Acronym Reference

Every wonder what AFIX, CASA, VFC, HCPWG, NEDSS, and IPOM stand for? Here are some of the most common acronyms referred to by immunization information systems and immunization programs.

AAFP	American Academy of Family Physicians
AAHP	American Association of Health Plans
AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
ACIP	Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
AFIX	Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, eXchange
AHIC	American Health Information Community
AHIMA	American Health Information Management Association
AIM	Association of Immunization Managers
AIRA	American Immunization Registry Association
AMIA	American Medical Informatics Association
ASTHO	Association for State and Territorial Health Officials
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CII	Childhood Immunization Initiative
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CSTE	Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
DMD	Data Management Division
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services
eBXML	Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language
ECBT	Every Child By Two
EHR	Electronic Health Record
EMR	Electronic Medical Record
ESD	Epidemiology and Surveillance Division
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
GPRA	Government Performance Results Act
HCFA	Health Care Funding Administration
HCPWG	Health Care Provider Participation Work Group
HEDIS	Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
HIMSS	Health Information and Management Systems Society
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIT	Health Information Technology
HL7	Health Level Seven
HRSA	Health Resources and Services Administration
IHS	Indian Health Services
IIS	Immunization Information System
IPOM	Immunization Program Operations Manual
IRAR	Immunization Registry Annual Report
IRC	Immunization Registry Conference
IRSB	Immunization Registry Support Branch
ISD	Immunization Services Division
IT	Information Technology
LHII	Local Health Information Infrastructure
MCO	Managed Care Organization
MCHB	Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MHRA	Medical and Health Research Association of New York
MMIS	Medicaid Management Information System
NACCHO	National Association of County and City Health Officials
NAPHIT	National Association for Public Health Information Technology
NAPHSIS	National Association of Public Health Statistics
NEDSS	National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
NHII	National Health Information Infrastructure
NHIN	National Health Information Network
NIC	National Immunization Conference
NIP	National Immunization Program
NIS	National Immunization Survey
NVAC	National Vaccine Advisory Committee
NVPO	National Vaccine Program Office
ONCHIT	Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
P/C	Privacy and Confidentiality
PHDSC	Public Health Data Standards Consortium
PHI	Protected Health Information
PHII	Public Health Informatics Institute
PHIN	Public Health Information Network
PHR	Personal Health Record
PPT	Provider Participation Team
PROW	Programmatic Registry Operations Workgroup
RHIO	Regional Health Information Organization
SIIS	Statewide Immunization Information System
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SODA	Systems Operations and Design Activity
TWG	Technical Working Group
VFC	Vaccines for Children
VMBIP	Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project
VODS	Vaccine Ordering and Distribution System
WIC	Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
XML	eXtensible Markup Language