LIST OF ACRONYMS

AAPCC
Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost
ACCESS
Access to Community Care and Effective Services
ACF
Administration for Children and Families
ACYF
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
ADSS
Alcohol Drug Services Survey
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AHCPR
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AI/AN
American Indians/Alaska Natives
BPHC
Bureau of Primary Health Care
BRFSS
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CC
(Warren Grant Magnuson) Clinical Center
CCDP
Comprehensive Child Development Program
CHC
Community Health Center
DASIS
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
DCRT
Division of Computer Research and Technology
DOI
Department of the Interior
DRG
Division of Research Grants
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
ESRD
End Stage Renal Disease
FIC
Fogarty International Center
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act
HEDIS
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
HERS
HIV Epidemiology Research Study
IOM
Institute of Medicine
I/T/U
IHS/Tribal/Urban
JOBS
Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program
LSOA
Longitudinal Survey on Aging
MACS
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
MCBS
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey
MTS
Medicare Transaction System
NCHGR
National Center for Human Genome Research
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCRR
National Center for Research Resources
NEHIS
National Employer Health Insurance Survey
NEI
National Eye Institute
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIA
National Institute on Aging
NIAAA
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
NICHD
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDCD
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIDDK
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
NIDR
National Institute of Dental Research
NIEHS
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIGMS
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINR
National Institute of Nursing Research
NIS
National Immunization Survey
NLM
National Library of Medicine
NNHS
National Nursing Home Survey
NSFH
National Survey of Families and Households
OIRM
Office of Information Resources Management
OOP
Object Oriented Programming
OPDIVs
Operating Divisions
PACE
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
PDQ
Physician's Data Query
PRO
Professional Review Organizations
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
RPMS
Resource and Patient Management System
RTCs
Regional Treatment Centers
SEER
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
SMRFs
State Medicaid Research Files
SROS
Services Research Outcomes Study
STAFFDIVs
Staff Divisions
WIHS
Women's Interagency HIV Study
WITS
Womens and Infants Transmission Study