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EHDI Abbreviations and Acronyms

AAA	American Academy of Audiology
AABR	Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
AAFP	American Academy of Family Physicians
AAOHNS	American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
ABR	Auditory Brainstem Response
ACOG	American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AEP	Auditory Evoked Potentials
AMA	American Medical Association
AMCHP	Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
ANA	American Nurses Association
ASDC	American Society for Deaf Children
ASHA	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
BAER	Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
BSER	Brainstem Evoked Response
BTNRH	Boys Town National Research Hospital
CBC	Center for Beneficiary Choices (new under CMMS)
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEC	Council for Exceptional Children
CHCP	Child Health Care Providers
CMM	Center for Medicare Management (new under CMMS)
CMMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (new agency replacing HCFA - see also CMM, CBC, CMSO)
CMSO	Center for Medicaid and State Options (new under CMMS)
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
CPT	Current Procedural Terminology
CSHCN	Children with Special Health Care Needs
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services
DPOAE	Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions
DRF	Deafness Research Foundation
DSHPSHWA	Directors of Speech and Hearing Services for State Health and Welfare Agencies
EHDI	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
EOAE	Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions
EPSDT	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
FACCT	The Foundation for Accountability
FERPA	Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FICC	Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
HCFA	former Health Care Financing Administration (now see CMMS)
HEDIS	Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HRSA	Health Resources and Services Administration
ICC	Interagency Coordinating Council
ICD	International Classification of Diseases
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP	Individualized Educational Plan
IFSP	Individualized Family Service Plan
JCAHO	Joint Committee on Accreditation in Health Organizations
JCIH	Joint Committee on Infant Hearing
MCHB	Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MDNC	Marion Downs National Center
NACHO	National Association of County Health Officers
NAD	National Association of the Deaf
NBS	Newborn Screening
NCBDDD	National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
NCCC	National Center for Cultural Competence
NCHAM	National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
NCHH	National Campaign for Hearing Health Women Infants and Children
NCMHI	National Center for Medical Homes Initiatives
NCQA	National Center for Quality Assurance
NECTAS	National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
NIDCD	National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NOMS	National Objective Measurement System
OSERS	Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
PCHP	Primary Health Care Providers
PCP	Primary Care Providers
PHI	Protected Health Information
PKU	Phenylketonuria
PTIC	Parent Training Information Centers
RFP	Request for Proposal
SABR	Screening Auditory Brainstem Response
TEOAE	Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions
UNHS	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
VNA	Visiting Nurse Association
WIC	Women Infants and Children

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