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Washington, DC; National Quality Forum: 2003.Return to Contents AcronymsAcronymAgency NameAHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityCBERCenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDACDRHCenter for Devices and Radiological Health, FDACDCCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCERTsCenters for Education and Research on TherapeuticsCMSCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCQuIPSCenter for Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyDCERPSDeveloping Centers of Excellence in Patient Safety ResearchDHHSDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDoDDepartment of DefenseFDAFood and Drug AdministrationHIVHuman Immunodeficiency VirusHMOHealth Maintenance OrganizationIDSRNIntegrated Delivery System Research NetworkIOMInstitute of MedicineITInformation TechnologyJAMAJournal of the American Medical AssociationJCAHOJoint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsM&MMorbidity and MortalityNASHPNational Academy for State Health PolicyNQFNational Quality ForumPSICPatient Safety Improvement CorpsPSRCCPatient Safety Research Coordinating CenterPSTFPatient Safety Task ForceQuICQuality Interagency Coordination Task ForceRFARequest for ApplicationsULPUser Liaison ProgramVADepartment of Veterans AffairsReturn to Contents Proceed to Next Section Current as of December 2003 Internet Citation: References & Acronyms: AHRQ's Patient Safety Initiative: Building Foundations, Reducing Risk. 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