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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 |
