| ACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| ACO | accountable care organization |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| ASPR | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS) |
| CHNA | community health needs assessment |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| DSH | disproportionate share hospital |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| FQHC | federally qualified health center |
| HERD | Health Care Emergency Response Data System |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIE | health information exchange |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HITECH | Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
| HL7 | Health Level Seven |
| HPP | hospital preparedness program |
| IEP | information exchange portal |
| ILI | influenza-like illness |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| KHIN | Kansas Health Information Network |
| MHPAEA | Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 |
| ONC | Office of the National Coordinator (HHS) |
| PCORI | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
| SHIN-NY | Statewide Health Information Network of New York |
| SNS | strategic national stockpile |