Acts, Agencies and Organizations (abbreviations)

Question 1

AABB

Answer 1

formerly called American Association of Blood Banks

Question 2

ACA

Answer 2

Affordable Care Act

Question 3

ACO

Answer 3

Accountable Care Organization

Question 4

AHA

Answer 4

American Hospital Association

Question 5

AHCCCS

Answer 5

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

Question 6

AICR

Answer 6

American Institute for Cancer Research

Question 7

ASCLS

Answer 7

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Question 8

ASM

Answer 8

American Society for Microbiology

Question 9

ASTM

Answer 9

American Society for Testing and Materials, International

Question 10

CAP

Answer 10

College of American Pathologists

Question 11

CDC

Answer 11

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 12

CIC

Answer 12

Connectivity Industry Consortium

Question 13

CLIA

Answer 13

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (1967)

Question 14

CLIA ‘88

Answer 14

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

Question 15

CLIAC

Answer 15

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee

Question 16

CLSI

Answer 16

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

Question 17

CMS

Answer 17

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 18

DHHS

Answer 18

Department of Health and Human Services

Question 19

DOT

Answer 19

Department of Transportation

Question 20

EPA

Answer 20

Environmental Protection Agency

Question 21

FDA

Answer 21

Food and Drug Administration

Question 22

FAA

Answer 22

Federal Aviation Administration

Question 23

HCFA

Answer 23

Health Care Financing Administration

Question 24

HICPAC

Answer 24

Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

Question 25

HIPAA

Answer 25

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 26

HMO

Answer 26

Health Maintenance Organization

Question 27

HHS

Answer 27

Health and Human Services

Question 28

ISO

Answer 28

International Organization for Standardization

Question 29

MCO

Answer 29

Managed Care Organization

Question 30

NAACLS

Answer 30

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Question 31

NFPA

Answer 31

National Fire Protection Association

Question 32

NIA

Answer 32

National Institute on Aging

Question 33

NIDA

Answer 33

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Question 34

NIH

Answer 34

National Institutes of Health

Question 35

NIOSH

Answer 35

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Question 36

PHS

Answer 36

Public Health Services

Question 37

PPACA

Answer 37

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Question 38

PPO

Answer 38

Preferred Provider Organization