ACA | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
ACO | accountable care organization |
AICU | advanced intensive care unit |
ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
APHA | American Public Health Association |
ATA | American Telemedicine Association |
CMMI | Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation |
CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
CPT | current procedural terminology |
CT | computed tomography |
DHMH | Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
DHSS | Delaware Department of Health and Social Services |
DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
DoD | U.S. Department of Defense |
ECHO | Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes |
ED | emergency department |
ERS | USDA’s Economic Research Service |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
GAO | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health |
HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
ICCC | Iowa Chronic Care Consortium |
ICU | intensive care unit |
IHS | Indian Health Service |
IOM | Institute of Medicine |
IP | Internet protocol |
IT | information technology |
LVHN | Lehigh Valley Health Network |
MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
mHealth | mobile telehealth |
MMTC | Minority Media and Telecommunications Council |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NOBEL |
National Organization of Black Elected Legislative (Women) |
NRHA | National Rural Health Association |
OIG | Office of Inspector General |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT |
ORHP | HRSA’s Office of Rural Health Policy |
PACS | picture archiving and communication system |
PCMH | patient-centered medical home |
RCT | randomized controlled trial |
RHCPP | Rural Health Care Pilot Program |
RUCA | rural-urban commuting area |
S&F | store and forward |
STARPAHC |
Space Technology Applied to Rural Papago Advanced Health Care |
tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
VA | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
VISN | Veterans Integrated Service Network |