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T2017 Manuals - April 1, 2015 Acronyms And Abbreviations AA Anesthesiologist Assistant

AA&E Arms, Ammunition and Explosives

AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

AAAHC Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.

AAFES Army/Air Force Exchange Service

AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics

AAPC American Association of Pastoral Counselors

AARF Account Authorization Request Form

AATD Access and Authentication Technology Division

ABA American Banking Association Applied Behavior Analysis

ABMT Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant

ABPM Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

ABR Auditory Brainstem Response

AC Active Component

ACA Affordable Care Act

ACD Augmentative Communication Devices

ACE Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme

ACH Automated Clearing House

ACI Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

ACO Administrative Contracting Officer

ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ACP American College of Physicians

ACOR Administrative Contracting Officer’s Representative

ACS American Cancer Society

ACSC Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition

ACSP Autism Demonstration Corporate Services Provider

ACTUR Automated Central Tumor Registry

AD Active Duty

ADA American Dental Association American Diabetes Association Americans with Disabilities Act

ADAMHA Alcohol, Drug Abuse, And Mental Health Administration

ADAMHRA Alcohol, Drug Abuse, And Mental Health Reorganization Act

ADCP Active Duty Claims Program

ADD Active Duty Dependent

ADDP Active Duty Dental Program

ADFM Active Duty Family Member

ADH Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia

ADL Activities of Daily Living

ADP Automated Data Processing

ADSM Active Duty Service Member

AF Atrial Fibrillation

AFAP Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

AFB Air Force Base

AFMSA Air Force Medical Support Agency

AFOSI Air Force Office of Special Investigations

AFS Ambulance Fee Schedule

AGR Active Guard/Reserve

AHA American Hospital Association

AHLTA Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application

AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AI Administrative Instruction

AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AIF Ambulance Inflation Factor

AIIM Association for Information and Image Management

AIS Ambulatory Infusion Suite Automated Information Systems

AIX Advanced IBM Unix

AJ Administrative Judge

ALA Annual Letter of Assurance

ALB All Lines Busy

ALH Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia

ALL Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

ALOS Average Length-of-Stay

ALS Action Lead Sheet Advanced Life Support

ALT Autolymphocyte Therapy

AMA Against Medical Advice American Medical Association

AMCB American Midwifery Certification Board

AMH Accreditation Manual for Hospitals

AMHCA American Mental Health Counselor Association

AML Acute Myelogenous [Myeloid] Leukemia

ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AOA American Osteopathic Association

APA American Psychiatric Association American Podiatry Association

APC Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Ambulatory Payment Classification

API Application Program Interface

APN Assigned Provider Number

APO Army Post Office

ARB Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

ARCIS Archives and Records Centers Information System

ART Assisted Reproductive Technology

ARU Automated Response Unit

ARVC Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

ASA Adjusted Standardized Amount American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASAP Automated Standard Application for Payment

ASC Accredited Standards Committee Ambulatory Surgical Center

ASCA Administrative Simplification Compliance Act

ASCUS Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermind Significance

ASD Assistant Secretary of Defense Atrial Septal Defect Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASD(C3I) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

ASD(HA) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)

ASD (MRA&L) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics

ASP Average Sale Price

ASRM American Society for Reproductive Medicine

ATA American Telemedicine Association

ATB All Trunks Busy

ATO Approval to Operate

AVM Arteriovenous Malformation

AWOL Absent Without Leave

AWP Average Wholesale Price

B&PS Benefits and Provider Services

B2B Business to Business

BAA Business Associate Agreement

BACB Behavioral Analyst Certification Board

BART BRAC Analysis Large Rearrangement Test

BBA Balanced Budget Act

BBP Bloodborne Pathogen

BBRA Balanced Budget Refinement Act

BC Birthing Center

BCaBA Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

BCABA Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst

BCAC Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinator

BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BCBA-D Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral

BCBS Blue Cross [and] Blue Shield

BCBSA Blue Cross [and] Blue Shield Association

BCC Biostatistics Center

BE&SD Beneficiary Education and Support Division

BH Behavioral Health

BI Background Investigation

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs

BIPA Benefits Improvement Protection Act

BL Black Lung

BLS Basic Life Support

BMI Body Mass Index

BMT Bone Marrow Transplantation

BNAF Budget Neutrality Adjustment Factor

BOS Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

BP Behavioral Plan

BPC Beneficiary Publication Committee

BPPV Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

BRAC Base Realignment and Closure

BRCA BReast CAncer (genetic testing)

BRCA1/2 BReast CAncer Gene 1/2

BS Bachelor of Science

BSGI Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging

BSID Bayley Scales of Infant Development

BSR Beneficiary Service Representative

BWE Beneficiary Web Enrollment

C&A Certification and Accreditation

C&P Compensation and Pension

C/S Client/Server

CA Care Authorization

CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

CAC Common Access Card

CACREP Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

CAD Coronary Artery Disease

CAF Central Adjudication Facility

CAH Critical Access Hospital

CAMBHC Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Heath Care

CAP Competitive Acquisition Program

CAP/DME Capital and Direct Medical Education

CAPD Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

CAPP Controlled Access Protection Profile

CAQH Council for Affordable Quality Health

CARC Claim Adjustment Reason Code

CAS Carotid Artery Stenosis

CAT Computerized Axial Tomography

CB Consolidated Billing

CBC Cypher Block Chaining

CBE Clinical Breast Examination

CBL Commercial Bill of Lading

CBP Competitive Bidding Program

CBSA Core Based Statistical Area

CC Common Criteria Convenience Clinic Criminal Control (Act)

CC&D Catastrophic Cap and Deductible

CCCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test

CCD Corporate Credit or Debit

CCDD Catastrophic Cap and Deductible Data

CCEP Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program

CCN Case Control Number

CCPD Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis

CCR Cost-To-Charge Ratio

CCTP Custodial Care Transitional Policy

CCUs Community Care Units

CD Compact Disc

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDCF Central Deductible and Catastrophic Cap File

CDD Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

CDH Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

CD-I Compact Disc - Interactive

CDR Clinical Data Repository

CDRL Contract Data Requirements List

CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read Only Memory

CDT Current Dental Terminology

CEA Carotid Endarterectomy

CEIS Corporate Executive Information System

CEO Chief Executive Officer

CES Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation

CF Conversion Factor Cystic Fibrosis

CFO Chief Financial Officer

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CFRD Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CGMS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

CHAMPUS Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services

CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veteran Affairs

CHBC Criminal History Background Check

CHBR Criminal History Background Review

CHC Civilian Health Care

CHCBP Continued Health Care Benefits Program

CHCS Composite Health Care System

CHEA Council on Higher Education Accreditation

CHKT Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant

CHOP Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

CI Counterintelligence

CIA Central Intelligence Agency

CID Central Institute for the Deaf

CIF Central Issuing Facility Common Intermediate Format

CIO Chief Information Officer

CIPA Classified Information Procedures Act

CJCSM Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual

CL Confidentiality Level (Classified, Public, Sensitive)

CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment

CLIN Contract Line Item Number

CLKT Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant

CLL Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

CMAC CHAMPUS Maximum Allowable Charge

CMHC Community Mental Health Center

CML Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

CMN Certificate(s) of Medical Necessity

CMO Chief Medical Officer

CMP Civil Money Penalty

CMR Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CMVP Cryptographic Module Validation Program

CNM Certified Nurse Midwife

CNS Central Nervous System Clinical Nurse Specialist

CO Contracting Officer

COB Close of Business Coordination of Benefits

COBC Coordination of Benefits Contractor

COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

CoCC Certificate of Creditable Coverage

COCO Contractor Owned-Contractor Operated

COE Common Operating Environment

CONUS Continental United States

COO Chief Operating Officer

COOP Continuity of Operations Plan

COPA Council on Postsecondary Accreditation

COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COR Contracting Officer’s Representative

CORE Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange

CORF Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility

CORPA Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation

COTS Commercial-off-the-shelf

CP Cerebral Palsy

CPA Certified Public Accountant

CPI Consumer Price Index

CPI-U Consumer Price Index - Urban (Wage Earner)

CPNS Certified Psychiatric Nurse Specialists

CPR CAC PIN Reset

CPT Chest Physiotherapy Current Procedural Terminology

CPT-4 Current Procedural Terminology, 4th Edition

CQM Clinical Quality Management

CQMP Clinical Quality Management Program

CQMP AR Clinical Quality Management Program Annual Report

CQS Clinical Quality Studies

CRM Contract Resource Management (Directorate)

CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

CRP Canalith Repositioning Procedure

CRS Cytoreductive Surgery

CRSC Combat-Related Special Compensation

CRT Computer Remote Terminal

CSA Clinical Support Agreement

CSE Communications Security Establishment (of the Government of Canada)

CSP Corporate Service Provider Critical Security Parameter

CST Central Standard Time

CSU Channel Sending Unit

CSV Comma-Separated Value

CSW Clinical Social Worker

CT Central Time Computerized Tomography

CTA Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Computerized Tomography Angiography

CTC Computed Tomographic Colonography

CTCL Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

CTEP Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program

CTLN1 Citrullinemia Type 1

CTX Corporate Trade Exchange

CUC Chronic Ulcerative Colitis

CUI Controlled Unclassified Information

CVAC CHAMPVA Center

CVS Contractor Verification System

CY Calendar Year

DAA Designated Approving Authority

DAO Defense Attache Offices

DBA Doing Business As

DBN DoD Benefits Number

DC Direct Care

DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCAO Debt Collection Assistance Officer

DCID Director of Central Intelligence Directive

DCII Defense Clearance and Investigation Index

DCIS Defense Criminal Investigative Service Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

DCN Document Control Number

DCP Data Collection Period

DCPE Disability Compensation and Pension Examination

DCR Developed Character Reference

DCS Duplicate Claims System

DCSI Defense Central Security Index

DCWS DEERS Claims Web Service

DD (Form) Department of Defense (Form)

DDAS DCII Disclosure Accounting System

DDD Degenerative Disc Disease

DDP Dependent Dental Plan

DDS DEERS Dependent Suffix

DE Durable Equipment

DECC Defense Enterprise Computing Center

DED Dedicated Emergency Department

DEERS Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System

DELM Digital Epiluminescence Microscopy

DENC Detailed Explanation of Non-Concurrence

DepSecDef Deputy Secretary of Defense

DES Data Encryption Standard Disability Evaluation System

DFAS Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DG Diagnostic Group

DGH Denver General Hospital

DHA Defense Health Agency

DHA-GL Defense Health Agency-Great Lakes (formerly Military Medical Support Office (MMSO))

DHHS Department of Health and Human Services

DHP Defense Health Program

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DII Defense Information Infrastructure

DIS Defense Investigative Service

DISA Defense Information System Agency

DISCO Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office

DISN Defense Information Systems Network

DISP Defense Industrial Security Program

DLAR Defense Logistics Agency Regulation

DLE Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract

DLI Donor Lymphocyte Infusion

DM Disease Management

DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center

DME Durable Medical Equipment

DMEPOS Durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies

DMI DMDC Medical Interface

DMIS Defense Medical Information System

DMIS-ID Defense Medical Information System Identification (Code)

DMLSS Defense Medical Logistics Support System

DMR Direct Member Reimbursement

DMZ Demilitarized Zone

DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DNA-HLA Deoxyribonucleic Acid - Human Leucocyte Antigen

DNACI DoD National Agency Check Plus Written Inquiries

DO Doctor of Osteopathy Operations Directorate

DOB Date of Birth

DOC Dynamic Orthotic Cranioplasty (Band)

DoD Department of Defense

DoD AI Department of Defense Administrative Instruction

DoDD Department of Defense Directive

DoDI Department of Defense Instruction

DoDIG Department of Defense Inspector General

DoDM Department of Defense Manual

DoD P&T Department of Defense Pharmacy and Therapeutics (Committee)

DOE Department of Energy

DOEBA Date of Earliest Billing Action

DOES DEERS Online Enrollment System

DOHA Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals

DOJ Department of Justice

DOLBA Date of Latest Billing Action

DOS Date Of Service

DP Designated Provider

DPA Differential Power Analysis

DPCLO Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office

DPI Designated Providers Integrator

DPO DEERS Program Office

DPPO Designated Provider Program Office

DRA Deficit Reduction Act

DREZ Dorsal Root Entry Zone

DRG Diagnosis Related Group

DRPO DEERS RAPIDS Program Office

DRS Decompression Reduction Stabilization

DSA Data Sharing Agreement

DSAA Data Sharing Agreement Application Defense Security Assistance Agency

DSC DMDC Support Center

DSCC Data and Study Coordinating Center

DS Logon DoD Self-Service Logon

DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSM-III Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition

DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition

DSMC Data and Safety Monitoring Committee

DSMO Designated Standards Maintenance Organization

DSMT Diabetes Self-Management Training

DSO DMDC Support Office

DSPOC Dental Service Point of Contact

DSU Data Sending Unit

DTF Dental Treatment Facility

DTM Directive-Type Memorandum

DTR Derived Test Requirements

DUA Data Use Agreement

DVA Department of Veterans Affairs

DVAHCF Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Finder

DVD Digital Versatile Disc (formerly Digital Video Disc)

DVD-R Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable

DWR DSO Web Request

Dx Diagnosis

DXA Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

E-ID Early Identification e-QIP Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing

E&M Evaluation & Management

E2R Enrollment Eligibility Reconciliation

EACH Essential Access Community Hospital

EAL Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level

EAP Employee-Assistance Program Ethandamine phosphate

EBC Enrollment Based Capitation

ECA External Certification Authority

ECAS European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society

ECG Electrocardiogram

ECHO Extended Care Health Option

ECT Electroconvulsive Therapy

ED Emergency Department

EDC Error Detection Code

EDI Electronic Data Information Electronic Data Interchange

EDIPI Electronic Data Interchange Person Identifier

EDIPN Electronic Data Interchange Person Number

EDI_PN Electronic Data Interchange Patient Number

EEG Electroencephalogram

EEPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EFM Electronic Fetal Monitoring

EFMP Exceptional Family Member Program

EFP Environmnetal Failure Protection eFRC Electronic Federal Records Center

EFT Electronic Funds Transfer Environmental Failure Testing

EGHP Employer Group Health Plan

E/HPC Enrollment/Health Plan Code

EHHC ECHO Home Health Care

EHP Employee Health Program

EHRA European Heart Rhythm Association

EI Enterprise Infrastructure

EIA Educational Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders

EID Early Identification Enrollment Information for Dental

EIDS Executive Information and Decision Support

EIN Employer Identification Number

EIP External Infusion Pump

EKG Electrocardiogram

ELN Element Locator Number

ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay

E/M Evaluation and Management

EMC Electronic Media Claim Enrollment Management Contractor

EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

EMG Electromyograma eMSM Enhanced Multi-Service Market

EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment & Active Labor Act

ENTNAC Entrance National Agency Check

EOB Explanation of Benefits

EOBs Explanations of Benefits

EOC Episode of Care

EOE Evoked Otoacoustic Emission

EOG Electro-oculogram

EOMB Explanation of Medicare Benefits

EOP Explanation of Payment ePHI electronic Protected Health Information

EPO Erythropoietin Exclusive Provider Organization

EPR EIA Program Report

EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

ER Emergency Room

ERA Electronic Remittance Advice

ERISA Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974

ESRD End Stage Renal Disease

EST Eastern Standard Time

ESWT Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

ET Eastern Time

ETIN Electronic Transmitter Identification Number

EWPS Enterprise Wide Provider System

EWRAS Enterprise Wide Referral and Authorization System

F&AO Finance and Accounting Office(r)

FAI Femoroacetabular Impingement

FAP Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations

FASB Federal Accounting Standards Board

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FCCA Federal Claims Collection Act

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FDB First Data Bank

FDL Fixed Dollar Loss

Fed Federal Reserve Bank

FEHBP Federal Employee Health Benefit Program

FEL Familial Erythrophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume

FFM Foreign Force Member

FHL Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards (or System)

FIPS PUB FIPS Publication

FISH Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization

FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act

FL Form Locator

FMCRA Federal Medical Care Recovery Act

FMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

FOBT Fecal Occult Blood Testing

FOC Full Operational Capability

FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FOUO For Official Use Only

FPO Fleet Post Office

FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center

FR Federal Register Frozen Records

FRC Federal Records Center

FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone

FSO Facility Security Officer

FTC Federal Trade Commission

FTE Full Time Equivalent

FTP File Transfer Protocol

FX Foreign Exchange (lines)

FY Fiscal Year

GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GAO General Accounting Office

GAF Geographic Adjustment Factor

GCE Government Cost Estimate

GDC Guglielmi Detachable Coil

GFE Government Furnished Equipment

GHP Group Health Plan

GHz Gigahertz

GIFT Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer

GIQD Government Inquiry of DEERS

GP General Practitioner

GPCI Geographic Practice Cost Index

GTMCPA General Temporary Military Contingency Payment Adjustment

H/E Health and Environment

HAC Health Administration Center Hospital Acquired Condition

HAVEN Home Assessment Validation and Entry

HBO Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

HCC Health Care Coverage

HCDP Health Care Delivery Program

HCF Health Care Finder

HCFA Health Care Financing Administration

HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

HCM Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

HCO Healthcare Operations Division

HCP Health Care Provider

HCPC Healthcare Common Procedure Code (formerly HCFA Common Procedure Code)

HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

HCPR Health Care Provider Record

HCSR Health Care Service Record

HDC High Dose Chemotherapy

HDC/SCR High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue

HDE Humanitarian Device Exemption

HDGC Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

HDL Hardware Description Language

HDR High Dose Radiation

HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set

HepB-Hib Hepatitis B and Hemophilus influenza B

HH Home Health

HHA Home Health Agency

HHA PPS Home Health Agency Prospective Payment System

HHC Home Health Care

HHC/CM Home Health Care/Case Management

HHRG Home Health Resource Group

HHS Health and Human Services

HI Health Insurance

HIAA Health Insurance Association of America

HIC Health Insurance Carrier

HICN Health Insurance Claim Number

HINN Hospital-Issued Notice of Noncoverage

HINT Hearing in Noise Test

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (of 1996)

HIPEC Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

HIPPS Health Insurance Prospective Payment System

HIQH Health Insurance Query for Health Agency

HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HL7 Health Level 7

HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen

HMAC Hash-Based Message Authentication Code

HMO Health Maintenance Organization

HNPCC Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer

HOPD Hospital Outpatient Department

HPA&E Health Program Analysis & Evaluation

HPSA Health Professional Shortage Area

HPV Human Papilloma Virus

HRA Health Reimbursement Arrangement

HRG Health Resource Group

HRS Heart Rhythm Society

HRT Heidelberg Retina Tomograph Hormone Replacement Therapy

HSCRC Health Services Cost Review Commission

HSWL Health, Safety and Work-Life

HTML HyperText Markup Language

HTTP HyperText Transfer (Transport) Protocol

HTTPS Hypertext Transfer (Transport) Protocol Secure

HUAM Home Uterine Activity Monitoring

HUD Humanitarian Use Device

HUS Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

HVPT Hyperventilation Provocation Test

IA Information Assurance

IAVA Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert

IAVB Information Assurance Vulnerability Bulletin

IAVM Information Assurance Vulnerability Management

IAW In accordance with

IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease

IC Individual Consideration Integrated Circuit

ICASS International Cooperative Administrative Support Services

ICD Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification

ICD-10-CM International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification

ICD-10-PCS International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System

ICF Intermediate Care Facility

ICMP Individual Case Management Program

ICMP-PEC Individual Case Management Program For Persons With Extraordinary Conditions

ICN Internal Control Number

ICSP Individual Corporate Services Provider

ID Identification Identifier Investigational Device

IDB Intradiscal Biacuplasty

IDD Internal or Intervertebral Disc Decompression

IDE Investigational Device Exemption

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IDES Integrated Disability Evaluation System

IDET Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy

IDME Indirect Medical Education

IdP Identity Protection

IDTA Intradiscal Thermal Annuloplasty

IE Interface Engine Internet Explorer

IEA Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty

IEP Individualized Educational Program

IFC Interim Final Rule with comment

IFR Interim Final Rule

IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan

IG Implementation Guidance

IgA Immunoglobulin A

IGCE Independent Government Cost Estimate

IHC Immunohistochemistry

IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement

IHS Indian Health Service

IIHI Individually Identifiable Health Information

IIP Implantable Infusion Pump

IM Information Management Instant Message/Messaging Intramuscular

IMRT Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

IND Investigational New Drugs

INR International Normalized Ratio Intramuscular International Normalized Ratio

IOC Initial Operational Capability

IOD Interface Operational Description

IOLs Intraocular Lenses

IOM Internet Only Manual

IOP Intraocular Pressure

IORT Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy

IP Inpatient

IPHC Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

IPN Intraperitoneal Nutrition

IPP In-Person Proofing

IPPS Inpatient Prospective Payment System

IPS Individual Pricing Summary

IPSEC Secure Internet Protocol

IQ Intelligence Quotient

IQM Internal Quality Management

IRB Institutional Review Board

IRF Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

IRR Individual Ready Reserve

IRS Internal Revenue Service

IRTS Integration and Runtime Specification

IS Information System

ISN Investigation Schedule Notice

ISO International Standard Organization

ISP Internet Service Provider

IT Information Technology

ITSEC Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria

IV Initialization Vector Intravenous

IVD In Vitro Diagnostic Ischemic Vascular Disease

IVF In Vitro Fertilization

JC Joint Commission (formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO))

JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

JCIH Joint Committee on Infant Hearing

JCOS Joint Chiefs of Staff

JFTR Joint Federal Travel Regulations

JNI Japanese National Insurance

JTF-GNO Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations

JUSDAC Joint Uniformed Services Dental Advisory Committee7

JUSMAC Joint Uniformed Services Medical Advisory Committee

JUSPAC Joint Uniformed Services Personnel Advisory Committee

KB Knowledge Base

KO Contracting Officer

LAA Limited Access Authorization

LAC Local Agency Check

LAK Lymphokine-Activated Killer

LAN Local Area Network

LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LCD Local Coverage Determination

LCF Long-term Care Facility

LCIS Lobular Carcinoma In Situ

LDL Low Density Lipoprotein

LDLT Living Donor Liver Transplantation

LDR Low Dose Rate

LDT Laboratory Developed Test

LGS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

LH Luteinizing Hormone

LLLT Low Level Laser Therapy

LNT Lexical Neighborhood Test

LOC Letter of Consent

LOD Letter of Denial/Revocation Line of Duty

LOI Letter of Intent

LOS Length-of-Stay

LOT Life Orientation Test

LPN Licensed Practical Nurse

LSIL Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion

LSN Location Storage Number

LTC Long-Term Care

LUPA Low Utilization Payment Adjustment

LV Left Ventricle [Ventricular]

LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse

LVRS Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

LVSD Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

MAC Maximum Allowable Charge Maximum Allowable Cost

MAC III Mission Assurance Category III

MAID Maximum Allowable Inpatient Day

MAP MYH-Associated Polyposis

MB&RO Medical Benefits and Reimbursement Office

MBI Molecular Breast Imaging

MCIO Military Criminal Investigation Organization

MCS Managed Care Support

MCSS Managed Care Support Services

MCTDP Myelomeningocele Clinical Trial Demonstration Protocol

MD Doctor of Medicine

MDI Mental Developmental Index Multiple Daily Injection

MDR MHS Data Repository

MDS Minimum Data Set

MEB Medical Evaluation Board

MEI Medicare Economic Index

MEPS Military Entrance Processing Station

MEPRS Medical Expense Performance Reporting System

MESA Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration

MET Microcurrent Electrical Therapy

MFCC Marriage and Family Counseling Center

MGCRB Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board

MGIB Montgomery GI Bill

MH Mental Health

MHCC Maryland Health Care Commission

MHO Medical Holdover

MHS Military Health System

MHSO Managing Health Services Organization

MHSS Military Health Services System

MI Myocardial Infarction

MI&L Manpower, Installations, and Logistics

MIA Missing In Action

MIAP Multi-Host Internet Access Portal

MIDCAB Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass mild® Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression

MIRE Monochromatic Infrared Energy

MLNT Multisyllabic Lexical Neighborhood Test

MMA Medicare Modernization Act

MMEA Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act (of 2010)

MMP Medical Management Program

MMPCMHP Maryland Multi-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Program

MMPP Maryland Multi-Payer Patient

MMR Mismatch Repair

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

MNR Medical Necessity Report

MOA Memorandum of Agreement

MOH Medal Of Honor

MOMS Management of Myelomeningocele Study

MOP Mail Order Pharmacy

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MPI Master Patient Index

MR Magnetic Resonance Medical Review

MRA Magnetic Resonance Angiography

MRHFP Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program

MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MRPU Medical Retention Processing Unit

MRS Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

MS Microsoft® Multiple Sclerosis

MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area

MSC Military Sealift Command

MSI Microsatellite Instability

MSIE Microsoft® Internet Explorer

MSP Medicare Secondary Payer

MSS Medical Social Services

MST Mountain Standard Time

MSUD Maple Syrup Urine Disease

MSW Masters of Social Work Medical Social Worker

MT Mountain Time

MTF Military Treatment Facility

MUE Medically Unlikely Edits

MV Multivisceral (transplant)

MVS Multiple Virtual Storage

MWR Morale, Welfare, and Recreation

MYH mutY homolog

N/A Not Applicable

N/D No Default

NAC National Agency Check

NACHA National Automated Clearing House Association

NACI National Agency Check Plus Written Inquiries

NACLC National Agency Check with Law Enforcement and Credit

NADFM Non-Active Duty Family Member

NARA National Archives and Records Administration

NAS Naval Air Station

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVMED Naval Medical (Form)

NBCC National Board of Certified Counselors

NCCI National Correct Coding Initiatives

NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network

NCD National Coverage Determination

NCE National Counselor Examination

NCF National Conversion Factor

NCI National Cancer Institute

NCMHCE National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination

NCPAP Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

NCPDP National Council of Prescription Drug Program

NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance

NCVHS National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

NDAA National Defense Authorization Act

NDC National Drug Code

NDMS National Disaster Medical System

NED National Enrollment Database

NETT National Emphysema Treatment Trial

NF Nursing Facility

NG National Guard

NGPL No Government Pay List

NHLBI National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

NHSC National Health Service Corps

NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

NIH National Institutes of Health

NII Networks and Information Integration

NIPRNET Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network

NIS Naval Investigative Service

NISPOM National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NLDA Nursery and Labor/Delivery Adjustment

NLT No Later Than

NMA Non-Medical Attendant

NMES Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

NMOP National Mail Order Pharmacy

NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

NMT Nurse Massage Therapist

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NoPP Notice of Private Practices

NOSCASTC National Operating Standard Cost as a Share of Total Costs

NP Nurse Practitioner

NPDB National Practitioner Data Bank

NPI National Provider Identifier

NPPES National Plan and Provider Enumeration System

NPR Notice of Program Reimbursement

NPS Naval Postgraduate School

NPWT Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

NQF National Quality Forum

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRS Non-Routine [Medical] Supply

NSDSMEP National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs

NSF Non-Sufficient Funds

NTIS National Technical Information Service

NUBC National Uniform Billing Committee

NUCC National Uniform Claims Committee

OA Office of Administration

OAE Otoacoustic Emissions

OASD(HA) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)

OASD (H&E) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health and Environment)

OASD (MI&L) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Installations, and Logistics)

OASIS Outcome and Assessment Information Set

OB/GYN Obstetrician/Gynecologist

OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

OCE Outpatient Code Editor

OCHAMPUS Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services

OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer

OCMO Office of the Chief Medical Officer

OCONUS Outside of the Continental United States

OCR Office for Civil Rights Optical Character Recognition

OCSP Organizational Corporate Services Provider

OCT Optical Coherence Tomograph

OD Optical Disk

OF Optional Form

OGC Office of General Counsel

OGC-AC Office of General Counsel-Appeals, Hearings & Claims Collection Division

OGP Other Government Program

OHI Other Health Insurance

OHS Office of Homeland Security

OIG Office of Inspector General

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OP/NSP Operation/Non-Surgical Procedure

OPD Outpatient Department

OPM Office of Personnel Management

OPPS Outpatient Prospective Payment System

OR Operating Room

OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea

OSAS Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act

OSS Office of Strategic Services

OT Occupational Therapy (Therapist)

OTC Over-The-Counter

OTCD Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency

OUSD Office of the Undersecretary of Defense

OUSD (P&R) Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

P/O Prosthetic and Orthotics

P&CL Privacy & Civil Liberties [Office]

P&T Pharmacy And Therapeutics (Committee)

PA Physician Assistant

PACAB Port Access Coronary Artery Bypass

PACO2 Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide

PAO2 Partial Pressure of Oxygen

PAK Pancreas After Kidney (transplant)

PAP Papanicolaou

PAS Privacy Act Statement

PAT Performance Assessment Tracking

PATH Intl Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International

PatID Patient Identifier

PAVM Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation

PBM Pharmacy Benefit Manager

PBT Proton Beam Therapy

PC Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Personal Computer Professional Component

PCA Patient Controlled Analgesia

PCDIS Purchased Care Detail Information System

PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

PCM Primary Care Manager

PCMBN PCM By Name

PCMH Patient-Centered Medical Home

PCMRA PCM Research Application

PCMRS PCM Panel Reassignment (Application) PCM Reassignment System

PCO Procurement (Procuring) Contracting Officer

PCP Primary Care Physician Primary Care Provider

PCS Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Permanent Change of Station

PD Passport Division

PDA Patent Ductus Arteriosus Personal Digital Assistant

PDD Percutaneous (or Plasma) Disc Decompression

PDDBI Pervasive Developmental Disorders Behavior Inventory

PDDNOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

PDF Portable Document Format

PDI Potentially Disqualifying Information

PDQ Physicians’s Data Query

PDR Person Data Repository

PDS Person Demographics Service

PDTS Pharmacy Data Transaction System

PDX Principal Diagnosis

PE Physical Examination

PEC Pharmacoeconomic Center

PEP Partial Episode Payment

PEPR Patient Encounter Processing and Reporting

PESA Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration

PET Positron Emission Tomography

PFCRA Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

PFP Partnership For Peace

PFPWD Program for Persons with Disabilities

PGD Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Phen-Fen Pondimin and Redux

PHI Protected Health Information

PHIMT Protected Health Information Management Tool

PHP Partial Hospitalization Program

PHS Public Health Service

PI Program Integrity (Office)

PIA Privacy Impact Assessment (Online)

PIC Personnel Investigation Center

PIE Pulsed Irrigation Evacuation

PII Personally Identifiable Information

PIN Personnel Identification Number

PIP Personal Injury Protection Personnel Identity Protection

PIRFT Percutaneous Intradiscal Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation (PIRFT)

PIT PCM Information Transfer

PIV Personal Identity Verification

PK Public Key

PKE Public Key Enabling

PKI Public Key Infrastructure

PKU Phenylketonuria

PLS Preschool Language Scales

PM-DRG Pediatric Modified-Diagnosis Related Group

PMPM Per Member Per Month

PMR Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization

PNET Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors

PNT Policy Notification Transaction

POA Power of Attorney Present On Admission

POA&M Plan of Action and Milestones

POC Pharmacy Operations Center Plan of Care Point of Contact

POS Point of Sale (Pharmacy only) Point of Service Public Official’s Statement

POV Privately Owned Vehicle

PPACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

PPC-PCMH Physician Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home

PPD Per Patient Day

PPN Preferred Provider Network

PPO Preferred Provider Organization

PPP Purchasing Power Parity

PPS Prospective Payment System Ports, Protocols and Services

PPSM Ports, Protocols, and Service Management

PPV Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine

PQI Potential Quality Indicator Potential Quality Issue

PR Periodic Reinvestigation

PRC Program Review Committee

PRFA Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation

PRG Peer Review Group

PRO Peer Review Organization

ProDUR Prospective Drug Utilization Review

PROM Programmable Read-Only Memory

PRP Personnel Reliability Program

PRPP Pharmacy Redesign Pilot Project

PSA Prime Service Area Physician Scarcity Area

PSAB Personnel Security Appeals Board

PSCT Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

PSD Personnel Security Division

PSF Provider Specific File

PSG Polysomnography

PSI Personnel Security Investigation

PST Pacific Standard Time

PT Pacific Time Physical Therapist Physical Therapy Prothrombin Time

PTA Pancreas Transplant Alone Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty

PTC Processed To Completion

PTCA Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

PTK Phototherapeutic Keratectomy

PTNS Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation

PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PVCs Premature Ventricular Contractions

QA Quality Assurance

QC Quality Control

QI Quality Improvement Quality Issue

QII Quality Improvement Initiative

QIO Quality Improvement Organization

QIP Quality Improvement Program

QLE Qualifying Life Event

QM Quality Management

QUIG Quality Indicator Group

RA Radiofrequency Annuloplasty Remittance Advice

RADDP Remote Active Duty Dental Program

RAM Random Access Memory

RAP Request for Anticipated Payment

RAPIDS Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System

RARC Remittance Advice Remark Code

RC Reserve Component

RCC Recurring Credit/Debit Charge Renal Cell Carcinoma

RCCPDS Reserve Component Common Personnel Data System

RCN Recoupment Case Number Refund Control Number

RCS Report Control Symbol

RD Director, TRICARE Regional Offices Registered Dietitian

RDBMS Relational Database Management System

RDDB Reportable Disease Database

REM Rapid Eye Movement

RF Radiofrequency

RFA Radiofrequency Ablation

RFI Request For Information

RFP Request For Proposal

RHC Rural Health Clinic

RHHI Regional Home Health Intermediary

RhoGAM RRho (D) Immune Globulin

RIA Radioimmunoassay

RM Records Management

RN Registered Nurse

RNG Random Number Generator

RO Regional Office

ROC Resumption of Care

ROFR Right of First Refusal

ROM Read-Only Memory Rough Order of Magnitude

ROMF Record Object Metadata File

ROT Read-Only Table

ROTC Reserved Officer Training Corps

ROVER RHHI OASIS Verification

RPM Record Processing Mode

RRA Regional Review Authority

RRS Records Retention Schedule

RTC Residential Treatment Center rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

RUG Resource Utilization Group

RV Residual Volume Right Ventricle [Ventricular]

RVU Relative Value Unit

SAAR System Authorization Access Request

SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder

SADMERC Statistical Analysis Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier

SAFE Sexual Assault Forensic Examination

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAO Security Assistant Organizations

SAP Special Access Program

SAPR Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

SAS Sensory Afferent Stimulation Specified Authorization Staff (formerly known as Service Point of Contact (SPOC))

SAT Service Assist Team

SAVR Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

SBCC Service Branch Classification Code

SBI Special Background Investigation

SCA Service Contract Act

SCH Sole Community Hospital

SCHIP State Children’s Health Insurance Program

SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information Spinal Cord Injury

SCIC Significant Change in Condition

SCR Stem Cell Rescue

S/D Security Division

SD (Form) Secretary of Defense (Form)

SEP Sensory Evoked Potentials

SES Senior Executive Service

SelRes Selected Reserve

SF Standard Form

SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol

SGDs Speech Generating Devices

SHCP Supplemental Health Care Program

SI Sensitive Information Small Intestine (transplant) Special Indicator (code) Status Indicator

SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

SIF Source Input Format

SII Special Investigative Inquiry

SI/L Small Intestine-Live (transplant)

SIOP-ESI Single Integrated Operational plan-Extremely Sensitive Information

SIP System Identification Profile

SIRT Selective Internal Radiation Therapy

SIT Standard Insurance Table

SLP Speech-Language Pathology

SMC System Management Center

SME Subject Matter Expert

SMHC Supervised Mental Health Counselors

SN Skilled Nursing

SNF Skilled Nursing Facility

SNS Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation

SOC Start of Care

SOFA Status Of Forces Agreement

SOIC Senior Officer of the Intelligence Community

SON Submitting Office Number

SOR Statement of Reasons System of Records

SORN System of Records Notice

SP Special Publication

SPA Simple Power Analysis

SPC Special Processing Code

SPECT Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

SPK Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney (transplant)

SPR SECRET Periodic Reinvestigation

SQL Structured Query Language

SRE Serious Reportable Event

SSA Social Security Act Social Security Administration

SSAA Social Security Authorization Agreement

SSAN Social Security Account Number (Also see SSN)

SSBI Single-Scope Background Investigation

SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance

SSL Secure Socket Layer

SSM Site Security Manager

SSN Social Security Number (Also see SSAN)

SSO Short-Stay Outlier

ST Speech Therapy

STF Specialized Treatment Facility

STS Specialized Treatment Services

STSF Specialized Treatment Service Facility

SUBID Sub-Identifier

SUDRF Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Facility

SVO SIT Validation Office

SVT Supraventricular Tachycardia

SWLS Satisfaction With Life Scale

TAD Temporary Additional Duty

TAFIM Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management

TAH Total Artificial Heart

TAMP Transitional Assistance Management Program

TAO TRICARE Alaska Office TRICARE Area Office

TAR Total Ankle Replacement

TARO TRICARE Alaska Regional Office

TAVR Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

TB Tuberculosis

TBD To Be Determined

TBE Tick Borne Encephalitis

TBI Traumatic Brain Injury

TC Technical Component

TCARS TRICARE Claims Audit Review Services

TCMHC TRICARE Certified Mental Health Counselor

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TCSRC Transitional Care for Service-Related Conditions

TDD Targeted Disc Decompression

TDEFIC TRICARE Dual Eligible Fiscal Intermediary Contract

TDP TRICARE Dental Program/Plan

TDR Total Disc Replacement

TDY Temporary Duty

TED TRICARE Encounter Data

TEE Transesophageal Echocardiograph [Echocardiography]

TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act

TEOB TRICARE Explanation of Benefits

TEPRC TRICARE Encounter Pricing (Record)

TEPRV TRICARE Encounter Provider (Record)

TET Tubal Embryo Transfer

TF Transfer Factor

TFL TRICARE For Life

TFMDP TRICARE (Active Duty) Family Member Dental Plan

TIFF Tagged Imaged File Format

TIL Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

TIN Taxpayer Identification Number

TIP Thermal Intradiscal Procedure

TIPS Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

TJC The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO))

TLAC TRICARE Latin America/Canada

TLC Total Lung Capacity

TMA TRICARE Management Activity

TMA-A TRICARE Management Activity - Aurora

TMAC TRICARE Maximum Allowable Charge

TMCPA Temporary Military Contingency Payment Adjustment

TMH Telemental Health

TMOP TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy

TMR Transmyocardial Revascularization

TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

TNP Topical Negative Pressure

TOB Type of Bill

TOE Target of Evaluation

TOL TRICARE Online

TOM February 2008 TRICARE Operations Manual 6010.56-M April 2015 TRICARE Operations Manual 6010.59-M

TOP TRICARE Overseas Program

TOPO TRICARE Overseas Program Office

TPA Third Party Administrator

TPC Third Party Collections

TPharm TRICARE Pharmacy

TPL Third Party Liability

TPM February 2008 TRICARE Policy Manual 6010.57-M April 2015 TRICARE Policy Manual 6010.60-M

TPN Total Parenteral Nutrition

TPOCS Third Party Outpatient Collections System

TPR TRICARE Prime Remote

TPRADFM TRICARE Prime Remote Active Duty Family Member

TPRADSM TRICARE Prime Remote Active Duty Service Member

TPSA Transitional Prime Service Area

TQMC TRICARE Quality Monitoring Contractor

TRDP TRICARE Retiree Dental Program

TRI TED Record Indicator

TRIP Temporary Records Information Portal

TRM February 2008 TRICARE Reimbursement Manual 6010.58-M April 2015 TRICARE Reimbursement Manual 6010.61-M

TRO TRICARE Regional Office

TRO-E TRICARE Regional Office-East

TRO-W TRICARE Regional Office-West

TRPB TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Benefits

TRR TRICARE Retired Reserve

TRRx TRICARE Retail Pharmacy

TRS TRICARE Reserve Select

TRSA TRICARE Reserve Select Application

TSF Target of Evaluation Security Functions

TSM February 2008 TRICARE Systems Manual 7950.2-M April 2015 TRICARE Systems Manual 7950.3-M

TSP Target of Evaluation Security Policy

TTOP TRICARE Transitional Outpatient Payment

TTPA Temporary Transitional Payment Adjustment

TTY Teletypewriter

TUNA Transurethral Needle Ablation

TYA TRICARE Young Adult

UAE Uterine Artery Embolization

UARS Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

UB Uniform Bill

UBO Uniform Business Office

UCBT Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

UCC Uniform Commercial Code Urgent Care Center

UCSF University of California San Francisco

UIC Unit Identification Code

UIN Unit Identifier Number

UM Utilization Management

UMO Utilization Management Organization

UMP User Maintenance Portal

UPIN Unique Physician Identification Number

UPPP Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

URFS Unremarried Former Spouse

URL Universal Resource Locator

US Ultrasound United States

US-CERT United States-Computer Emergency Readiness Team

USA United States of America United States Army

USACID United States Army Criminal Investigation Division

USAF United States Air Force

USAO United States Attorneys’ Office

USC United States Code

USCG United States Coast Guard

USCO Uniformed Services Claim Office(r)

USCYBERCOM United States Cyber Command

USD Undersecretary of Defense

USD (P&R) Undersecretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

USDI Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence

USFHP Uniformed Services Family Health Plan

USHBP Uniformed Services Health Benefit Plan

USMC United States Marine Corps

USMTF Uniformed Services Medical Treatment Facility

USN United States Navy

USPDI United States Pharmacopoeia Drug Information

USPHS United States Public Health Service

USPS United States Postal Service

USPSTF United States Preventive Services Task Force

USS United Seaman’s Service

USTF Uniformed Services Treatment Facility

UV Ultraviolet

VA Veterans Affairs (Hospital) Veterans Administration

VAC Vacuum-Assisted Closure

VAD Ventricular Assist Device

VAMC VA Medical Center

VATS Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery

VAX-D Vertebral Axial Decompression

VD Venereal Disease

VO Verifying Office (Official)

VPN Virtual Private Network

VPOC Verification Point of Contact

VRDX Reason Visit Diagnosis

VSAM Virtual Storage Access Method

VSD Ventricular Septal Defect

WAC Wholesale Acquisition Cost

WAN Wide Area Network

WATS Wide Area Telephone Service

WC Worker’s Compensation

WDR Written Determination Report

WebDOES Web DEERS Online Enrollment System (Application)

WEDI Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange

WHS Washington Headquarters Services

WIC Women, Infants, and Children (Program)

WII Wounded, Ill, and Injured

WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

WORM Write Once Read Many

WRAMC Walter Reed Army Medical Center

WTC World Trade Center

WTRR Wire Transfer Reconciliation Report

WTU Warrior Transition Unit

WWW World Wide Web

X-Linked SCID X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome

XML eXtensible Markup Language

ZIFT Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer

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