. "Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations." HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.
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HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America
GAO Government Accountability Office
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
GS General Schedule
HEW U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HTA Health Technology Assessment
HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IHS Indian Health Service
IOM Institute of Medicine
MIPPA Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials
NACHC National Association of Community Health Centers
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence
NIH National Institutes of Health
NRC National Research Council
NSF National Science Foundation
OCR Office for Civil Rights
OIG Office of the Inspector General
OMB Office of Management and Budget
ONCHIT Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OPDIV operating division (HHS)
OPM Office of Personnel Management
P4P pay for performance
PART Program Assessment and Rating Tool
PHSSEF Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund