A[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
A | Ampere |
AAAHC | Accreditation Association Ambulatory Health Care |
AABB | American Association Blood Banks |
AC | Alternating Current |
ACD | Automated Call Distribution |
A/D | Analog to Digital |
ACTY | Activity |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADSL | Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line |
ADT | Admission Discharge and Transfer |
AE | Application Engineer |
AHA | American Heart Association |
ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers |
AHRQ | Agency Healthcare Research and Quality |
ALS | Advanced Life Support |
AM | Amplitude Modulation |
AMD | Advanced Micro Devices |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASEE | American Society for Engineering Education |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AUI | Attached Unit Interface |
B[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
B | Magnetic Flux |
BBA | Balanced Budget Act of 1997 |
BBRA | Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 |
BCBCA | BlueCross BlueShield Association |
BBS | Bulletin Board System |
bps | Bits per Second |
BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
C[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
CAM | Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
CAM | Content Addressable Memory |
CAMH | Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals |
CAP | College of American Pathology |
CAS | Computer Assisted Surgery |
CATV | Cable Television |
CAT/CT | Computerized Axial Tomography/Computerized Tomography |
CCD | Charge-coupled device |
CCTV | Closed-circuit television |
CCU | Coronary Care Unit/Critical Care Unit |
CDC | Centers Disease Control and Prevention |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
CE | Clinical Engineer |
CEMS | Clinical Equipment Management Systems |
CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
CHFM | Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager |
CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) |
CPAM | Capital Planning Asset Management |
CPOE | Computerized Physician Order Entry/Computerized Prescription Order Entry |
CR | Computed radiography |
CRT | Cathode ray tube |
CT | Ceramic Tile (flooring covering) |
CXR | Chest X-ray |
D[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
D/A | Digital to Analog |
dB | Decibel |
dBm | dB referenced to 1 milliWatt |
DC | Direct Current |
DEMUX | Demultiplexer |
DEK | Data Encryption Key |
DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
DNS | Domain Naming System |
DMA | Direct Memory Access |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
DPDT | Double-Pole Double-Throw (switch) |
DR | Digital Radiography |
.DRW | Drawing (file name extensions) |
DX | Diagnosis |
E[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
E | Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) |
EBCDIC | Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
ECC | Error Correction Code |
ECL | Emitter-Coupled Logic |
ECN | Engineering Change Notice |
ECN | Equipment Control Number |
ECO | Engineering Change Order |
ECR | Engineering Change Request |
EIA | Electronic Industries Association |
EISA | Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (United States) |
EMF | Electromagnetic Field |
EMI | Electromagnetic interference |
EMR | Electronic medical record |
EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
ENT | Ear Nose and Throat |
EBCT | Empty Bed Contact Time |
F[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
f | frequency |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FIFO | First-In, First-Out |
FILO | First-In, Last-Out |
FM | Frequency Modulation |
FMEA | Failure Mode Effect Analysis |
FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 |
FO | Fiber Optics |
FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
Fx | Fracture |
FY | Fiscal Year |
G[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
GFCI | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
GND | Input Ground Supply Line |
H[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
HAI | Hospital Acquired Infection (also known as Nosocomial) |
HCFC | Hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
HEPA | High-Efficiency Particulate Air |
HPLC | High Pressure Liquid Chromatography |
HRA | Health Risk Assessment |
HID | High Intensity Discharge |
HIS | Hospital information system |
HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
Hz | Hertz |
I[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
IAP | Indoor Air Pollution |
IAQ | Indoor Air Quality |
ICF | Intermediate Care Facility |
ICRA | Infection Control Risk Assessment |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
ILSM | Interim Life Safety Measures |
I/O | Input/Output |
IRQ | Interrupt Request |
ISDN | integrated services digital network |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISO | Independent Service Organizations |
ITU | Intensive Treatment Unit |
IWMS | Integrated Workplace Management System |
J[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
J | Joule |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations/JC Joint Commission |
JIT | Just-In-Time |
K[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
KPM | Key Performance Measures |
kT | Noise Power Density |
KW | Kilowatt |
KWH | Kilo Watt Hour |
KVA | Kilovolt-ampere |
L[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
LCC | Life-Cycle Cost |
LIFO | Last In, First Out |
LILO | Last In, Last Out |
LIM | Line isolation monitor |
LISTSERV | List Server [Internet] |
LSC | Life Safety Code |
LTAC | Long-Term Acute Care Facility |
M[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
MAC | Medium access control [sublayer] |
MAN | Metropolitan area network |
MIN | Mobile Identification Number |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheets |
MUX | Multiplexer |
mV | Millivolt |
N[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
NEC | National Electric Code |
NEP | noise equivalent power |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Agency |
NFS | Network File System |
NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NiCad | Nickel-cadmium / NiCad Battery |
O[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
OBD | On Board Diagnostics |
OD | Outside Diameter |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OSHA | Occupational Health and Safety Administration |
OVP | Operational Verification Procedure |
P[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
PACS | Picture Archiving and Communication System |
PACU | Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
PET | Positron Emission Tomography / PET Scan |
PHI | Protected Health Information |
PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
PI | Performance Improvement / Process Improvement |
PIPO | Parallel In, Parallel Out |
PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
PM | Preventive Maintenance / Planned Maintenance |
PO | Purchase Order |
POS | Place of Service / Point of Service |
POP | Point of Presence |
PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
Q[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
QoS | Quality of Service |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QC | Quality Control |
R[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
RIS | Radiology Information System |
RF | Radio frequency |
RFID | Radio-Frequency Identification |
RMS | Root Mean Square |
RH | Relative Humidity |
RST | Reset pin |
RTC | Real Time Clock pin |
RTS | Request to Send pin: A data communications signal (e.g. RS-232) |
RO | Reverse Osmosis |
ROI | Return on Investment |
RN | Registered Nurse |
S[]
Abbrv. | Meaning | |||
SCSI | Small computer systems interface | SSA | Social Security Administration |
T[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
T | Temperature |
t | Time |
TCO | Total Cost of Ownership |
U[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
UDI | Unique Device Identification |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
V[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
V | Volt |
Vbb | Input Voltage Battery Supply pin |
VCC | Input Voltage Supply pin |
VNA | Vendor Neutral Archive |
VOIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol |
VT | Vinyl Tile (flooring covering) |
V+ | Input Voltage Positive Supply pin |
V- | Input Voltage Ground/Negative Supply pin |
W[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
W | Watt (Power) |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WO | Work Order |
X[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
X | Reactance |
X-ray | Radiology |
X.25 | A Protocol for Electronic Data Transmission |
Y[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
Y | As in a coordinate axis in a plane |
Z[]
Abbrv. | Meaning |
Z | Zero |
Z | Impedance |
Z/D | Zero Defect |