| AAACN |
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses |
| AACN |
American Association of Critical Care Nurses |
| AAHP |
American Association of Health Plans
(formerly GHAA/AMCRA) |
| ACHE |
American College of Healthcare Executives |
| ACPE |
American College of Physician Executives |
| AHA |
American Hospital Association |
| AHCPR |
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
| AHIMA |
American Health Information Management
Association |
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
| AMIA |
American Medical Informatics Association |
| AMGA |
American Medical Group Association |
| ANA |
American Nurses Association |
| AONE |
American Organization of Nurse Executives |
| AORN |
Association of Operating Room Nurses |
| APhA |
American Pharmaceutical Association |
| CAP |
College of American Pathologists |
| CHIM |
Center for Healthcare Information Management |
| CHIME |
College of Healthcare Information Management
Executives |
| CLMA |
Clinical Laboratory Management Association |
| CPRI |
Computer-based Patient Record Institute |
| FAHS |
Federation of American Health Systems |
| HCAB |
Healthcare Advisory Board |
| HCEA |
Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors
Association |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
| HFMA |
Healthcare Financial Management Association |
| HHS |
Department of Health & Human Services |
| HIMA |
Health Industry Manufacturers Association |
| HIMSS |
Healthcare Information Management &
Systems Society |
| HIPAA |
HIPPA Matrix |
| HISA |
Health Informatics Society of Australia |
| HOST |
Healthcare Open Systems & Trials |
| HL7 |
Health Level Seven |
| IMIA |
International Medical Informatics
Association |
| ITCH |
Information Technology Issues in Community
Health |
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission of the Accreditation of
Health Organizations |
| JHITA |
Joint Healthcare Information Technology
Alliance |
| MCIC |
Managed Care Information Center |
| MCMCF |
MedConnect Managed Care Forum |
| MCOL |
Managed Care On-Line |
| Medicare |
Medicare Information |
| MGMA |
Medical Group Management Association |
| MRI |
Medical Records Institute |
| MS-HUG |
Microsoft Healthcare Users Group |
| NAHC |
National Association for Home Care |
| NIPAC |
National IPA Coalition |
| NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
| NCQA |
National Committee for Quality Assurance |
| NCSLIHPP |
National Conference of State Legislatures
Intergovernmental Health Policy Project |
| OHA |
Ontario Hospital Association |
| RSNA |
Radiological Society of North America |
| SCAR |
Society for Computer Applications in
Radiology |
| SCVIR |
Society of Cardiovascular &
Interventional Radiology |
| SNOMED |
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine |
