Abbreviations
Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report
| ACF | Administration for Children and Families |
| ACL | Administration for Community Living |
| ACO | Accountable Care Organization |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ASPE | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| CAHPS | Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems |
| CCSQ | Center for Clinical Standards and Quality |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CMMI | Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CPC | Comprehensive Primary Care |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FQHC | federally qualified health center |
| FY | fiscal year |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| HAI | healthcare–associated infection |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIT | health information technology |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HRSA | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSR | health services research |
| HSRProj | Health Services Research Projects in Progress |
| ICs | Institutes and Centers |
| IHS | Indian Health Service |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| MTD | methods and tool development |
| NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences |
| NCHWA | National Center for Health Workforce Analysis |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NHLBI | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| NHSN | National Healthcare Safety Network |
| NIA | National Institute on Aging |
| NIAAA | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NICHD | National Institute on Child Health and Human Development |
| NIDA | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIDDK | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| NIDILRR | National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIMHD | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
| NINR | National Institute on Nursing Research |
| ONC | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
| PACT | patient-aligned care team |
| PCMH | patient-centered medical home |
| PCORI | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute |
| PCR | primary care research |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| RePORTER | Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools |
| SAMHSA | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| TEP | technical expert panel |
| VA | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VHA | Veterans Health Administration |
