A Foundation for Evidence-Driven Practice: A Rapid Learning System for Cancer Care: Workshop Summary (2010)
Chapter: Acronyms
Acronyms
ACOR Association of Cancer Online Resources
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASPH Association of Schools of Public Health
caBIG™ Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid
CCHIT Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CED coverage with evidence development
CER comparative effectiveness research
CHOP cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone
CME continuing medical education
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CoC Commission on Cancer
CSCW computer-supported cooperative work
CT computed tomography
DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ
DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
EHR electronic health record
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GCCR Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry
GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumor
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIT health information technology
HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HITSP Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
IHE Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
IOM Institute of Medicine
IT information technology
IVA instrumental variable analysis
KP Kaiser Permanente
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
NCCCP NCI Community Cancer Centers Program
NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NCDB National Cancer Data Base
NCI National Cancer Institute
NHIN National Health Information Network
NIH National Institutes of Health
NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries
NQF National Quality Forum
NRC National Research Council
ONC Office of the National Coordinator
PET positron emission tomography
