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Terms & Acronyms

AAFP

American Academy of Family Physicians

AAHAM

American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management

AAHP

American Association of Health Plans

AAMI

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

AAPPO

American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations

ACHCA

American College of Health Care Administrators

ACHE

American College of Healthcare Executives

ACP-ASIM

American College of Physicians – American Society of Internal Medicine

ACPE

American College of Physician Executives

AFEHCT

Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions

AHA

American Hospital Association

AHIMA

American Health Information Management Association

AHSR

Association of Health Services Research

AIM USA

Automatic Identification Manufacture Association

AMCP

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

AMDIS

Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems

AMGA

American Medical Group Association

AMIA

American Medical Informatics Association

ANA

American Nurses Association

AOHC

American Occupational Health Conference

AONE

American Organization of Nurse Executives

AORN

Association of Operating Room Nurses

APhA

American Pharmaceutical Association

APHA

American Public Health Association

ASHE

American Society for Healthcare Engineering

ASHRM

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

ATA

American Telemedicine Association

ATSP

Association of Telemedicine Service Providers

CHA

Connecticut Hospital Association

CHIME

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

CLMA

Clinical Laboratory Management Association

CPRI

Computer-Based Patient Record Institute

FAHS

Federation of American Health Systems

HCCA

Health Care Compliance Association

HCEA

Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association

HFMA

Healthcare Financial Management Association

HIAA

Health Insurance Association of America

HIMA

Health Industry Manufacturers Association

HIMSS

Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society

HISA

Health Informatics Society of Australia

HL7

Health Level Seven

HOST

Healthcare Open Systems & Trials

IAHSS

International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety

IBH

Institute for Behavioral Healthcare

IHI

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

IIE

Institute of Industrial Engineers

IMIA

International Medical Informatics Association

ISI

Information Security Institute

ISSA

Information Systems Security Association

ITCH

Information Technology Issues in Community Health

JCAHO

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations

MGMA

Medical Group Management Association

MLA

Medical Library Association

MMA

Medical Marketing Association

MRI

Medical Records Institute

NAHC

National Association for Home Care

NAHDO

National Association of Health Data Organizations

NAHQ

National Association for Healthcare Quality

NEHA

New England Healthcare Assembly

NHCAFA

National Health Care Ati-Fraud Association

NINZ

Nursing Informatics New Zealand

NKF

National Kidney Foundation

NLM

National Library of Medicine

NMHCC

National Managed Healthcare Congress

OHA

Ontario Hospital Association

RSNA

Radiological Society of North America

SACP

Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals

SCVIR

Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology

SHS

Society for Health Systems

STC

Software Technologies Corporation


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