
| FIM | Functional Independence Measure |
| FIP | Family Independence Program |
| FL | Florida |
| FLiCRA | Florida Life Care Residents' Association |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FLTCIP | -- Federal Employees' Long-Term Care Insurance Program -- Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program |
| FMAP | Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| FPCG | Female Primary Caregiver |
| FPECA | Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging |
| FPL | Federal Poverty Level |
| FPO | Future Purchase Option |
| FQHC | Federally Qualified Health Center |
| FSA | Family Support Administration |
| FSII(R) | Functional Status Rating Scale |
| FSL | Family and Supported Living |
| FSW | Family Support Waiver |
| FT | Full-Time |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| FTE | -- Full Time Employee -- Full Time Equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G-tube | Gastrostomy Tube |
| GA | -- General Assistance -- Georgia |
| GAAP | Generally Acceppted Accounting Principles |
| GAFC | Group Adult Foster Care |
| GAIN | Greater Avenues for Independence |
| GAO | -- U.S. General Accounting Office (now the U.S. Government Accountability Office) -- U.S. Government Accountability Office (previously the U.S. General Accounting Office) |
| GEC | Geriatrics and Extended Care |
| GED | General Educational Development/General Equivalency Diploma |
| GEE | Generalized Estimating Equation |
| GEM | Geriatrics Evaluation and Measurement unit |
| GeMCRIS | Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System |
| GHAA | Group Health Association of America |
| GIC | General Insurance Commission |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GME | Graduate Medical Education |
| GNP | Geriatric Nurse Practitioner |
| GPCI | Geographic Practice Cost Indexes |
| GRH | Group Residential Housing |
| GST | Group Skills Training |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| GVF | General Variance Function |
| GWU | George Washington University |
| H&P | History And Physical |
| HAA | Hospice Association of America |
| HAB | HIV/AIDS Bureau |
| HAN | Healthy Aging Network |
| HBPC | Hospital-Based Primary Care |
| HCB | Home and Community-Based Care Waiver |
| HCB-DD waiver | Home and Community-Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled waiver |
| HCBS | Home and Community-Based Services |
| HCE | Home Care for the Elderly |
| HCFA | HHS Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) |
| HCPCS | Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System |
| HCPR | University of Colorado Division of Health Care Policy and Research |
| HCS | -- Home and Community-based Service -- Home and Community-based Services program |
| HCS-O waiver | Home and Community-Based Services OBRA waiver |
| HCUP QIs | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Quality Indicators |
| HDS | Health Delivery System |
| HECM | Home Equity Conversion Mortgage |
| HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| HERO | Homecare Empowerment, Research and Organizing |
| HFAM | Health Facilities Association of Maryland |
| HFD | Health Facilities Division |
| HFMA | Healthcare Financial Management Association |
| HHA | Home Health Agency |
| HHABN | Advance Beneficiary Notice for Home Health Care Services |
| HHANES | Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| HHC | Health and Hospitals Corporation |
| HHRG | Home Health Resource Group |
| HHS | -- Health and Human Services -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Direct Link] |
| HHSC | Health and Human Services Commission |
| HI | -- Hawaii -- Hospital Insurance |
| HIAA | Health Insurance Association of America [Direct Link] |
| HIC | Health Insurance Claim |
| HID | Health Improvement Division |
| HIE | Health Information Exchange |
| HIEN | Health Information Exchange Network |
| HIFA | Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability |
| HIMSS | -- Health Information and Management Systems Society -- Health Information Management Systems Society |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HIPC | Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperative |
| HIS | Health Insurance Study |
| HISKEW | Health Insurance Skeleton Eligibility Write-off |
| HIT | Health Information Technology |
| HITSP | Health Information Technology Standards Panel |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HL7 | Health Level Seven (7) |
| HMC | Health Management Consultants |
| HMO | -- Health Maintenance Organization -- Health Management Organization -- Healthcare Management Organization |
| HMSA | Health Manpower Shortage Area |
| HOPE | Health Opportunities for People Everywhere (also known as Project HOPE) |
| HOS | Medicare Health Outcomes Survey |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard |
| HP2010 | Health People 2010 |
| HPRD | Hours Per Resident Day |
| HRA | -- Health Risk Appraisal -- Human Resources Administration |
| HRCA | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged |
| HRQL | Health-Related Quality of Life |
| HRS | -- Health and Retirement Study -- Health and Retirement Survey |
| HRSA | -- Health and Retirement Savings Accounts -- Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSA | -- Health Savings Account -- Health Systems Agency |
| HSLS | High School Longitudinal Study |
| HSP | Health Systems Plan |
| HSRA | Human Subject Research Subcommittee |
| HSRI | Human Services Research Institute |
| HTA | Health Technology Assessment |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I&DD | -- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities -- Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities |
| I&R | Information and Referral |
| IA | Iowa |
| IAA | Intra-Agency Agreement |
| IADL | Instrumental Activity of Daily Living |
| IAHSA | Iowa Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| IBC | -- Institutional Biosafety Committee -- International Building Code |
| ICA | Iowa Caregivers Association |
| ICAP | Inventory for Client and Agency Planning |
| ICD-9-CM | International Classification of Diseases, ninth edition (Clinical Modification) |
| ICDR | Interagency Committee on Disability Research |
| ICE | International Collaborative Effort |
| ICF | -- Intermediate Care Facility -- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health |
| ICF/MR ICF-MR | -- Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation -- Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded |
| ICIDH | International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps |
| ICNP | International Classification of Nursing Practice |
| ICP | Institutional Care Program |
| ICS | Informal Caregiver Supplement |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| ID | Idaho |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDR | Informal Dispute Resolution |
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan |
| IES | Institute of Education Sciences |
| IFAS | Institute for the Future of Aging Services |
| IFMC | Iowa Foundation for Medical Care |
| IFS | Individual and Family Support |
| IGCLTC | Intra-Governmental Council on Long Term Care |
| IHC | Intermountain Health Care |
| IHCA | Iowa Health Care Association |
| IHIE | Indiana Health Information Exchange |
| IHPS | Institute for Health Policy Solutions [Direct Link] |
| IHSS | In-Home Supportive Services |
| IJO | Investment in Job Opportunities |
| IL | Illinois |
| ILC | Independent Living Center |
| ILP | Independent Living Partnership |
| ILRU | Independent Living Research Utilization [Direct Link] |
| ILTC | Institutional Long-Term Care |
| ILTCP | Inventory of Long-Term Care Places |
| ILTCRP | Inventory of Long Term Care Residential Places |
| IMD | -- Institution for Mental Disease -- Institution of Mental Disease |
| IMSA | Insurance Marketplace Standards Association |
| IN | Indiana |
| INPC | Indianapolis Network for Patient Care |
| IO waiver | Individual Options waiver |
| IoG | Institute of Gerontology |
| IOM IoM | Institute of Medicine |
| IPC | National Medical Expenditure Survey, Institutional Population Component |
| IPF | Inpatient Psychiatric Facility |
| IPPE | Initial Preventive Physical Examination |
| IPR | Independent Professional Review |
| IPS | -- Individual Placement and Support -- Individualized Placement and Support -- Interim Payment System |
| IPV | Intimate Partner Violence |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| IRF PAI IRF-PAI | -- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument -- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISN | -- Integrated Service Networks -- Intense Skilled Nursing |
| ISO | Intermediary Services Organization |
| ISP | -- Individual Support Plan -- Individualized Service Plan |
| ISSA | International Social Security Administration |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IU | Indiana University |
| IUF | Internal Use File |
| JACC | Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association [Direct Link] |
| JCAHO | -- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
| JCARR | Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review |
| JEOA | Journalists Exchange on Aging |
| JFO | Joint Field Office |
| JHHA | Jewish Home and Hospital Agency |
| JHHLS | Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System |
| KAHSA | Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| KEN | Knowledge Exchange Network |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Kentucky |
| L&C | Licensing and Certification |
| LA | Louisiana |
| LAH waiver | Living At Home waiver |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LC | Licensed Counselor |
| LDS | Limited Data Set |
| LEIE | List of Excluded Individuals/Entities |
| LMA | Limited Medication Administration |
| LMH | Limited Mental Health |
| LMS | Lifetime Maximum Structure |
| LN | -- Licensed Nurse -- Licensed Nursing |
| LNS | Limited Nursing Service |
| LOC | Level of Care |
| LOINC | Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LRA | Laguna Research Associates |
| LSIA | Life Satisfaction Index A |
| LSOA | Longitudinal Study of Aging |
| LTAC | Long-Term Acute Care |
| LTC | Long-Term Care |
| LTCFM | Long-Term Care Financing Model |
| LTCI | Long-Term Care Insurance |
| LTC PSU | Long-Term Care Primary Sampling Units |
| LTC NR PSU | Long-Term Care Non-Self Representing Primary Sampling Units |
| LTC SR PSU | Long-Term Care Self-Representing Primary Sampling Units |
| LTCCS | Long Term Care Consultation Service |
| LVG | Lexical Variant Generator |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| M+C | Medicare+Choice |
| M&E | Management and Evaluation |
| MA | -- Massachusetts -- Medicare Advantage |
| MAA | Medical Assistance to the Aged |
| MAC | Medicare Administrative Contractor |
| MACIL | Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living |
| MADL | Mobility Activity of Daily Living |
| MANPHA | Mid-Atlantic Non-Profit Health and Housing Association |
| MAO | Medicare Advantage Organization |
| MAR | Medication Administration Record |
| MAS | Maintenance Assistance Status |
| MB | Mid-Boomers |
| MC | Managed Care |
| MCARE | National Clearinghouse on Managed Care and Long-Term Supports and Services for People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families [Direct Link] |
| MCBS | Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MCS | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
| MD | -- Doctor of Medicine -- Maryland |
| MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
| MDCP | Medically Dependent Children's Program |
| MDS | -- Managed Delivery System -- Minimum Data Set |
| MDS-ALS | Minimum Data Set-Assisted Living Services |
| ME | Maine |
| MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
| MEPS | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MFCU | Medicaid Fraud Control Unit |
| MFP | Money Follows the Person |
| MFT | Marriage and Family Therapist |
| MGH | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MHA | Mental Health Authority |
| MHBG | Mental Health Block Grant |
| MHCC | Maryland Health Care Commission |
| MHHA | Montefiore Home Health Agency |
| MHMA | Mental Health Management of America |
| MHRA | Minnesota Human Rights Act |
| MH/SA MHSA | Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
| MI | -- Michigan -- Myocardial Infarction |
| MiCDA | University of Michigan, Center on the Demography of Aging [Direct Link] |
| MIG | Medicaid Infrastructure Grant |
| MIN | Moving Ideas Network |
| MIPPA | Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act |
| MIS | -- Management Information System -- Medicaid Information Service -- Medical Information System |
| MLN | Medicare Learning Network |
| MLTC | Managed Long-Term Care |
| MMA | Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act |
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information System |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
| MN | Minnesota |
| MO | Missouri |
| MOCDD waiver | Missouri Children with Developmental Disabilities waiver |
| MOST | Michigan Opportunities Skills Program |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPAF | Medicare PPS Assessment Form |
| MPFS | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule |
| MPI | Master Patient Index |
| MPPC | Maine Primary Partners in Caregiving |
| MPR | Mathematica Policy Research [Direct Link] |
| MQA | Medical Quality Assurance |
| MR | -- Medical Review -- Mental Retardation [Direct Link] -- Mentally Retarded |
| MR/DD | -- Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities -- Mentally Retarded and Other Developmental Disabilities |
| MRC | -- Managed Residential Community -- Medicare Rights Center [Direct Link] |
| MREP | Medicare Remit Easy Print |
| MRHFP | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| MRI | -- Medical Records Institute -- Myers Research Institute |
| MRLA | Mental Retardation Local Authority |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MSA | -- Metropolitan Statistical Area -- Minnesota Supplemental Aid |
| MSHDA | Michigan State Housing Development Authority |
| MSHO | Minnesota Senior Health Options |
| MSO | Multi-Service Organization |
| MSQ | Mental State Questionnaire |
| MSIS | Medicaid Statistical Information System |
| MSPCA | Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| MSO | Managed Services Organization |
| MSQ | Mental Status Questionnaire |
| MT | Montana |
| MTE | maximum taxable earning |
| N4A | National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| NA | -- Not Applicable -- Nurse Aide -- Nurse Assistant -- Nursing Assistant |
| NAC | National Advisory Council |
| NACCHO | National Association of City and County Health Officials |
| NACHRI | National Association of Childrens Hospitals and Related Institutions |
| NADDC | National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils [Direct Link] |
| NAHC | National Association for Home Care |
| NAIC | National Association of Insurance Commissioners [Direct Link] |
| NAMCS | National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
| NAPAS | National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems |
| NAPHS | National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems |
| NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
| NASDDDS | -- National Association of State Departments of Developmental Disability Services -- National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services |
| NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy |
| NASMHPD | National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors [Direct Link] |
| NASUA | National Association of State Units on Aging |
| NASW | National Association of Social Workers |
| NBER | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| NBS | National Beneficiary Survey |
| NC | North Carolina |
| NCAL | National Center for Assisted Living |
| NCANDS | National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System |
| NCCC | National Chronic Care Consortium [Direct Link] |
| NCCNHR | National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform |
| NCD | National Council on Disability [Direct Link] |
| NCDFS | North Carolina Division of Facility Services |
| NCDHHS | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
| NCEA | National Center on Elder Abuse |
| NCHCFA | North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association |
| NCHIT | National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
| NCHS | HHS/CDC National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCHSD | National Consortium for Health Systems Development |
| NCHSR | National Center for Health Services Research |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCMRR | National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research |
| NCOA | National Council on the Aging [Direct Link] |
| NCQA | National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCRC | National Consortium and Resource Center |
| NCRF | National Center of Residential Facilities |
| NCRR | National Center for Research Resources |
| NCS | National Comorbidity Survey |
| NCS-A | National Comorbidity Survey for Adolescents |
| NCS-R | National Comorbidity Survey Replication |
| NCSBN | National Council of State Boards of Nursing |
| NCSL | National Conference of State Legislatures |
| NCVHS | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
| NCVS | National Crime Victimization Survey |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NDC | National Drug Code |
| NDI | National Death Index |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NEA | National Endowment for the Arts |
| NECLC | National Emergency Child Locator Center |
| NEISS-AIP | National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program |
| NELS | National Education Longitudinal Study |
| NF | Nursing Facility |
| NFCSP | National Family Caregiver Support Program |
| NGA | National Governors Association |
| NH | -- New Hampshire -- Nursing Home |
| NHAMCS | National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHATS | National Health and Aging Trends Study |
| NHC | Nursing Home Component |
| NHCS | National Health Care Survey |
| NHCU | Nursing Home Care Unit |
| NHD | Nursing Home Diversion waiver |
| NHDS | National Hospital Discharge Survey |
| NHES | National Household Education Survey |
| NHHCS | National Home and Hospice Care Survey |
| NHIC | National Health Information Center |
| NHII | National Health Information Infrastructure |
| NHIN | National Health Information Network |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
| NHIS-D | -- National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement -- National Health Interview Survey on Disability |
| NHO | National Hospice Organization |
| NHOPP | National Hospice Outcomes Planning Project |
| NHRA | Nursing Home Reform Act |
| NHS | -- National Health Services -- National Hospice Study |
| NHTSA | National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIA | HHS/NIH National Institute on Aging |
| NIAAA | National Institute Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse |
| NIBRS | National Incident-Based Reporting System |
| NIC | National Investment Conference |
| NIDA | National Institute of Drug Abuse |
| NIDRR | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| NIFL | National Institute for Literacy |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NINR | National Institute for Nursing Research |
| NIS | National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect |
| NIS-2 | Study of the National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect of 1988 |
| NISH | National Industries for the Severely Handicapped |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NJ EASE | New Jersey Easy Access, Single Entry |
| NLTCS | National Long-Term Care Survey |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NLS | National Longitudinal Survey |
| NLSY | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth |
| NLSY79 | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 |
| NLSY97 | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 |
| NLTCS | National Long-Term Care Survey |
| NLTS | National Longitudinal Transition Study |
| NLTCS 2012 | National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 |
| NLTCS2 | National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NMCES | National Medical Care Expenditure Survey |
| NMCUES | National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey |
| NMES | National Medical Expenditures Survey |
| NMFS | National Mortality Followback Survey |
| NMHS | North Mississippi Health Services |
| NMMC | North Mississippi Medical Center |
| NNHS | National Nursing Home Survey |
| NORC | -- National Opinion Research Center -- Naturally Occurring Retirement Community |
| NORS | National Ombudsman Reporting System |
| NOW | New Opportunities Waiver |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| NPA | National PACE Association |
| NPI | Naitonal Provider Identifier |
| NPP | Non-Physician Practitioners |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NPSAS | National Postsecondary Student Aid Study |
| NQF | National Quality Forum |
| NR | Not Reported |
| NRA | Negotiated Risk Agreement |
| NRC-CWDT | National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology |
| NRH | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| NRH-RC | National Rehabilitation Hospital Research Center |
| NRI | National Research Institute |
| NRP | National Response Plan |
| NS | Not Specified |
| NS-CSHCN | National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| NSA | Notification of Study Admission |
| NSCF | National Survey of SSI Children and Families |
| NSCH | National Survey of Children's Health |
| NSCSL | National Senior Citizens Law Center |
| NSDUH | National Survey on Drug Use and Health |
| NSFH | National Survey of Families and Households |
| NSGA | National Senior Games Association |
| NSPO | National Study of Physician Organizations |
| NSRCF | National Survey of Residential Care Facilities |
| NSRF | National Survey of Residential Facilities |
| NSSATS | National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services |
| NSSCA | National Survey of Self Care and Aging |
| NSV | National Survey of Veterans |
| NTID | National Technical Institute for the Deaf |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service [Direct Link] |
| NTO | Not Taken Out |
| NTP | National Treatment Plan |
| NUD*IST | Non-numeric Unstructured Data, Index Searching and Theorizing |
| NV | Nevada |
| NVDRS | National Violent Death Reporting System |
| NVISS | National Violent Injury Statistics System |
| NY | New York |
| NYDoH | New York Department of Health |
| NYS | New York State |
| NYSED | New York State Education Department |
| OAA | Older Americans Act |
| OAS | Office of Applied Studies |
| OASDI | Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance |
| OASIS | Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| OBA | Office of Biotechnology Activities |
| OBQI | Outcome-Based Quality Improvement |
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| OBTP | Outcomes-Based Treatment Planning |
| OCA | Office of Client Advocacy |
| OCESAA | Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| ODEP | Office of Disability Employment Policy [Direct Link] |
| ODPHP | Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| ODS | Office on Disability Services |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFC | Oregon Fire Code |
| OH | Ohio |
| OHCDS | Organized Health Care Delivery Systems |
| OHCQ | Office of Health Care Quality |
| OHDS | Office of Human Development Services |
| OHIT | Office of Health Information Technology |
| OHP | Oregon Health Plan |
| OHRP | Office for Human Research Protections |
| OIG | HHS Office of the Inspector General |
| OIS | Office of Information Services |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OK-WARN | Oklahoma Weather Alert Remote Notification |
| OLS | Ordinary Least Squares |
| OLTC | Office of Long Term Care |
| OMB | U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
| OMH | Office of Mental Health |
| OMR | Office of Mental Retardation |
| OMRS | Office of Mental Retardation Services |
| ONC | -- Office of the National Coordinator -- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
| OPAL | Online Psychology Alerting |
| OPHS | Office of Public Health Services |
| OPPD | Office for Persons with Physical Disabilities |
| OPT | Outpatient Physical Therapy |
| OR | Oregon |
| ORD | Office of Research and Demonstrations |
| ORS | Office of Regulatory Services |
| ORT | Operation Restore Trust |
| OSCAR | -- Online Survey and Certification Automated Record -- Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting System |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSHPD | Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development |
| OSP | Office of Social Programs |
| OSS | Optional State Supplementation |
| OSSC | Oregon Structural Specialty Care |
| OT | -- Occupational Therapist -- Occupational Therapy |
| P&A | Protection and Advocacy |
| P4P | Pay-for-Performance |
| PA | -- Pennsylvania -- Physician Assistant |
| PAC | Post-Acute Care |
| PACE | Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PACS | -- Picture Archiving and Communication System -- Picture Archiving Communications System |
| PACT | Programs for Assertive Community Treatment |
| PADL | Performance Activities of Daily Living Scale |
| PAHPA | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act |
| PAI | Patient Assessment Instrument |
| PAL | -- Partners for Active Lifestyle -- PTXT Application Language |
| PALS | Participation and Activity Limitation Survey |
| PARC | Practices and Resources Clearinghouse |
| PAS | -- Personal Assistance Service -- Potential Advantages Score -- Pre-Admission Screening |
| PASARR | Pre-Admission Screening and Annual Resident Review |
| PASP | Personal Assistance Services Program |
| PASS | Plans for Achieving Self Support |
| PATH | Pennsylvania Transition to Home |
| PBM | Pharmacy Benefit Manager |
| PBS | Public Broadcasting System |
| PC | -- Pastoral Counseling -- Personal Care -- Personal Computer |
| PCA | -- Personal Care Aide/Assistant/Attendant -- Personal Care Alternatives -- Personal Care Assistance -- Philadelphia Corporation on Aging |
| PCC | -- Parent and Child Center -- Primary Care Clinician |
| PCCM | Primary Care Case Management |
| PCH | Personal Care Home |
| PCP | -- Primary Care Physician -- Primary Care Provider |
| PCRS | Patient Care Record System |
| PCS | Personal Care Service |
| PCSP | Provider Customer Service Program |
| PDA | -- Pennsylvania Department on Aging -- Personal Digital Assistant |
| -- Portable Document File -- Portable Document Format | |
| PDS | Potential Disadvantages Score |
| PDUFA | Prescription Drug User Fee Act |
| PEACH | Positive Employment and Community Help |
| PEG tube | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostromy Tube |
| PEP | Physicians Enhanced Program |
| PERS | Personal Emergency Response System |
| PETI | Post-Eligibility Treatment of Income |
| P/FDS waiver PFDS waiver | Person and Family Direct Support waiver |
| PFI | Physical Functioning Inventory |
| PFTH | Program for the Handicapped |
| PGC | Philadelphia Geriatric Center |
| PHA | Public Housing Authority |
| PHEP | Public Health Emergency Preparedness |
| PHI | -- Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute -- Protected Health Information |
| PHP | Prepaid Health Plan |
| PHS | Public Health Service |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PIC | HHS Policy Information Center [Direct Link] |
| PIO | Public Information Officer |
| PIRS | Patient Index Reimbursement System |
| PMAP | Pre-paid Medical Assistance Program |
| PMHS | Public Mental Health System |
| PMRI | Patient Medical Record Information |
| PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
| PNMI | Private Non-Medical Institution |
| PNS | Projects of National Significance |
| POC | -- Point Of Care -- Point-of-Care |
| POLST | -- Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment -- Physician's Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment |
| POS | -- Place of Service -- Point of Service -- Provider of Service |
| PPA | Preferred Provider Arrangement |
| PPACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| PPS | Prospective Payment System |
| PQ | Partnership Qualified |
| PQRI | Physician Quality Reporting Initiative |
| PREP | Preparedness, Enrichment, and Predictability |
| PRF | Public Residential Facility |
| PRI | -- Patient Referral Instrument -- Patrice Review Instrument |
| PRN | Pro re nata (commonly used to mean "as needed" in Latin) |
| PRO | Peer Review Organization |
| ProPAC | Prospective Payment Assessment Commission |
| PRTF | Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility |
| PRWORA | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act |
| PSDA | Patient Self-Determination Act |
| PSID | Panel Study of Income Dynamics |
| PSO | Provider Sponsored Organization |
| PSR | -- Physical Status Review -- Psychosocial Rehabilitation |
| PSU | -- Prescreening Unit -- Primary Sampling Unit |
| PSUR | Periodic Safety Update Report |
| PT | -- Part-Time -- Physical Therapist -- Physical Therapy |
| PTA | Parent-Teacher Association |
| PUF | Public Use File |
| PUNS | Prioritization of Urgency and Need for Services |
| PVRP | Physician Voluntary Reporting Program |
| PVS | Permanent Vegetative State |
| PWA | People with HIV/AIDS |
| PWD | People with Disabilities |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QALY | Quality-Adjusted Life Year |
| QAN | Quality Assurance Nurse |
| QI | -- Quality Improvement -- Quality Indicator -- Qualified Individual |
| QIC | Quality Improvement Consultant |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Project |
| QIPMO QIP-MO | Quality Improvement Program for Missouri |
| QM | -- Quality Matters -- Quality Measure |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
| QMHP | Qualified Mental Health Professional |
| QPU | Quarterly Provider Update |
| QRS | Quality Reporting System |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RAI | Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RAM | Reverse Annuity Mortgage |
| RAP | Resident Assessment Protocol |
| RBRVS | Resource-Based Relative Value Scale |
| RC | -- Related Condition -- Residential Care |
| RCAC | Residential Care Apartment Complex |
| RCF | Residential Care Facility |
| RCFE | Residential Care Facility for the Elderly |
| RCH | Residential Care Home |
| RCHLA | Residential Care Home Licensing Act |
| RCI | Rosalynn Carter Institute |
| RCS | Residential Care Setting |
| RCT | Randomized Clinical Trial |
| REACH | Realizing Economic Achievement |
| RF | Rehabilitation Facility |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFW | Residential Facility Waiver |
| RHC | Rural Health Clinic |
| RHIO | Regional Health Information Organization |
| RHORC | Regional Health Occupations Resource Center |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| RIA | Regulatory Impact Analysis |
| RIF | Research Identifiable File |
| RISP | Residential Information Systems Project |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RO | Regional Office |
| RPS | Representative Payee System |
| RR | Relative Risk |
| RRG | Risk Retention Group |
| RRT | Rapid Response Team |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration |
| RSN | Regional Support Network |
| RTAC | Research and Technical Assistance Center |
| RTC | -- Research and Training Center -- Residential Treatment Center |
| RTC-MR&HP | Research and Training Center in Medical Rehabilitation and Health Policy |
| RTF | Residential Treatment Facility |
| RTI | Research Triangle Institute |
| RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
| RVU | Relative Value Unit |
| RWJ RWJF | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [Direct Link] |
| SA | Special Assistance |
| SACHRP | Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections |
| SACRR | Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform |
| SACWIS | Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System |
| SAMHSA | HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAMM | Self-Administered Medication Management |
| SAPTBG | Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SBHC | School-Based Health Center |
| SBHI | Small Business Health Insurance |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SCF | Survey of Consumer Finances |
| SCHIP S-CHIP | State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Service Employment Program |
| SCU | Special Care Unit |
| SCU-A | Special Care Unit for Personson with Alzheimer's and Related Disorders |
| SD | South Dakota |
| SDO | Standards Development Organization |
| SDRI | San Diego Rehabilitation Institute |
| SDSD | Senior and Disabled Services Division |
| SDWP | Self-Determination Waiver Program |
| SE | Supported Employment |
| SEBHI | School Enrollment-Based Health Insurance |
| SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance |
| SEER | Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results |
| SEP | Service Entry Point |
| SFY | State Fiscal Year |
| SGA | -- Solicitation for Grant Application -- Substantial Gainful Activity |
| SHCC | Statewide Health Coordinating Council |
| SHIP | State Health Insurance Assistance Programs |
| SHP | Specialized Health Plans |
| SHMO | Social Health Maintenance Organization |
| SHPDA | State Health Planning and Development Agency |
| SILJ | Survey of Inmates in Local Jails |
| SIP | Survey of Institutionalized Persons |
| SIPP | Survey of Income and Program Participation |
| SIS | Special Income Standard |
| SIFCF | Survey of Inmates of Federal Correctional Facilities |
| SISCF | Survey of Inmates of State Correctional Facilities |
| SISCF/SIFCF | Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities |
| SJ | Summary Judgment |
| SLF | Supportive Living Facility |
| SLMB | Specified Low-Income Medicaid Beneficiary |
| SLS | Support Living Services |
| SMA | Standard Metropolitan Area |
| SMHA | State Mental Health Agency |
| SMI | Serious Mental Illness |
| SMQT | Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test |
| SMWT | Self-Managed Work Team |
| SN | Skilled Nursing |
| SNAKE | Special Needs Assessment for Katrina Evacuees |
| SNCC | Schervier Nursing Care Center |
| SNDO | Standard Nomenclature of Diseases and Operations |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SNOMED | Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine |
| SNOMED-CT | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms |
| SNU | Skilled Nursing Unit |
| SOA | Supplement on Aging |
| SPA | State Plan Amendment |
| SPD | -- Seniors and People with Disabilities -- Summary Plan Description -- Survey of Program Dynamics |
| SPED | Service Payments for Elderly and Disabled program |
| SPIA | Single-Premium Immediate Annuity |
| SPMSQ | Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire |
| SPR | Standard Paper Remittance |
| SPRY | Setting Priorities for Retirement Now [Direct Link] |
| SS/HS | Safe Schools/Healthy Schools |
| SSA | U.S. Social Security Administration |
| SSAW | Supports Services for Adults Waiver |
| SSB | SIPP Synthetic Beta |
| SSBG | Social Services Block Grant |
| SSC | Special Services for Children |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| SSL | Social Service Law |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| SSP | State Supplemental Payment |
| SUPPORT | Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments |
| SWPPA | Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnerships on Aging |
| T-TAP | Training and Technical Assistance for Providers |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TAG | Technical Advisory Group |
| TAHSA | Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| TAL | Tandem Application Language |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TAR | Treatment Administration Record |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TC | Trial Court |
| TCM | Targeted Case Management |
| TCU | Transitional Care Unit |
| TDHS | Texas Department of Human Services |
| TEFRA | Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act |
| TEP | Technical Expert Panel |
| TEPR | Towards the Electronic Paper Record |
| TESA | Training and Encouragement for Senior Activity |
| THCA | Texas Health Care Association |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TILE | Texas Index for Level of Effort |
| TIP | Treatment Improvement Protocol |
| TIRR | The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research |
| Title XIX | Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act) |
| TLC | Transition to Life in the Community |
| TLG | Through the Looking Glass |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TNH | Teaching Nursing Home |
| TOM | Task Order Monitor |
| TOO | Task Order Officer |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| TSP | Thrift Savings Plan |
| TTW | Ticket to Work |
| TTY | -- Telephone Typerwriter -- Teletypewriter |
| TWP | Trial Work Period |
| TWWIIA | Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act |
| TX | Texas |
| TxHL waiver | Texas Home Living waiver |
| UC | Utilization Control |
| UCDHSC | University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center |
| UCHSC | University of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles |
| UCR | Uniform Crime Report |
| UDS | United Disability Services |
| UHIN | Utah Health Information Network |
| UHINT | Utah Health Information Network Tool |
| UI | -- Unemployment Insurance -- Urban Institute |
| UKPDS | United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study |
| UPIN | Unique Physician Identification Number |
| UR | Utilization Review |
| URAC | Utilization Review Accreditation Commission |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USF | University of Southern Florida |
| UT | Utah |
| UTI | Urinary Track Infection |
| VA | -- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (previously the U.S. Veterans Administration) -- U.S. Veterans Administration (now the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) -- Virginia |
| VAMC | Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
| VAWA | Violence Against Women Act |
| VCIS | Voluntary Cooperative Information Systems |
| VIReC | VA Information Resource Center |
| VISN | Veterans Integrated Service Network |
| VistA | Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture |
| VNA | Visiting Nurse Association |
| VNS | Visiting Nurse Service |
| VNSNY | Visiting Nurse Service of New York |
| VOICES | Victory Over Impairments of Communication, Expression and Speech |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VR&E | Vocational Rehabilitation and Education |
| VSP | Vertical Service Provider |
| VT | Vermont |
| WA | Washington State |
| WAHSA | Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| WB | War Baby cohort |
| WBT | Web-Based Training |
| WCGA | Wisconsin Caregiver Association |
| WEARC | Waiver for the Elderly in Adult Residential Care |
| WETA | Worker Education, Training and Assistance |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WI | Wisconsin |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIB | Workforce Investment Board |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
| WIN | Welfare Information Network |
| WLLLW | Women Living Long and Living Well |
| WLS | Wisconsin Longitudinal Study |
| WtW | Welfare-to-Work |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming |
| YETP | Youth Employment and Training Program |