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| AAA | Area Agency on Aging [Definition] |
| AAALF | American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness |
| AAC | Area Advisory Committee |
| AAHP | American Association of Health Plans [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AAHSA | American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| AAMR | American Association on Mental Retardation |
| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AASA | Aging and Adult Services Administration |
| AAUAP | American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ABCD | Americans for Better Care of the Dying [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ACDD | Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities |
| ACF | Administration for Children and Families [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ACHCA | American College of Health Care Administrators [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ACLF | Adult Congregate Living Facility |
| ACOVE | Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders |
| ACS | -- American
Community Survey -- Assistive Care Services |
| ACT | Assertive Community Treatment |
| ACTION | Advocates committed to Improving Our Nursing |
| ACYF` | Administration for Children, Youth and Families |
| AD | Alzheimer's Disease |
| ADA | --
Aged/Disabled Adult waiver -- Americans with Disabilities Act [Site Index] |
| ADAPT | Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial |
| ADC | AAHSA Development Corporation |
| ADD | --
Administration on Developmental Disabilities [Website Abstract,
Direct Link] -- Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADEA | Age Discrimination in Employment Act [Definition] |
| ADH | Arkansas Department of Health |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADI | Alzheimer's Disease Initiative |
| ADL | Activity of Daily Living [Definition, Site Index] |
| ADR | Adverse Drug Reaction |
| ADRD | Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Disorder |
| AE | Adaptive Environment |
| AFC | Adult Foster Care |
| AFCH | Adult Family-Care Home |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children [Site Index] |
| AFH | -- Adult
Family Home -- Adult Foster Home |
| AFMC | Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care |
| AGI | Adjusted Gross Income |
| AHC | Academic Health Centers |
| AHCA | -- Agency for
Health Care Administration -- American Health Care Association [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AHEAD | Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old |
| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (previously the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIP | Annual Implementation Plan |
| AK | Alaska [Site Index] |
| AL | Alabama [Site Index] |
| AL+ | Assisted Living Plus |
| AL/RC | Assisted Living/Residential Care |
| ALE | Assisted Living for the Elderly waiver |
| ALF | Assisted Living Facility |
| ALFA | Assisted Living Federation of America [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| AMDA | American Medical Directors Association |
| AMSO | American Medical Specialty Organization [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ANA | American Nurses Association |
| AoA AOA |
Administration on Aging [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| APHA | American Public Health Association [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| APS | Adult Protective Services |
| APWA | American Public Welfare Association |
| AQ | Administrator Questionnaire |
| AR | Arkansas [Site Index] |
| ARC | AIDS Related Complex |
| ARF | Area Resource File |
| ASA | American Society on Aging |
| ASAP | Aging Services Access Point |
| ASPE | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [Direct Link] |
| ASTCDPD | Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| ATAC | Assistive Technology Advocacy Center |
| AZ | Arizona [Site Index] |
| AZT | Azidothymidine |
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| BBA | Balanced Budget Act |
| BBRA | Balanced Budget Refinement Act |
| B&C | Board and Care [Site Index] |
| BHP | Behavioral Health Plan |
| BIPA | Benefits Improvement and Protection Act |
| BIW | Brain Injury Waiver |
| BJBC | Better Jobs Better Care |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BLSA | Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BRASS | Blaylock Discharge Risk Assessment Screen |
| BSCIP | Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program |
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| CA | California [Site Index] |
| CAHMI | Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CAHSA | California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CAP/DA | Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults |
| CARES | Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long Term Care Services |
| CARF | Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CARS | Community Awareness and Relocation Services |
| CATI | Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing |
| CBA | Community Based Alternative |
| C-BAI CBAI |
Clinical Baseline Assessment Instrument |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| CBRF | Community Based Residential Facility |
| CC | Coordinating Center |
| CCAD | Community Care for Aged and Disabled |
| CCCI | Community Caregiving Capacity Index |
| CCE | Community Care for the Elderly |
| CCPED | Community Care Program for the Elderly and Disabled |
| CCRC | Continuing Care Retirement Community [Definition] |
| CD | Consumer Directed [Site Index] |
| CDA | Clinical Document Architecture |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDDO | Community Developmental Disabilities Organization |
| CDF | Childrens Defense Fund |
| CDPAP | Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program |
| CD-PAS | Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Service |
| CDS | Center for Demographic Studies |
| CEOSC | Comprehensive Employment Opportunities Support Center |
| CERC | Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CETA | Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1974 |
| CforAT | Center for Accessible Technology [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CHAMPUS | Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services [Definition] |
| CHAP | -- Children's
Hospital AIDS Program -- Community Health Assessment Program |
| CHCS | Center for Health Care Strategies [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CHEC | Community Health Environment Checklist |
| CHES | Caregiver Health Effects Study |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CHI | Consolidated Health Informatics |
| CHIEF | Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors |
| CHIP | Children's Health Insurance Program |
| CHIS | California Health Interview Survey |
| CHS | Cardiovascular Health Study |
| CHSPR | Center for Health Services and Policy Research [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CHSRA | Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis |
| CHSRP | Center for Health Services Research and Policy [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CIL | Center for Independent Living |
| CIP | Community Integration Program |
| CISS | Community Integrated Service Systems |
| CJTG | Critical Jobs Training Grant |
| CLASS | Community Living Assistance and Support Service |
| CMA | Community Medical Associates |
| CMHC | Community Mental Health Center |
| CMHS | Center for Mental Health Services |
| CMHSP | Community Mental Health Service Program |
| CMO | Care Management Organization |
| CMP | Civil Monetary Penalty |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (previously the Health Care Financing Administration) |
| CMWF | Commonwealth Fund [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| CNA | -- Certified
Nurse Aide -- Certified Nurse Assistant |
| CNPI | Checklist of Nonverbal Pain Indicators |
| CO | Colorado [Site Index] |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment [Definition] |
| CON | Certificate of Need [Definition] |
| CONTAC | Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center |
| COP | -- Community
Options Program -- Conditions of Participation [Definition] |
| COP-W | Community Options Program Waiver |
| COPD | --
Cardiopulmonary Disease -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| COPE | Caregivers' Out-of-Pocket Expense Survey |
| CORE | Coalition of Organizations to Reform Eldercare |
| CPAC | Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPP | Care Provider Profile |
| CPQ | Care Provider Questionnaire |
| CPR | Center for Policy Research |
| CPS | -- Child
Protective Services -- Cognitive Performance Scale -- Current Population Survey |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CPT | Current Procedural Terminology |
| CR | Care Recipient |
| CRCS | Center for Residential and Community Services |
| CSAP | Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| CSAT | Center for Substance Abuse Treatment |
| CSHCN | Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| CSHP | Center for State Health Policy |
| CT | Connecticut [Site Index] |
| CTEP | California Training and Education Provider |
| CTI | Caregiver Training Initiative |
| CVA | -- Cerebral
Vascular Accident -- Cerebrovascular Accident |
| CWLA | Child Welfare League of America |
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| DAAS | Division of Aging and Adult Services |
| DAD DA&D |
Department of Aging and Disabilities |
| DALTCP | Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy |
| DBNA | Data Base News in Aging |
| DBTAC | Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center |
| DC | -- District of
Columbia [Site Index] -- Washington, D.C. [Site Index] |
| DCA | Direct Care Alliance [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| DCC | Data Collection Coordinator |
| DCCT | Diabetes Control and Complications Trail |
| DCOHCF | District of Columbia Office of Health Care Financing |
| DCWI | Direct Care Workers' Initiative |
| DD | --
Developmental Disability [Definition,
Site Index] -- Developmentally Disabled [Definition, Site Index] |
| DDP | Developmental Disabilities Profile |
| DDRC | Developmental Disabilities Resource Center [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| DDS | Division of Disability Services |
| DDSS | Denver Department of Social Services |
| DE | Delaware [Site Index] |
| DEC | Data Entry Clerk |
| DEd | Department of Education |
| DEHPG | Disabled and Elderly Health Program Group |
| DES | Diethylstilbestrol |
| DH | Disability and Health |
| DHCA | Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
| DHCPF | Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing |
| DHFS | Department of Health and Family Services |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services [Direct Link] |
| DHMC | Denver Health Medical Center |
| DHMH | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| DHS | -- Department
of Health Services -- Department of Human Services |
| DHSS | -- Department
of Health and Senior Services -- Department of Health and Social Services |
| DI | Disability Insurance |
| DIA | Department of Inspections and Appeals |
| DMAHS | Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment [Definition] |
| DMH | Department of Mental Health |
| DMR | Department of Mental Retardation |
| DMS | Division of Medical Services |
| DoE | Department of Education |
| DOEA | Department of Elder Affairs |
| DOH | Department of Health |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DON | Director of Nursing |
| DPH | Department of Public Health |
| DPW | Department of Public Welfare |
| DQR | Data Quality Report |
| DRG | Diagnosis-Related Group [Definition] |
| DSH | Disproportionate Share Hospital |
| DSHS | Department of Social and Health Services |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [Definition] |
| DSPD | Division of Services for People with Disabilities |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| DUR | Drug Utilization Review |
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| EAP | Employee Assistance Plan |
| ECC | Extended Congregate Care |
| ECCLI | Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative |
| ECF | Extended Care Facility |
| ECHO | Enhanced Community and Homecare Option |
| ECO | Enhanced Community Options |
| EDD | Employment Development Department |
| EHIS | Electronic Health Information System |
| EHR | Electronic Health Record |
| EITC | Earned Income Tax Credit |
| EMS | Emergency Medical Services [Definition] |
| ENCC | Exceptional Needs Care Coordinator |
| ENP | Elderly Nutrition Program |
| EOEA | Executive Office of Elder Affairs |
| EPC | Evidence-based Practice Center |
| EPIC | Evaluation of Practice in Care |
| EPSDT | Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment [Definition] |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act [Definition] |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| ET CHOICES | Employment and Training Choices Supported Work Program |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ETP | Employment Training Panel |
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| FA | Fiscal Agent |
| FAAST | Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology |
| FACCT | Foundation for Accountability |
| FAHA | Florida Association of Homes for the Aging |
| FALA | Florida Assisted Living Association |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FAST | Functional Assessment Staging Criteria |
| FCA | Family Caregiver Alliance [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| FFP | Federal Financial Participation |
| FFS | Fee-For-Service |
| FI | Fiscal Intermediaries |
| FIA | Family Independence Agency |
| FICAP | Firearm Injury Center at Penn |
| FICC | Federal Interagency Coordinating Council |
| FIP | Family Independence Program |
| FL | Florida [Site Index] |
| FLiCRA | Florida Life Care Residents' Association |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMAP | Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act [Definition] |
| FPCG | Female Primary Caregiver |
| FPECA | Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging |
| FPL | Federal Poverty Level |
| FSA | Family Support Administration |
| FSII(R) | Functional Status Rating Scale |
| FT | Full-Time |
| FTE | -- Full Time
Employee -- Full Time Equivalent |
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| GA | -- General
Assistance -- Georgia [Site Index] |
| GAIN | Greater Avenues for Independence |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GEE | Generalized Estimating Equation |
| GIC | General Insurance Commission |
| GNP | Geriatric Nurse Practitioner |
| GRH | Group Residential Housing |
| GVF | General Variance Function |
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| HAA | Hospice Association of America |
| HAN | Healthy Aging Network |
| HCB | Home and Community-Based |
| HCBS | Home and Community-Based Service |
| HCE | Home Care for the Elderly |
| HCFA | Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) |
| HCS | Home and Community-Based Service |
| HEDIS | Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
| HERO | Homecare Empowerment, Research and Organizing |
| HFAM | Health Facilities Association of Maryland |
| HFD | Health Facilities Division |
| HHA | Home Health Agency [Definition] |
| HHC | Health and Hospitals Corporation |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services [Direct Link] |
| HHSC | Health and Human Services Commission |
| HI | -- Hawaii
-- Hospital Insurance |
| HIAA | Health Insurance Association of America [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| HIC | Health Insurance Claim |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [Definition] |
| HIS | Health Insurance Study |
| HISKEW | Health Insurance Skeleton Eligibility Write-off |
| HIT | Health Information Technology |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HL7 | Health Level Seven |
| HMO | -- Health
Maintenance Organization [Definition] -- Health Management Organization |
| HOPE | Health Opportunities for People Everywhere (also known as Project HOPE) [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| HP2010 | Health People 2010 |
| HPRD | Hours Per Resident Day |
| HRA | -- Health Risk
Appraisal -- Human Resources Administration |
| HRCA | Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged |
| HRS | Health and Retirement Survey |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSA | Health Systems Agency |
| HSP | Health Systems Plan |
| HSRI | Human Services Research Institute |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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| IA | Iowa [Site Index] |
| IAA | Intra-Agency Agreement |
| IADL | Instrumental Activity of Daily Living [Definition] |
| IAHSA | Iowa Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| ICA | Iowa Caregivers Association |
| ICAP | Inventory for Client and Agency Planning |
| ICD-9-CM | International Classification of Diseases, ninth edition (Clinical Modification) [Definition] |
| ICE | International Collaborative Effort |
| ICF | --
Intermediate Care Facility [Definition] -- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health [Definition] |
| ICF/MR ICF-MR |
--
Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation [Definition] -- Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded [Definition] |
| ICIDH | International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps |
| ICNP | International Classification of Nursing Practice |
| ICP | Institutional Care Program |
| ICS | Informal Caregiver Supplement |
| ID | Idaho |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IFAS | Institute for the Future of Aging Services |
| IFMC | Iowa Foundation for Medical Care |
| IGCLTC | Intra-Governmental Council on Long Term Care |
| IHCA | Iowa Health Care Association |
| IHPS | Institute for Health Policy Solutions [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| IHSS | In-Home Supportive Services |
| IJO | Investment in Job Opportunities |
| IL | Illinois [Site Index] |
| ILC | Independent Living Center |
| ILP | Independent Living Partnership |
| ILRU | Independent Living Research Utilization [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ILTCP | Inventory of Long-Term Care Places |
| ILTCRP | Inventory of Long Term Care Residential Places |
| IMD | Institution for Mental Disease |
| IN | Indiana |
| IoG | Institute of Gerontology |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| IPC | National Medical Expenditure Survey, Institutional Population Component |
| IPR | Independent Professional Review |
| IPS | Interim Payment System |
| I&R | Information and Referral |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account |
| IRF PAI | Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISN | -- Integrated
Service Networks -- Intense Skilled Nursing |
| ISO | Intermediary Services Organization |
| ISSA | International Social Security Administration |
| IV | Intravenous |
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| JACC | Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JCARR | Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review |
| JEOA | Journalists Exchange on Aging |
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| KAHSA | Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| KEN | Knowledge Exchange Network |
| KS | Kansas [Site Index] |
| KY | Kentucky |
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| LA | Louisiana |
| L&C | Licensing and Certification |
| LMH | Limited Mental Health |
| LN | -- Licensed
Nurse -- Licensed Nursing |
| LNS | Limited Nursing Service |
| LOC | Level of Care [Definition] |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LRA | Laguna Research Associates |
| LSIA | Life Satisfaction Index A |
| LSOA | Longitudinal Study of Aging |
| LTC | Long-Term Care [Definition, Site Index] |
| LTCFM | Long-Term Care Financing Model |
| LTC PSU | Long-Term Care Primary Sampling Units |
| LTC NR PSU | Long-Term Care Non-Self Representing Primary Sampling Units |
| LTC SR PSU | Long-Term Care Self-Representing Primary Sampling Units |
| LTCCS | Long Term Care Consultation Service |
| LVG | Lexical Variant Generator |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
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| MA | Massachusetts [Site Index] |
| MAA | Medical Assistance to the Aged |
| MACIL | Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living |
| MADL | Mobility Activity of Daily Living |
| MANPHA | Mid-Atlantic Non-Profit Health and Housing Association |
| MCARE | National Clearinghouse on Managed Care and Long-Term Supports and Services for People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| M+C | Medicare+Choice |
| MCBS | Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| MCS | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
| MD | Maryland [Site Index] |
| MDCH | Michigan Department of Community Health |
| MDCP | Medically Dependent Children's Program |
| MDS | -- Managed
Delivery System -- Minimum Data Set |
| ME | Maine [Site Index] |
| M&E | Management and Evaluation |
| MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
| MEPS | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MHBG | Mental Health Block Grant |
| MHCC | Maryland Health Care Commission |
| MHMA | Mental Health Management of America |
| MHRA | Minnesota Human Rights Act |
| MH/SA MHSA |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
| MI | -- Michigan
[Site Index] -- Myocardial Infarction |
| MiCDA | University of Michigan, Center on the Demography of Aging [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| MIN | Moving Ideas Network |
| MIS | -- Management
Information System -- Medicaid Information Service |
| MLTC | Managed Long-Term Care |
| MMIS | Medicaid Management Information System |
| MN | Minnesota [Site Index] |
| MO | Missouri [Site Index] |
| MOST | Michigan Opportunities Skills Program |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPPC | Maine Primary Partners in Caregiving |
| MPR | Mathematica Policy Research [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| MQA | Medical Quality Assurance |
| MR | -- Medical
Review -- Mental Retardation [Website Abstract, Direct Link, Site Index] |
| MR/DD | -- Mental
Retardation and Other Developmental Disability -- Mentally Retarded and Other Developmental Disability |
| MRC | Medicare Rights Center [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| MRI | Myers Research Institute |
| MS | Mississippi [Index Site] |
| MSA | --
Metropolitan Statistical Area -- Minnesota Supplemental Aid |
| MSHDA | Michigan State Housing Development Authority |
| MSHO | Minnesota Senior Health Options |
| MSIS | Medicaid Statistical Information System |
| MSPCA | Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| MSQ | Mental Status Questionnaire |
| MT | Montana |
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| N4A | National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| NA | -- Nurse
Aide -- Nurse Assistant -- Nursing Assistant |
| NAC | National Advisory Council |
| NACHRI | National Association of Childrens Hospitals and Related Institutions |
| NADDC | National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NAHC | National Association for Home Care [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NAIC | National Association of Insurance Commissioners [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NAPAS | National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems |
| NASDDDS | National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services |
| NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy |
| NASMHPD | National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NASUA | National Association of State Units on Aging |
| NASW | National Association of Social Workers |
| NBER | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| NC | North Carolina [Site Index] |
| NCCC | National Chronic Care Consortium [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NCCNHR | National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NCD | National Council on Disability [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NCDFS | North Carolina Division of Facility Services |
| NCDHHS | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
| NCHCFA | North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NCHSD | National Consortium for Health Systems Development |
| NCHSR | National Center for Health Services Research |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCMRR | National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NCOA | National Council on the Aging [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NCQA | National Committee on Quality Assurance |
| NCRC | National Consortium and Resource Center |
| NCRF | National Center of Residential Facilities |
| NCSBN | National Council of State Boards of Nursing |
| NCSL | National Conference of State Legislatures |
| NCVHS | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NE | Nebraska [Site Index] |
| NEA | National Endowment for the Arts |
| NF | Nursing Facility |
| NFCSP | National Family Caregiver Support Program |
| NGA | National Governors Association [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NH | -- New
Hampshire [Site Index] -- Nursing Home [Definition, Site Index] |
| NHC | Nursing Home Component |
| NHD | Nursing Home Diversion waiver |
| NHHCS | National Home and Hospice Care Survey |
| NHIC | National Health Information Center [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NHII | National Health Information Infrastructure |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
| NHIS-D | National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement |
| NHO | National Hospice Organization |
| NHOPP | National Hospice Outcomes Planning Project |
| NHS | National Hospice Study |
| NIA | National Institute on Aging [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NIAAA | National Institute Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse |
| NIDA | National Institute of Drug Abuse |
| NIDRR | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NIFL | National Institute for Literacy [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIS-2 | Study of the National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect of 1988 |
| NJ | New Jersey [Site Index] |
| NJ EASE | New Jersey Easy Access, Single Entry |
| NLTCS | National Long-Term Care Survey [Website Abstract, Direct Link, Site Index] |
| NLS | National Longitudinal Survey |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NMCES | National Medical Care Expenditure Survey |
| NMCUES | National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey |
| NMES | National Medical Expenditures Survey |
| NMFS | National Mortality Followback Survey [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NNHS | National Nursing Home Survey |
| NORC | -- National
Opinion Research Center -- Naturally Occurring Retirement Community |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner [Definition] |
| NPA | National PACE Association [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NPP | Non-Physician Practitioners |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NQF | National Quality Forum |
| NRA | Negotiated Risk Agreement |
| NRH | National Rehabilitation Hospital |
| NRH-RC | National Rehabilitation Hospital Research Center |
| NSA | Notification of Study Admission |
| NSCSL | National Senior Citizens Law Center |
| NSGA | National Senior Games Association |
| NSRF | National Survey of Residential Facilities |
| NSSCA | National Survey of Self Care and Aging |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| NTP | National Treatment Plan |
| NUD*IST | Non-numeric Unstructured Data, Index Searching and Theorizing |
| NV | Nevada [Site Index] |
| NY | New York [Site Index] |
| NYS | New York State |
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| OAA | Older Americans Act [Definition] |
| OAS | Office of Applied Studies |
| OASDI | Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance |
| OASIS | Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| OBQI | Outcome-Based Quality Improvement |
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [Definition] |
| OBTP | Outcomes-Based Treatment Planning |
| OCESAA | Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| ODEP | Office of Disability Employment Policy [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| ODPHP | Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
| ODS | Office on Disability Services |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| OH | Ohio [Site Index] |
| OHCDS | Organized Health Care Delivery Systems |
| OHCQ | Office of Health Care Quality |
| OHDS | Office of Human Development Services |
| OHP | Oregon Health Plan |
| OIG | Office of the Inspector General |
| OIS | Office of Information Services |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OLS | Ordinary Least Squares |
| OLTC | Office of Long Term Care |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPAL | Online Psychology Alerting |
| OPHS | Office of Public Health Services |
| OPPD | Office for Persons with Physical Disabilities |
| OR | Oregon [Site Index] |
| ORD | Office of Research and Demonstrations |
| ORT | Operation Restore Trust |
| OSCAR | Online Survey and Certification Automated Record |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSHPD | Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development |
| OSP | Office of Social Programs |
| OSS | Optional State Supplementation |
| OT | Occupational Therapy [Definition] |
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| P&A | Protection and Advocacy |
| PA | --
Pennsylvania [Site Index] -- Physician Assistant [Definition] |
| PAC | Post-Acute Care [Definition, Site Index] |
| PACE | Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly |
| PACT | Programs for Assertive Community Treatment |
| PADL | Performance Activities of Daily Living Scale |
| PAL | Partners for Active Lifestyle |
| PARC | Practices and Resources Clearinghouse |
| PAS | -- Personal
Assistance Service -- Potential Advantages Score -- Pre-Admission Screening |
| PASARR | Pre-Admission Screening and Annual Resident Review |
| PASP | Personal Assistance Services Program |
| PATH | Pennsylvania Transition to Home |
| PBM | Pharmacy Benefit Manager |
| PBS | Public Broadcasting System |
| PC | Personal Care |
| PCA | -- Personal
Care Aide -- Personal Care Assistance -- Personal Care Attendant -- Philadelphia Corporation on Aging |
| PCC | -- Parent and
Child Center -- Primary Care Clinician |
| PCCM | Primary Care Case Management |
| PCP | -- Primary
Care Physician -- Primary Care Provider |
| PCS | Personal Care Service |
| PDA | Pennsylvania Department on Aging |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PDS | Potential Disadvantages Score |
| PEACH | Positive Employment and Community Help |
| PEP | Physicians Enhanced Program |
| PERS | Personal Emergency Response System |
| PFI | Physical Functioning Inventory |
| PFTH | Program for the Handicapped |
| PGC | Philadelphia Geriatric Center |
| PHA | Public Housing Authority |
| PHI | Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute |
| PHP | Prepaid Health Plan |
| PIC | HHS Policy Information Center [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| PIRS | Patient Index Reimbursement System |
| PMAP | Pre-paid Medical Assistance Program |
| PMRI | Patient Medical Record Information |
| PNA | Personal Needs Allowance |
| PNS | Projects of National Significance |
| POS | -- Point of
Service -- Provider of Service |
| PPA | Preferred Provider Arrangement [Definition] |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization [Definition] |
| PPS | Prospective Payment System |
| PREP | Preparedness, Enrichment, and Predictability |
| PRO | Peer Review Organization |
| ProPAC | Prospective Payment Assessment Commission |
| PRWORA | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act |
| PSO | Provider Sponsored Organization [Definition] |
| PSU | Prescreening Unit |
| PT | --
Part-Time -- Physical Therapy [Definition] |
| PWA | People with HIV/AIDS |
| PWD | People with Disabilities |
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| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAN | Quality Assurance Nurse |
| QI | -- Quality
Indicator -- Qualified Individual |
| QIC | Quality Improvement Consultant |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization (previously the Peer Review Organization) |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Project |
| QIPMO QIP-MO |
Quality Improvement Program for Missouri |
| QM | -- Quality
Matters -- Quality Measure |
| QMB | Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
| QRS | Quality Reporting System |
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| RAI | Resident Assessment Instrument |
| RAM | Reverse Annuity Mortgage |
| RAP | Resident Assessment Protocol |
| RC | -- Related
Condition -- Residential Care |
| RCAC | Residential Care Apartment Complex |
| RCF | Residential Care Facility |
| RCHLA | Residential Care Home Licensing Act |
| RCI | Rosalynn Carter Institute |
| RCS | Residential Care Setting |
| REACH | Realizing Economic Achievement |
| RF | Rehabilitation Facility |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RHORC | Regional Health Occupations Resource Center |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| RISP | Residential Information Systems Project |
| RN | Registered Nurse [Definition] |
| RO | Regional Office |
| RR | Relative Risk |
| RRG | Risk Retention Group |
| RRT | Rapid Response Team |
| RTAC | Research and Technical Assistance Center |
| RTC | Research and Training Center |
| RTC-MR&HP | Research and Training Center in Medical Rehabilitation and Health Policy |
| RTI | Research Triangle Institute |
| RUG | Resource Utilization Group |
| RVU | Relative Value Unit |
| RWJ RWJF |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
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| SA | Special Assistance |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAPTBG | Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant |
| SBHC | School-Based Health Center |
| SBHI | Small Business Health Insurance |
| SC | South Carolina [Site Index] |
| SCHIP S-CHIP |
State Children's Health Insurance Program |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Service Employment Program |
| SD | South Dakota |
| SDRI | San Diego Rehabilitation Institute |
| SDSD | Senior and Disabled Services Division |
| SEBHI | School Enrollment-Based Health Insurance |
| SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance |
| SEP | Service Entry Point |
| SFY | State Fiscal Year |
| SGA | --
Solicitation for Grant Application -- Substantial Gainful Activity |
| SHCC | Statewide Health Coordinating Council |
| SHIP | State Health Insurance Assistance Programs |
| SHP | Specialized Health Plans |
| SHMO | Social Health Maintenance Organization [Definition] |
| SHPDA | State Health Planning and Development Agency |
| SIP | Survey of Institutionalized Persons |
| SIPP | Survey of Income and Program Participation |
| SJ | Summary Judgment |
| SLMB | Specified Low-Income Medicaid Beneficiary |
| SMA | Standard Metropolitan Area |
| SMI | Serious Mental Illness |
| SMQT | Surveyor Minimum Qualifications Test |
| SMWT | Self-Managed Work Team |
| SN | Skilled Nursing |
| SNDO | Standard Nomenclature of Diseases and Operations |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility [Definition] |
| SNOMED CT | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine -- Clinical Terms |
| SNU | Skilled Nursing Unit |
| SOA | Supplement on Aging |
| SPD | Summary Plan Description |
| SPMSQ | Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire |
| SPRY | Setting Priorities for Retirement Now [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| SS/HS | Safe Schools/Healthy Schools |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSBG | Social Services Block Grant [Definition] |
| SSC | Special Services for Children |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance [Definition] |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income [Definition, Site Index] |
| SSP | State Supplemental Payment |
| SWPPA | Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnerships on Aging |
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| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TAG | Technical Advisory Group |
| TAHSA | Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TC | Trial Court |
| TCM | Targeted Case Management |
| TDHS | Texas Department of Human Services |
| TEFRA | Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act |
| TEP | Technical Expert Panel |
| TESA | Training and Encouragement for Senior Activity |
| THCA | Texas Health Care Association |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TILE | Texas Index for Level of Effort |
| TIP | Treatment Improvement Protocol |
| TIRR | The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research |
| TLC | Transition to Life in the Community |
| TLG | Through the Looking Glass [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| TN | Tennessee [Site Index] |
| TNH | Teaching Nursing Home |
| TOO | Task Order Officer |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| TWWIIA | Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act |
| TX | Texas [Site Index] |
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| UC | Utilization Control |
| UCHSC | University of Colorado Health Sciences Center |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| UDS | United Disability Services |
| UI | Urban Institute |
| UKPDS | United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study |
| UR | Utilization Review |
| USF | University of Southern Florida |
| UT | Utah [Site Index] |
| UTI | Urinary Track Infection |
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| VA | -- Department
of Veterans Affairs (previously the Veterans Administration) -- Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs) -- Virginia [Site Index] |
| VCIS | Voluntary Cooperative Information Systems |
| VIReC | VA Information Resource Center [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| VNA | Visiting Nurse Association [Definition] |
| VOICES | Victory Over Impairments of Communication, Expression and Speech[Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VT | Vermont [Site Index] |
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| WA | Washington State [Site Index] |
| WAHSA | Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| WCGA | Wisconsin Caregiver Association |
| WETA | Worker Education, Training and Assistance |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WI | Wisconsin [Site Index] |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIB | Workforce Investment Board |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
| WIN | Welfare Information Network [Website Abstract, Direct Link] |
| WLLLW | Women Living Long and Living Well |
| WLS | Wisconsin Longitudinal Study |
| WtW | Welfare-to-Work |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming [Site Index] |
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| YETP | Youth Employment and Training Program |
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