I&A Inspection and Acceptance MIL-STD Military Standard
I&I Laboratory Integration and Interoperability Laboratory 07/09/04
I&R Information and Referral 07/09/04
IAA Identification, Authentication, and Authorization 06/13/07
IACUC Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee 07/09/04
IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living 07/09/04
IAS Internal Audit Service 07/09/04
IATO Interim Authority to Operate Granted to complete the remaining certification
requirements and expeditiously mitigate deficiencies.
06/25/07
IB Integrated Billing This module automatically passes information, such as
pharmacy prescription CO-payment information and
patient billing information, to the MCCR (Medical Cost
Care Recovery) module.
06/27/07
IBA Irving Burton Associates
IBBA Intranet BDN/BIRLS Access A SHARE screen-based application designed for web
browser access to the BDN and BIRLS databases.
06/25/07
ICB Information Collection Budget 07/09/04
ICD Insurance Claims Division 07/09/04
ICD-10-CM International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems (10th Revision), Clinical
Modification
07/09/04
ICD-9 International Classification of Disease
ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases--9th edition--
Clinical Modification
07/09/04
ICDB Interoperative Clinical Database 06/13/07
ICDR Interactive Clinical Data Repository (now referred to
as Interactive Health Data Repository)
07/09/04
ICE Independent Cost Estimate (pre-RFP/IFB) MIS
Management Information System
ICER Center for Veteran-Focused Priority Epidemiologic
Research and Support
06/13/07
ICF Integrated Care Facility
ICIDH International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities
& Handicaps
07/09/04
ICIDH-2 International Classification of Impairments, Activities
& Participation
07/09/04
ICN Integration Control Number 07/09/04
ICPSR Interagency Consortium for Political Science Research 07/09/04
ICR Immunology Case Registry This module supports the maintenance of local and
national registries for the tracking of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease.
06/27/07
ICU Intensive Care Unit A general intensive care unit is defined as a unit using
designated intensive care beds interchangeably for
more than one type of patient (e.g. medical, coronary,
surgical.)
ID Infectious Diseases 06/13/07
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ID Identification Code or Number 07/09/04
ID/IQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
IDCU Integrated Data Communications Utility Telecommunication network 06/25/07
IDD Interface Design Document 06/13/07
IDEAS Salt Lake Informatics, Decision-Enhancement, And
Surveillance Center
06/13/07
IDIQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity 07/09/04
IDL Interface Definition Language A language-neutral syntax with the express purpose of
formalizing interfaces.
06/20/07
IDM Independent Domiciliary (independently operated and
non managed by MC)
07/09/04
IDMC Informatics & Data Management Committee 07/09/04
IDS Intrusion Detection Systems 07/09/04
IDTC Indefinite Delivery Type Contract
IE Interface Engine 07/09/04
IE Information Engineering
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Outlines what needs to be done for effective project
management.
06/20/07
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force Reviews and issues Internet standards. 06/20/07
IFB Invitation for Bids
IFB Invitation for Bids NAVHAS Naval Hospital
IFCAP Integrated Funds Control, Accounting, and
Procurement
Provides electronic funds distribution for accounting and
procurement activities between regional offices and
medical centers.
06/27/07
IFCAP Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity,
IFMS Integrated Financial Management Standard 07/09/04
IFR Institution File Redesign 07/09/04
IG Inspector General 07/09/04
IG Inspector General NAVSTA Naval Station
IGA Office of Intergovernmental Affairs 07/09/04
IHDR Interactive Health Data Repository (formerly:
Interactive Clinical Data Repository ICDR)
Receives, stores, and sends patient-specific information
to and from ancillary systems and other repositories
inside or outside of the enterprise, and can support realtime
or near real- time transaction analysis.
06/25/07
IHS Indian Health Service 07/09/04
IHS Integrated Hospital System The Integrated Hospital System was designed to give
the private sector an opportunity to develop commercial
alternatives to DEICP.
06/28/07
IIA Inter-Institutional Amendment 07/09/04
IIHI Individually Identifiable Health Information 07/09/04
IIOP Internet Inter-ORB Protocol Common basis for broad-scope mediated bridging and
can be used to implement both immediate bridges and
to build half-bridges to mediated bridge domains.
06/20/07
IIP Informatics Innovation Project 07/09/04
IIR Investigator Initiated Research 06/13/07
IIS (Microsoft) Internet Information Server product 07/09/04
ILAR Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources 07/09/04
ILL Interlibrary Loan 07/09/04
ILS Integrated Logistic Support
IM Information Management The creation, use, sharing, and disposition of
information as a resource critical to the effective and
efficient operation of functional activities.
06/20/07
IM/IT Information Management/Information Technology 07/09/04
IMC Intermediate Care 07/09/04
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IMD Information Management Division
IMF Item Master File Item and vendor information files. Part of IFCAP. Where
Product information is stored for procurement use.
12/14/07
IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card Provides healthcare IT solutions that streamline clinical
and business operations across the spectrum of cancer
care.
06/25/07
IMRB Internet Management Review Board 07/09/04
IMT&R Information Management, Technology, and
Reengineering
07/09/04
IND Investigational New Drug 07/09/04
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service 07/09/04
INSA Inpatient Non-availability Statement NH Naval
Hospital
IOC Independent Outpatient Clinic 07/09/04
IOM Institute of Medicine 07/09/04
IORBA Inter-Organizational Role-Based Access Role-based access control work 06/25/07
IP Internet Protocol 07/09/04
IP Internet Protocol NIH National Institutes of Health
IPA Intergovernmental Personnel Act 06/13/07
IPACS Information Processing Allocation and NMIMC Naval
Medical Information Management Center Costing
System
IPC Institutional Population Component 07/09/04
IPDB Integrated Patient Database This is a national treatment database shared by four
regional ISCs.
06/28/07
IPF Integrated Patient Funds 07/09/04
IPM Integrated Planning Models 07/09/04
IPR In-Process Reviews A suggested avenue for gathering lessons learned data
from team members while the project is in progress.
06/20/07
IPSEC Internet Protocol Security 07/09/04
IPT Integrated Project Team 07/09/04
IPT Integrated Product Team OASD(HA) Office of the
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
IR&D Independent Research and Development OASD(HSO)
Office of the Secretary of Defense
IRA Initial Requirements Analysis Document used to document and analyze the initial
request.
06/20/07
IRAC Information Resources Advisory Council IRAC's primary function is to prioritize the development
of applications following the broad goals and objectives
summarized in the Strategic Information Systems Plan.
06/28/07
IRB Institutional Review Board IRBs review research protocols that involve human
subjects. They ensure the ethical and safe treatment of
study participants.
07/09/04
IRC Lab Integration and Research Center Laboratory 07/09/04
IRCN Interagency Reports Control Number 07/09/04
IRDS Information Resource Dictionary System (Health
Services Operations)
IRIS Inquiry Routing & Information System 07/09/04
IRM Information Resource Management Encompasses the management of both information and
the resources used in the information process.
06/28/07
IRM Institution Resource Management IRM is a VA department that helps maintain VA
information services. The IRM office at each site
oversees access to VISTA and other data resources.
IRM Information Resources Management (a.k.a. OIRM)
IRMFO Information Resources Management Field Office 07/09/04
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IRMS Information Resources Management Services 07/09/04
IRS Internal Revenue Service 07/09/04
IRT Incomplete Records Tracking This module allows for the tracking of incomplete
records (operations reports, interim summary reports,
and discharge summary reports).
06/28/07
ISBT International System of Bar Code Technology 07/09/04
ISC Information Service Center Their mission is the development and support of
administrative, clinical, and financial software and to
provide technical expertise and support to the VA
health care facilities within a defined region.
06/28/07
ISC Information Service Center
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network A CCITT-defined digital network standard for integrated
voice and data network access, services, and user
network messages.
06/20/07
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network O&M Operation &
Maintenance (type of money)
ISEC-QAD Inf. Syst. Cmmnd. Quality OCHAMPUS Off. of Civilian
Hlth. & Med. Program of the Assurance Div. Uniformed
Services
ISIL Interagency Software Integration Lab 07/09/04
ISMS Integrated Supply Management System 07/09/04
ISO International Standards Organization Provide a means of verifying that a proposed standard
has met certain requirements for due process,
consensus, and other criteria by those developing the
standard.
06/25/07
ISO Information Security Officer Person responsible for information security at each VA
Medical Center. In contact with Regional Security
Officers (RISOs).
06/28/07
ISO TC 215 International Standards Organization Technical
Committee on Health Informatics
Develops and/or adopts standards in the field of health
information and communications technology.
06/25/07
ISO/IEC 11179 International Standards Organization/International
Electro technical Commission Specification and
Standardization of Data Elements
Provides registry conventions for classifying,
attributing, defining, naming, and registering data
elements.
06/25/07
ISO-TC International Organization for Standardization
Technical Committee
07/09/04
IT Information Technology 07/09/04
IT&IMS Information Technology & Management Sharing
(VHA/DoD)
07/09/04
ITA Information Technology Architecture (VHA) 07/09/04
ITAC Information Technology Advisory Committee 07/09/04
ITARG Integration and Technology Application Requirements
Group
07/09/04
ITC Information Technology Conference 07/09/04
ITEAM Information Technology Enterprise Architecture
Management
06/22/07
I-TIPS Information Technology Investment Portfolio System 07/09/04
ITMP Information Technology Management Program 07/09/04
ITMRA Information Technology Management Reform Act 07/09/04
ITOP Intended Termination of Pregnancy 07/09/04
ITS Implementation and Training Services 07/09/04
IU Individual Unemployability
IV&V Independent Verification and Validation Ensures the functional integrity and technical
correctness of the software and documentation.
06/25/07
IV&V Independent Verification and Validation OCONUS
Outside the Continental United States
IVM Income Verification Match A computer matching system with the Internal Revenue
Service that links VA pension recipients with their
income tax returns.
06/28/07
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IVMC Income Verification Match Center 07/09/04
J&A Justification and Authorization
JAD Joint Application Development A software design methodology that draws users and
information systems professionals together to jointly
design systems in facilitated working groups.
06/20/07
JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations
An organization that certifies the compliance of
hospitals with a number of specific accreditation
standards.
06/20/07
JEC Joint Executive Council (VA/DoD) Formally chartered to permit the VA Deputy Secretary
and the DoD Under Secretary for Personnel and
Readiness to identify opportunities for mutually
beneficial formal collaboration and sharing.
06/25/07
JHITA Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance Associates providers and end-users investigating
Internet services, products and information.
06/20/07
JPO Joint Project Office 07/09/04
JTCC Joint Transportation Corporate Information
Management Center
07/09/04
JTR Joint Travel Regulation
JTTR Joint Theater Trauma Registry A data repository collecting and hosting all DoD trauma
related data.
07/12/07
JTTS Joint Theater Trauma System An approach to providing improved trauma care across
the continuum of the Levels of Care to trauma patients,
especially in the battlefield environment.
07/12/07
JVBOC Joint Venture Business Operations Committee 07/09/04
JVS Joint Venture Sites 07/09/04
K K Contract (symbol for)
KB/SQL The name of a product 07/09/04
KBPS Kilobits per second 07/09/04
KG Kilograms
KIDS Kernel Installation & Distribution System Provides a mechanism to create a distribution of
packages and patches and allows distribution via a
MailMan message or a host file.
06/20/07
KM KiloMeter (Often; Click or Klick)
KM/H KiloMeters per Hour
KNOT Aviation and maritime unit of velocity
KO Contracting Officer
KR KR Contractor
KSA Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 07/09/04
KSAO Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other 07/09/04
KTR Contractor
KWAPI Kernel Windows Application Program Interface 07/09/04
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