Glossary of Medical Acronyms
This glossary of medical and health care acronyms is based on the Acronyms section of the e-Health Resource Centre, of the Office of Health and Information Highway, Health Canada. The Web site also offers Glossaries, a Thesaurus and online publications
Terms | Web Addresses and descriptions |
AAMI | Association For The Advancement Of Medical Instrumentation (USA) |
ACHDHR | Advisory Committee On Health Delivery And Human Resources |
ACHI | Advisory Council on Health Infostructure. |
ACHI (F/P/T) | Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Infostructure |
ACHHR | Advisory Committee on Health Human Resources |
ACHS | Advisory Committee on Health Services |
ACPH | Advisory Committee on Population Health |
ACPHHS | Advisory Committee on Population Health and Health Security |
AIPSO | Association of the International Physicians and Surgeons in Ontario |
BCHIMPS | British Columbia Health Information Management Professionals’ Society |
CAC | Consumer Association of Canada |
CAN | Canadian Nurses Association |
CANAIRE | Canada Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education |
CCOHTA | Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment |
CDA | Canadian Dental Association |
CFPC | College of Family Physicians of Canada |
CHA | Canadian Healthcare Association |
CHA | Canada Health Act |
CHE | Centers for Health Evidence |
CHI | Canada Health Infoway |
CHIN | Community Health Information Networks (Canada) |
CHIPP | Canadian Health Infostructure Partnership Program |
CHITTA | Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association |
CHM | Child Health Network |
CHMIS | Community Health Management Information System (Canada) |
CHN | Canadian Health Network |
CHRA | Canadian Health Record Association |
CIHI | Canadian Institute for Health Information |
CIPHS | Canadian Integrated Public Health Surveillance Program |
CIS | Clinical Information System |
CMA | Canadian Medical Association |
CNA | Canadian Nurses Association |
CPHA | Canadian Pharmacists Association |
CPR | Computer-based Patient Record |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CST | Canadian Association of Telehealth |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EPR | Electronic Patient Record |
FNIHIS | First Nations and Inuit Health Information System |
GEHR | Good Electronic Health Record (International) |
HC | Health Canada |
HCA | Health Care Aide |
HCCI | Health Care Coordination Initiative |
HCERC | Home and Community Care Evaluation and Research Center |
HER(s) | Electronic Health Record(s) |
HIN | Health Information Network |
HIS | Hospital Information System |
HISP | Health Infostructure Support Program |
HTF | Health Transition Fund |
ICT | Information and Communication Technologies |
ITCH | Information Technology in Community Health |
LIS | Laboratory Information System |
MEDLINE | Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System On-Line |
MRI / IRM | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
NFOH | National Forum on Health |
NHII | National Health Information Infrastructure |
NHSC | Network of Health Surveillance in Canada |
NHSI | National Health Surveillance Infostructure |
OHIH | Office of Health and the Information Highway |
PETs | Privacy Enhancing Technologies |
PIS | Pharmacy Information System |
PSW | Personal Support Worker |
RCPSC | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
RPN | Registered Practical Nurse |
RN | Registered Nurse |
RIS | Radiology Information System |
SNOMED | Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine |
TAO | Telehealth Association of Ontario |
UPI | Unique Personal Identifier |