Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research (2000)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAMC
Association of American Medical Colleges
ACE
American College of Epidemiology
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHSR
Association for Health Services Research
ASPE
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
ARENA
Applied Research Ethics National Association
ASPE
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
GAO
General Accounting Office
GHPP
Georgetown Health Privacy Project
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
HSR
Health Services Research
IHC
Intermountain Health Care
IISC
IHC Information Security Committee
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IRB
Institutional Review Board
ISPE
International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
IT
Information Technology
JHITA
Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance
MCWIRB
Medical College of Wisconsin IRB Discussion Forum
MPA
Multiple Project Assurance
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NRC
National Research Council
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OHRP
Office of Human Research Protections (formerly OPRR)
OIG
Office of Inspector General
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OPRR
Office for Protection from Research Risks
PBM
Pharmacy Benefit Management
PhRMA
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PRIM&R
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
QA
Quality Assurance
QI
Quality Improvement
RTI
Research Triangle Institute
UCSF
University of California at San Francisco
USUHS
Uniform Services University of Health Sciences
UTHSCSA
University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio
WIRB
Western Institutional Review Board
