A|B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z |
A
AHEC Area Health Education Center
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), formerly called the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
APHA American Public Health Association; American Protestant Hospital Association
B
BPHC Bureau of Primary Health Care
BHPr Bureau of Health Professions
CAH Critical Access Hospital
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CHC Community Health Center
CLAS Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare Services
CMHC Community Mental Health Center
CME Continuing Medical Education
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
D
DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery
DHP Department of Health Professions
DMAS Department of Medical Assistance Services
DMD Doctor of Medical Dentistry
DO Doctor of Osteopathy
DRG Diagnosis-Related Group
F
FAMIS Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan
FP Family Practitioner
FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center
FY Fiscal Year
G
GP General Practitioner
H
(D)HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HPSA Health Professional Shortage Areas
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HSA Health System Agency; Health Services Area
HWAC Health Workforce Advisory Committee
I
IMG International Medical Graduate
IRB Institutional Review Board
J
JCHC Joint Commission on Health Care
L
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
M
MHAC Minority Health Advisory Committee
MSV Medical Society of Virginia
MUA Medically Underserved Areas
N
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NHSC National Health Services Corps
NIH National Institutes of Health
NP Nurse Practitioner
NRHA National Rural Health Association
O
OB Obstetrics
OFHS Office of Family Health Services
OMH Office of Minority Health
ORHP Office of Rural Health Policy
P
PCP Primary Care Provider
PPOVA Primary Practice Opportunities of Virginia
R
RHC Rural Health Clinic
RUPRI Rural Policy Research Institute
S
SHIP Small Hospital Improvement Program
SORH State Offices of Rural Health
SPG State Planning Grant
V
VAFC Virginia Association of Free Clinics
VAFP Virginia Academy of Family Practitioners
VDH Virginia Department of Health
VHHA Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
VHQC Virginia Health Quality Center
VMUA Virginia Medically Underserved Areas
VPHA Virginia Public Health Association
VRHA Virginia Rural Health Association