Acronyms in INAHTA publications
Acronyms that appear rather frequently in INAHTA publications are listed below:
| ACC |
American College of Cardiology |
| AHA |
American Heart Association |
| ADL |
activities of daily living |
| BPH |
benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| CCU |
coronary care unit |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
| CHF |
congestive heart failure |
| CI |
confidence interval |
| ECG |
electrocardiogram |
| ER |
emergency room |
| FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FDG-PET |
fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography |
| GP |
general practitioner |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HRQoL |
health-related quality of life |
| HTA |
health technology assessment |
| ICER |
incremental cost-effectiveness ratio |
| ICU |
intensive care unit |
| IT |
information technology |
| MI |
myocardial infarction |
| OR |
operating room |
| PACS |
picture archiving and communications systems |
| PD |
Parkinson's disease |
| PET |
positron emission tomography |
| PPV |
positive predictive value |
| QALY |
quality adjusted life year |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| RCT |
randomized controlled trial |
| SDP |
shared decision-making programs |
| VA |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VHA |
Veterans Health Administration |