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Acronyms

AARP:  American Association of Retired People

AE:  Adverse Event

ADE: Adverse Drug Event

AHCPR:  see AHRQ

AHRQ:  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, formerly Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (AHCPR)

BBA:  Balanced Budget Act

DRG:  Diagnosis Related Group

ED:  Emergency Department

FMEA:  Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

JCAHO:  Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

IOM:  Institute of Medicine

LOS:  Length of Stay

NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance

NPSF:   National Patient Safety Foundation

RCA:  Root Cause Analysis

TQM:  Total Quality Management

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