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Informatics Acronyms

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NLN   National League for Nursing  
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AACN   American Association of Colleges of Nursing  
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CIS   Clinical Information System  
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IS   Information System  
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EHR   Electronic Health record  
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HL7   Health Level Seven  
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TIGER   Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform  
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CHI   Consolidated Health Informatics  
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NHII   National Health Information Infrastructure  
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NHIN   National Health Information Network  
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NGI   Next Generation Internet  
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HIE   Health Information Exchange  
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FHIE   Federal Health Information Exchange  
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CIO   Chief Information Officer  
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CTO   Chief Technical Officer  
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CBIS   Computer Based Information Systems  
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CPU   Central Processing Unit  
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DSS   Decision Support System  
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GIS   Geographic Information System  
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MIS   Management Information System  
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TPS   Transaction Processing System  
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HIS   Hospital Information System  
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CBIS   Computer Based Information System  
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IT   Information Technology  
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OS   Operating System  
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PC   Personal Computer  
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USB   Universal Serial Bus  
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ROM   Read Only Memory  
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RAM   Random Access Memory  
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DVD   Digital Video Disc  
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CD-ROM   Compact Disc - Read Only Memory  
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CD-R   Compact Disc - Recordable  
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CD-RW   Compact Disc - Recordable and Rewritable  
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DVD-R   Digital Video Disc - Recordable  
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DVD-RW   Digital Video Disc - Recordable and Rewritable  
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MB   Megabyte  
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GB   Gigabyte  
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TB   Terabyte  
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GUI   Graphical User Interface  
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CI   Cognitive Informatics  
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AI   Artificial Intelligence  
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NI   Nursing Informatics  
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HIPAA   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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HITECH   Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act  
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ANA   American Nurses Association  
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HCI   Human Computer Interaction  
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INS   Informatics Nurse Specialist  
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IN   Informatics Nurse  
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CNPII   Committee on Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure  
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SNOMED   Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine  
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NANDA   North American Nursing Diagnosis Association  
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NIC   Nursing Intervention Classification  
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NOC   Nursing Outcome Classification  
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FDA   Food and Drug Administration  
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CCC   Clinical Care Classification  
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ICNP   International Classification xfor Nursing Practice  
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PNDS   Perioperative Nursing Data Set  
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ABC   Alternative Billing Codes  
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LOINC   Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes  
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NMDS   Nursing Minimum Data Set  
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NMMDS   Nursing Management Minimum Data Set  
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HIMSS   Health Information and Management Systems Society  
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AMIA   American Medical Informatics Association  
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CDS   Clinical Decision Support  
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ARRA   American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  
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HIT   Health Information Technology  
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ONCHIT   Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology  
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HHS   Health and Human Services  
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AHRQ   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  
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CMS   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  
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PHI   Protected Health Information  
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OCR   Office of Civil Rights  
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CMP   Civil Monetary Penalties  
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SDLC   System Development Life Cycle  
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RAD   Rapid Application Development  
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OOSD   Object Oriented System Development  
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DSDM   Dynamic System Development Method  
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TELOS   Technological and Systems, Economic, Legal, Operational and Schedule feasibility  
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MoSCoW   Must have,Should have, Could have, Would have  
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CASE   Computer Aided Software Engineering  
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OSS   Open Source Software  
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ADT   Admission Discharge Transfer  
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CPOE   Computerized Physician Order Entry  
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PACS   Picture Archiving Communication System  
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MPI   Master Patient Index  
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DW   Data Warehouse  
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SQL   Structured Query Language  
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ISO   International Organization for Standardization  
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RDMS   Relational Database Management System  
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ANSI   American National Standards Institute  
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CWA   Cognitive Work Analysis  
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PDA   Personal Data Assitants  
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EPHI   Electronically Protected Health Information  
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IOM   Institute of Medicine  
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FTE   Full Time Equivalent  
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NIST   National Institute of Standards and Technology  
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EBP   Evidence Based Practice  
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HCO   Health Care Organizations  
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CDC   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
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PH   Public Health  
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QRPH   Quality Research and Public Health  
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CRA   Community Risk Assessment  
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HIE   Health Information Exchange  
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CPHI   Center for Public Health Informatics  
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NCPHI   National Center for Public Health Informatics  
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NHIN   National Health Information Network  
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PHIN   Public Health Information Network  
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QRPH   Quality Research Public Health  
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RFP   Request for Proposal  
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RFQ   Request for Quaote  
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IHI   Institute for Healthcare Improvement  
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BCMA   Bar Code Medication Administration  
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RFID   Radio Frequency Identifier  
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eMAR   Electronic Medication Administration System  
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AACN   American Association of Colleges of Nursing  
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APN   Advanced Practice Nurse  
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ALA   American Library Association  
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CINAHL   Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Literature  
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ERIC   Educational Resources Information Center  
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NGC   National Guideline Clearinghouse  
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NHGRI   National Human Genome Research Institute  
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NIH   National Institutes of Health  
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EDI   Electronic Data Interchange  
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BIOS   Basic Input/Output System  
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CTO   Chief Technical Officer  
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DHR   Digital Health Record  
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EMR   Electronic Medical Record  
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HCT   Human Computer Technology  
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HIS   Hospital Information System  
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LAN   Local Area Network  
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NPI   National Provider Identifier  
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OS   Operating System  
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INS   Informatics Nurse Specialist  
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IHI   Institute for Healthcare Improvement  
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DSS   Decision Support Software  
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ACO   Accountable Care Organization  
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IN   Informatics Nurse  
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LCD   Liquid Crystal Display  
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CRT   Cathode Ray Tube  
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bps   Bits per second  
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DSL   Digital Subscriber Line  
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WAN   Wide Angle Network  
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SQL   Structured Query Language  
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EDI   Electronic Data Interchange  
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URL   Uniform Resource Locator  
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RLO   Reusable Learning Object  
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LIS   Laboratory Information System  
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RIS   Radiology Information System  
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RFP   Request for Proposal  
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RFQ   Request for Quote  
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RFI   Request for Information  
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CBT   Computer Based Training  
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EMR   Electronic Medical Record  
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EPR   Electronic Patient Record  
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ONC   Office of the National Coordinator  
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ICD   International Classification of Disease  
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CPT   Common Procedural Terminology Codes  
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UMLS   Unified Medical Language System  
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NHIN   National Health Information Network  
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NDNQI   National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators  
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NCQA   National Committee for Quality Assurance  
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HIMSS   Health Information Management Systems Society  
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ANI   Alliance for Nursing Informatics  
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NICDS   Nurse Intervention Classification Data Set  
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OHHDS   Omaha Home Health Care Data Set  
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CCCDS   Clinical Care Classification Data Set  
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NOCDS   Nursing Outcomes Classification Data Set  
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VPN   Virtual Private Network  
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