Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Qu AcronymsAcronymFull NameACSAmerican Community SurveyADAAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990AHAAmerican Hospital AssociationAHIPAmerica's Health Insurance PlansAHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHSAIANAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAMAAmerican Medical AssociationAMIAAmerican Medical Informatics AssociationARRAAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009ASPEOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHSBRFSSBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCAHPSConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsCCHITCertification Commission for Healthcare Information TechnologyCDCCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCHCCommunity Health CenterCHDCoronary Heart DiseaseCHIPChildren's Health Insurance ProgramCHISCalifornia Health Interview SurveyCLASCulturally and Linguistically Appropriate ServicesCMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCPSCurrent Population SurveyDMHCCalifornia Department of Managed Health CareEDEmergency DepartmentEHRElectronic Health RecordELPSEnglish Language Proficiency SurveyESRDEnd Stage Renal DiseaseHCUPHealthcare Cost and Utilization ProjectHHSU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesHIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActHealth IT/HITHealth Information TechnologyHealth ITSPHealth Information Technology Standards PanelHL7Health Level 7HRETHealth Research & Educational TrustIOMInstitute of MedicineISOInternational Organization for StandardizationLEPLimited English ProficiencyMEDSMedi-Cal Eligibility Data SystemMEPSMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyMIPPAMedicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008NAMCSNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNCHSNational Center for Health StatisticsNCQANational Committee for Quality AssuranceNCVHSNational Committee on Vital and Health StatisticsNHAMCSNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNHANESNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyNHDRNational Healthcare Disparities ReportNHeLPNational Health Law ProgramNHISNational Health Interview SurveyNHOPINative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderNHPCNational Health Plan CollaborativeNHQRNational Healthcare Quality ReportNISNational Immunization SurveyNLAASNational Latino and Asian American StudyNQFNational Quality ForumNRCNational Research CouncilNSDUHNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthNVSSNational Vital Statistics SystemOCROffice for Civil Rights, HHSOMBOffice of Management and BudgetOMHOffice of Minority Health, HHSONCOffice of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHSPHINPublic Health Information NetworkPHRPersonal Health RecordPQRIMedicare Physician Quality Reporting InitiativePUMSPublic Use Microdata SamplesQIQuality ImprovementRAETTU.S. Census Bureau's 1996 Racial and Ethnic Targeted TestRWJFRobert Wood Johnson FoundationSEERSurveillance, Epidemiology, and End ResultsSESSocioeconomic StatusSSASocial Security AdministrationSSNSocial Security NumberTDDTelecommunication Device for Deaf PersonsTTYTeleTYwriter or Text TelephoneUMMCUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterURACFormerly known as the Utilization Review Accreditation CommissionWCRSWisconsin Cancer Reporting SystemAbbreviationsAbbreviationFull NameCIConfidence IntervalMLBWModerately Low BirthweightOROdds RatioRRRelative RiskVLBWVery Low Birthweight Current as of March 2010 Internet Citation: Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations: Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Qu. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapa.html
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