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Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research (2000)

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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2000. Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9952.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

AAMC

Association of American Medical Colleges

ACE

American College of Epidemiology

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AHSR

Association for Health Services Research

ASPE

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

ARENA

Applied Research Ethics National Association

ASPE

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

GAO

General Accounting Office

GHPP

Georgetown Health Privacy Project

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HSR

Health Services Research

IHC

Intermountain Health Care

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2000. Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9952.
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IISC

IHC Information Security Committee

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IRB

Institutional Review Board

ISPE

International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology

IT

Information Technology

JHITA

Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance

MCWIRB

Medical College of Wisconsin IRB Discussion Forum

MPA

Multiple Project Assurance

NHIS

National Health Interview Survey

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NRC

National Research Council

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OHRP

Office of Human Research Protections (formerly OPRR)

OIG

Office of Inspector General

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OPRR

Office for Protection from Research Risks

PBM

Pharmacy Benefit Management

PhRMA

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

PRIM&R

Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research

QA

Quality Assurance

QI

Quality Improvement

RTI

Research Triangle Institute

UCSF

University of California at San Francisco

USUHS

Uniform Services University of Health Sciences

UTHSCSA

University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio

WIRB

Western Institutional Review Board

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2000. Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9952.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." Institute of Medicine. 2000. Protecting Data Privacy in Health Services Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9952.
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The need for quality improvement and for cost saving are driving both individual choices and health system dynamics. The health services research that we need to support informed choices depends on access to data, but at the same time, individual privacy and patient-health care provider confidentiality must be protected.

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