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CDC	Center for Disease Control & Prevention
DHHS	U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GAO	Government Accountablility Office
CMS	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
JCAHO	Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
NCHS	National Center for Health Statistics
NHIC	National Health Information Center
NLM / NIH	National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health

AAFP	American Academy of Family Physicians
AAHP	American Association of Health Plans
AAIHDS	American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
AAPC	American Academy of Professional Coders
AHA	American Hospital Association
AHIMA	American Health Information Management Association
AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AMA	American Medical Association
AMDIS	Association of Medical Directors and Information Systems
AMGA	American Medical Group Association
APHA	American Pharmaceutical Association
ASGS	American Society of General Surgeons
CLMA	Clinical Laboratory Management Association
HFMA	Healthcare Financial Management Association
HIAA	Health Insurance Association of America
HIBCC	Health Industry Business Communication Council
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
MGMA	Medical Group Management Association
MRI	Medical Records Institute
NAS	National Academy of Sciences
NEJRN	New England Journal of Medicine
PAHCOM	Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers
SCAR	Society for Computer Applications in Radiology
SCVIR	Society of Cardiovascular & International Radiology