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Acronyms
AAPCC
Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost
ADAMHA
Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Administration
ADAP
AIDS Drug Assistance Program
AETC
AIDS Education and Training Centers
AFIX
Assessment Feedback Incentives Exchange
AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
APS
AIDS Progression Study
ARF
Area resource file
ART
Antiretroviral treatment
ASD
Adult/Adolescent Spectrum of Disease Project
CADR
CARE Act Data Report
CARE
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
CASA
Clinical Assessment Software Application
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CPS
Current Population Survey
CSTE
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
ELC
Estimated living (AIDS) case
EMA
Eligible Metropolitan Area
EQHIV
Evaluation of Quality Improvement for HIV Care
FACCT
Foundation for Accountability
FY
Fiscal year
GAO
General Accounting Office
GPRA
Government Performance Results Act
GRS
General revenue sharing
HAART
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HARS
HIV/AIDS Reporting System
HCSUS
HIV Costs and Service Utilization Study
HEDIS
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIS
Health Interview Survey
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIVQUAL
HIV Quality of Care Program
HPSA
Health Provider Shortage Area
HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA/HAB
Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau
IDEP
Interstate de-duplication evaluation project
IDSA
Infectious Diseases Society of America
IDU
Injection drug user
IHI
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IOM
Institute of Medicine
MAI
Minority AIDS Initiative
MSA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
MUA
Medically Underserved Area
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASTAD
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NNDSS
National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System
PCAT
Primary Care Assessment Tool
PHS
Public Health Service
QUERI
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
RWCA
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SHAS
Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project
SHDC
Survey of HIV Disease in Care
SPNS
Special Projects of National Significance
STAHRS
Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
UHC
University Health System Consortium
UHDDS
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
