Useful Acronyms
Here is a list of Acronyms used by Health Professionals, Legislators, and Tribal Delegates. We will update this list periodically or you may send us new ones if you like.
ACRONYMS FREQUENTLY USED BY NPAIHB
AAIR -- Access to American Indian Recovery
AATCHB-- Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman Health Board
ADC-- Area Diabetes Consultant
AI/AN-- American Indian/Alaska Native
AIHC-- American Indian Health Commission
ANHB-- Alaska Native Health Board
ARRA-- American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASO-- Administrative Services Only
ATNI-- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
ATR-- Access to Recovery
ATSDR-- Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry
BH-- Behavioral Health
CDC-- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
CDC OSTLTS-- CDC Office of State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
CDC TCAC-- CDC Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee
CHEF-- Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund
CHIP-- Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHIPRA-- Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
CHR-- Community Health Representative
CHS-- Contract Health Service
CHSDA-- Contract Health Service Delivery Area
CMHS-- Center for Mental Health Services
CMS-- Centers for Medicaid & Medicare
CPOE-- Computerized Provider Order Entry
CRIHB-- California Rural Indian Health Board
CRITFC-- Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission
CSAP-- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT-- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSC-- Contract Support Costs
DDTP-- Division of Diabetes Treatment & Prevention
DETS-- Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools
DHHS-- Department of Health & Human Services
DOJ-- Department of Justice
DSTAC-- Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee
EHR-- Electronic Health Record
FAAB-- Facilities Appropriations Advisory Board
FAS-- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
GPRA-- Government Performance & Reporting Act
HCR-- Health Care Reform
HIPAA-- Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
HPDP-- Health Promotion Disease Prevention
HRAC-- Health Research Advisory Committee
HRSA-- Health Resources & Services Administration
ICD-9 or ICD-10-- International Statistical Classification
IHCIA-- Indian Health Care Improvement Act
IHS-- Indian Health Service
JPCNAA-- Justice Program Council on Native American Affairs
MCH-- Material Child Health
MLR-- Medicare- Like Rates
MMWR-- Morbidity, Mortality Weekly Report
MOU-- Memorandum of Understanding
MU-- Meaningful Use
NARA-- Native American Rehabilitation Association
NAYA-- Native American Youth Association
NCAI-- National Congress of American Indians
NCHS-- National Center for Health Statistics
NDW -- National Data Warehouse
NICOA-- National Indian Council on Aging
NICWA-- National Indian Child Welfare Association
NIEA -- National Indian Education Association
NIHB -- National Indian Health Board
NUIHC-- National Urban Indian Health Council
OEHE-- Office of Environmental & Engineering
OSA-- Outside the Service Area
OSCAR-- Online Search, Consultation & Reporting System
OTP-- Office of Tribal Programs
OTSG-- Office of Tribal Self Governance
PAFAC-- Portland Area Facilities Advisory Committee
PHAB-- Public Health Accreditation Board
QBM-- Quarterly Board Meeting
RPMS-- Resource & Patient Management System
SAMHSA-- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration
SDPI -- Special Diabetes Program for Indians
SIHB-- Seattle Indian Health Board
THD-- Tribal Health Directors
TLDC-- Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee
TPA-- Third Party Administration
TTAG-- Tribal Technical Advisory Group
USET-- United South & Eastern Tribes
VA-- Veterans Administration
VISN 20-- Veterans Integrated Services Network
WHO-- World Health Organization
