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Page last updated: 18 October 2017
This list of acronyms and glossary terms was compiled by the Departmental Library from Departmental websites, annual reports and lists prepared by various Divisions within the Department. Where a term has a broader general meaning, the definition given refers to its use in the DoH context. For an authoritative source of health-related definitions used in Australia, see the Health Thesaurus (http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-thesaurus.htm) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's National Health Data Dictionary (NHDD) Terms
. Also see Medspeak
on the Medical Library Association website.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ
A3GP - Australian Association of Academic General Practice AA - Alzheimer's Australia AAG - Australian Association of Gerontology A/g - Acting A&E - Accident and Emergency AAAGP - Australian Association of Academic General Practice AAQHC - Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care AAC - Ageing and Aged Care AACAP - ATSIC Army Community Assistance Program AACD - Ageing and Aged Care Division AACP - Aged and Aged Care Program AACR - Australian Association of Cancer Registries AACS - Applied Aged Care Solutions
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AAGP - Australian Association of General Practitioners AAHL - Australian Animal Health Laboratory AAP - Australian Association of Pathology Practices AAPM - Australian Association of Practice Managers AAPM - American Association of Physicists in Medicine AAPROP - Australian Association of Professional Radiation Oncology Providers AARN - Association for Australian Rural Nurses AASB - Australian Accounting Standards Board AAT - Administrative Appeals Tribunal AAWCH - Australian Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital ABA - Aboriginals Benefit Account - funding source in NT Govt. ABF - Australian Brain Foundation Inc. ABF - Activity Based Funding ABI - Acquired Brain Injury ABL - Australian bat lyssavirus Aboriginal - A person of Aboriginal descent who identifies as an Aboriginal and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives.
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ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics ABMDR - Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry ACA - Australian Consumer’s Association ACAA - Aged Care Association Australia ACAC - Aged Care Advisory Committee ACAM - Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring ACAP - Aged Care Assessment Program ACAR - Aged Care Approvals Round ACAS - Aged Care Assessment Service ACAT - Aged Care Assessment Teams ACBA - Australian Coding Benchmark Audit ACBHSC - Australian Community Based Health Services Codeset ACC- Aged and Community Care
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ACC - Australasian Cochrane Centre ACCC - Australian Casemix Clinical Committee ACCC - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCCN - Australian College of Critical Care Nurses ACCHO - Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation ACCHS - Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services ACCHS - Adelaide Central Community Health Service ACCMIS - Aged and Community Care Management Information System ACCN - Australian Council of Community Nursing ACCNS - Australian Council of Community Nursing Services Accountable - Being held responsible Accreditation - Being granted recognition for meeting designated standards for structure, process and outcome ACCR - Aged Care Client Record ACCS - Aged Care Complaints Scheme ACCSIS - Pre ACCMIS product Accreditation (aged care) - A process through which residential aged care homes must go in order to be recognised as approved providers under the Aged Care Act 1997.
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ACD - Australasian College of Dermatologists ACDON - Australian Council of Deans of Nursing ACEi - Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ACEM - Australasian College for Emergency Medicine ACF - Aged Care Facility ACFI - Aged Care Funding Instruments ACGR - Australian Competitive Grants Register
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ACHA - Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged Program ACHA - Australian Community Health Association ACHP-RU - Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research Unit ACHI - Australian Classifications of Health Interventions ACHS - Australian Council on HealthCare Standards ACHSE - Australian College of Health Service Executives
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ACIR - Australian Childhood Immunisation Register ACL - Access Control Lists ACM - Australian College of Midwives ACN - Australian Cancer Network ACNVRGP - Australian College of Non-VRGPs ACO - Asset Control Officer ACOM - Australian Catalogue of Medicines ACON - AIDS Council of NSW ACORN - Australian College of Operating Room Nurses ACOSS - Australian Council of Social Services
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ACPAC - Aged Care Planning Advisory Committees ACPM - Australian College of Psychological Medicine ACPR - Aged Care Payments Redevelopment ACPS - Aged Care Program Support ACR - Albumin-creatinine ratio ACROD - National Industry Associatio for Disability Services ACRRM - Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine ACPA - Australian Community Pharmacy Authority ACPSEM - Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine ACS - Aged Care Systems ACSA - Aged and Community Services Australia ACSAA - Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
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ACSHP - Australasian College of Sexual Health Physicians ACSI - Australian Communications-Electronic Security Instructions ACSQHC - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care ACSRG - Aged Care Systems Reference Group ACT - Australian Clinical Thesaurus ACTDGP - ACT Divisions of General Practice ACTO - ACT Office (State Office) ACT - Australian Capital Territory ACTU - Australian Council of Trade Unions Acute - Coming on sharply and often brief, intense and severe Acute Hospitals - Public, Department of Veterans Affairs (repatriation) and private hospitals which provide services primarily to admitted patients with acute or temporary ailments. The average length of stay is relatively short
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ACWG - Aged Care Working Group ACYS - Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies ADA - Australian Dental Association ADAC - Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA Inc). ADACAS - ACT Disability, Aged & Carer Advocacy Service (ACT) ADC - Aboriginal Development Commission (disbanded when ATSIC created) ADCA - Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia Addiction/addictive use - A condition marked by repeated and compulsive activity in a manner or at a level that is harmful or dangerous. Term is most often applied to addictive drug use, such as with alcohol, tobacco or other drugs, but could be applied to gambling or many other practices Additional Estimates - Where amounts appropriated at Budget time are insufficient, Parliament may appropriate more funds to portfolios through the Additional Estimates Acts. (i.e. Appropriation Acts 3 and 4) ADEC - Australian Drug Evaluation Committee ADF - Australian Drug Foundation ADGP - former Australian Divisions of General Practice (now AGPN) ADHD - Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake ADIA - Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association ADIN - Australian Drug Information Network ADL - Activities of Daily Living (ACATs Assessment tool) ADM - Admission ADMG - Australian Disaster Management Group ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subsciber Line Adverse Event - An incident in which harm resulted to a person receiving health care Adverse Reaction - An adverse event where the correct process was followed for the context in which the event occurred but unexpected and unpreventable harm resulted. AE - Additional Estimates AEIFRS - Australian Equivalents of International Financial Reporting Standards AERF - Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation AFAO - Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations Administered items - Expenses, revenues, assets or liabilities that agencies administer on behalf of the Commonwealth. Administered expenses include grants, subsidies and benefits. Funds which are spent on behalf of the Government according to Government direction (for example, funding for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme)
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Administrative data - Data that are routinely collected in the course of general administration. Includes data from the Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages and hospital morbidity data Administrative Funds - Are funds allocated to cover the overhead or running costs structure of the Department (eg salaries, use of consultants, property operating expenses, printing etc) AFC - Audit and Fraud Control AFFA - Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia Affective Disorders - Mood disorders such as depression, mania and bipolar affective disorder AFGC - Australian Food and Grocery Council AFMW - Australian Federation of Medical Women AFP - Australian Federal Police AFRM - Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine AFS - Additional Funding Support AFS - Audited Financial Statement AGA - Architectural General Advice (carried out by BAA)
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AGAR - Australian Group on Antimicrobial Register AGCA - Australian Guidance and Counselling Association AGCC - Australian Government Credit Card Agent - One who, or that which, acts to produce a change AGEST - Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust AGHS - Australian Government Health Services (now Health Services Australia) AGIMIS - Australian Government Indigenous Management Information System AGPAL - Australian General Practice Accreditation Ltd AGPN - Australian General Practice Network AGPS - Australian Government Publishing Service (defunct) AGPT - Australian General Practice Training AGS - Australian Government Solicitor AGS No. - Australian Government Service Number (your personal identifier) Age Standardisation - A method of removing the influence of age when comparing populations with different age structures. This is usually necessary because the rates of many diseases vary strongly (usually increasing) with age. The age structures of the different populations are converted to the same standard structure, then the disease rates that would
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have occurred with that structure are calculated and compared Agency - Means a Department of State or a Prescribed Agency AH - Australian Hearing AHA - Australian Healthcare Association AHAC - Aboriginal Health Advisory Committee AHAG - Allied Health Advisory Group AHC - Australian Hepatitis Council AHC - Aboriginal Health Council AHCA - Australian Health Care Agreements AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (U.S.) AHD-MPC - Australian Health Disaster Management and Policy Committee AHEC - Australian Health Ethics Committee AHHA - Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association AHIA - Australian Health Insurance Association AHIC - Australian Health Information Council AHMAC - Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council AHMC - Australian Health Ministers' Conference AHMC - Australian Health Ministers’ Council
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AHPA - Australian Health Promotion Association AHPMC - After Hours Primary Medical Care AHPMCT - After Hours Primary Medical Care Trials AHPRA - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPSA - Australian Health Promoting Schools Association AHSAC - Australian Hospital Statistics Advisory Committee AHRC - Aboriginal Health Resource Cooperative AHS - Australian Hearing Services AHS - Australian Housing Survey AHS - Aboriginal Health Services AHSPIA - Australian Hearing Specialist Program for Indigenous Australians AHURI - Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute AHW - Aboriginal Health Worker AHW - Allied Health Worker AHWAC - Australian Health Workforce Advisory Council AHWAC - Australian Health Workforce Advisory Council AHWMC - Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council AIA - Australian Immunisation Agreements
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AIATSIS - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AICAFMA - Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association AICR - American Institute of Cancer Research AIDA - Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association AIDAB - Australian International Development Assistance Bureau AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIEA - Agence Internationale Energie Atomique AIFS - Australian Institute of Family Studies AIGC - Australian Indigenous Geographical Classification AIHW - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare AIMS - Australian Independent Medical Services AIPC - Australian Institute for Primary Care AIR - Australian Institute of Radiography AIRC - Australian Industrial Relations Commission AIRWG - Attendance Item Restructure Working Group (re: the 7-tier MBS structure)
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AIS - Abbreviated Injury Scale AISC - Accreditation Interim Steering Committee AIWG - Aboriginal and Islander Working Group ALGA - Australian Local Government Association ALO – Aboriginal Liaison Officer ALOS - Average Length of Stay ALRC- Australian Law Reform Commission ALS – Aboriginal Legal Service Alzheimer’s disease - A disease (named after a German physician) in which there is progressive loss of brainpower shown by worsening short-term memory, confusion and disorientation. A form of dementia AMA - Australian Medical Association AMAC - Australian Medical Association, Queensland AMACom - AMA Commercial Ltd AMARRG - AMA Rural Reference Group Ambulatory Care - Care provided to hospital patients who are not admitted to the hospital, such as patients of emergency departments and outpatient clinics. The term is also used to refer to care provided to patients of community-based (non-hospital) health care services AMC - Australian Medical Council AMC - Agreement Management Committee AMCGP - Alternative Models to Corporatisation in General Practice AMDS - Approved Medical Deputising Service AMEX - American Express credit card
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AMHCN - Australian Mental Health Consumer Network AMHS - Adult Mental Health Services AMHW - Aboriginal Mental Health Worker AMPCO - Australian Medical Publishing Company AMS - Applications Management Services AMSA - Australian Medical Students’ Association AMSANT - Aboriginal Medical Service Alliance of NT AMSN - Area of Medical Service Need AMTS - Australian Morbidity and Treatment Survey AMWAC - Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee ANAMH - Australian National Association for Mental Health ANAO - Australian National Audit Office ANAPHI - Australian Network of Academic Public Health Institutions ANC - Australian Nursing Council ANCARD - Australian National Council on AIDS and Related Diseases (now ANCAHRD)
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ANCAHRD - Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and RelatedDiseases ANCD - Australian National Council on Drugs AN-DRG - Australian National Diagnosis Related Group ANET - AFAO/NAPWA Education Team ANCAHRD - Australian National Council for AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases ANF - Australian Nursing Federation ANGOSA - Association of Non Government Organisations of South Australia ANHECA - Australian Nursing Home and Extended Care Association AN-SNAP - Australian National Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Patient ANTaR - Australians for Native Title and Recognition ANZCA - Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists ANZCMHN - Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Anxiety disorders - A group of mental disorders marked by excessive feelings of apprehension, worry, nervousness and stress. Includes panic disorder, various phobias, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder
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ANZDATA - Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry ANZFA - Australia New Zealand Food Authority now called Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) ANZSPM - Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine ANZTC - Australian New Zealand Telehealth Committee AOD - Alcohol and Other Drugs AODAW - Australian Organ Donar Awareness Week AODP - Alcohol and Other Drugs Program (NT DHCS) AODR - Australian Organ Donar Register AODTS - Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services AOI - Approved Outcome Indicator AOM - Acute Otitis media AP - Anangu Pitjantjatjara AP - Approved Provider APA - Approved Pathology Authorities
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APAC - Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council APCCP - Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program APCCP - Australian Primary Care Consumer Partnerships APC NMDS - Admitted Patient Care National Minimum Data Set APDC - Australian Psychiatric Disability Coalition APHA - Australian Private Hospitals Association APHCRI - Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute APL - Approved Pathology Laboratory APMAIF - Advisory Panel for Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula APNA - Australian Practice Nurses Association APP - Approved Pathology Practitioner APS - Australian Public Service APSC - Australian Public Service Commission APSF - The Australian Patient Safety Foundation APY - Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara AQF - Australian Quality Framework AQIS - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
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AQM - Air Quality Monitor ARACY - Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth ARAFMI - Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill ARAS - Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc (SA) ARC - Architecture Committee ARC - Australian Research Council ARCBS - Australian Red Cross Blood Service ARCHI - Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations ARCSHS - Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society AR-DRG - Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups ARD - Australian Rural Divisions ARDS - Australian Radiation Dosimetry Service ARF - Additional Recurrent Funding ARGCM - Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Complementary Medicines ARHEN - Australian Rural Health Education Network ARIA - Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia ARM - Athletes as Role Models tour ARMIS - Approval Rounds Management Information System
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AROC - Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre ARPANSA- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency ARRAC - Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee ARRWAG - Australian Rural and Remote Workforce Agencies Group (now RHWA) ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology ARTG - Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods AS - Assistant Secretary (also known as Branch Head) AS/NZS - Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard ASA - Australian Sonographers Association ASCEPT - Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists ASCII - Australian Standard Coding for Information Interchange ASD - Annual Survey of Divisions Arthritis - A group of disorders in which there is inflammation of the joints, which can become stiff, painful, swollen or deformed. The two main types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
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ASCO - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations ASGC - Australian Standard Geographical Classification ASGC - RA - Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Area ASH - Action on Smoking and Health ASH - Alice Springs Hospital ASHM - Australasian Society for HIV Medicine ASHNA - Australian Sexual Health Nurses Association ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training ASM - Assistant State Manager ASMOF - Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation ASMPWG - Alcohol and Substance Misuse Priority Working Group ASNUG - Australian State National Users Group ASO - Administrative Service Officer 1-6 (now APS 1-6) ASP - Application Service Provider ASPREN - Australia Sentinel Practice and Research Network ASPS - Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons ASRDO - Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Development Officer ASRP - Advanced Rural Skills Posts ASSERT - Australian Society for Sex Educators, Researchers and Therapists ASSID - Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability SA Asthma - An inflammatory disease of the air passages that makes them prone to narrow too easily and too much, causing episodes of shortness of breath and wheezing or coughing. The narrowing is due to many triggers which include the house dust mite, exercise, pollens, cold weather, throat and chest infections, tobacco smoke and other factors
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ASUM - Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine ASYASS - Alice Springs Youth Assistance Support Service ATAGI - Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ATC - Anatomical therapeutical chemical ATDM - Automated telephone disease management ATO - Australian Tax Office ATODS - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Services ATOT - Australian Thesaurus of Ophthalmic Terminology ATSI - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders ATSIC - former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission ATSICCHO - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisation ATSICCHS - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Services ATSICDC - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation ATSICHET - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Education Training ATSIHRTON - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Registered Training Organisation Network ATSIHWIU - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Welfare Information Unit ATSIHWSF - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce National Strategic Framework ATSILIP - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Initiatives Program ATSIWG - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Working Group
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ATSIHWWG - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Working Group AUD - Australian Urban Divisions [of General Practice] AusAID - Australian Agency for International Aid AusDiab - Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study Auseinet- Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health AusInfo - Commonwealth Government's Information Service AUSLIG - Australian Land Information Group - Geoscience Australia Aust - Australia AUSFTA - Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement Authenticating electronic access - Proof that system users are in fact who they identify themselves to be. Available beds - Beds immediately available for use by admitted patients Average length of stay (ALOS) - The average of the length of stay for admitted patient episodes AWA - Australian Workplace Agreement AWE - Average weekly earnings AWP - Accelerated Work Program AYE - Average yearly earnings
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BDW - Business Data Warehouse BEACH - Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health BEFR - Budget Estimates and Framework Review BEI - Benefits Evaluation Indicators Benchmark - A standard or point of reference for measuring quality or performance. See also benchmarking Benchmarking - A continuous process of measuring quality or performance against the highest standards. See also benchmark Benefits realisation - A program or activity that shows how to convert benefits into practice. BFV - Barmah Forest virus BG - Business Group BHC - Business Management Committee BHGPC - Balmain Hospital General Practice Casualty BI - Business Intelligence BIITE - Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education BINSA - Brain Injury Network of South Australia BIP - Business Implementation Plan Blame - To hold at fault (implies culpability) BMA - British Medical Association Bipolar affective disorder - A mental disorder where the person may be depressed at one time and manic at another. Formerly known as manic depression
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Blood cholesterol - Fatty substance produced by the liver and carried by the blood to supply the rest of the body. Its natural function is to supply material for cell walls and for steroid hormones, but if levels in the blood become too high this can lead to atherosclerosis and heart disease Blood Group - Complex chemical substances found on or in the surface of red cells that distinguish each blood group BMI - Body mass index BMJ - British Medical Journal BMMS - Better Medication Management System BMP - Bonded Medical Place BMUs - Business Management Units BN - Briefing notes BOD - Burden of Disease BOiMHC - Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care BOMH - Better Outcomes in Mental Health BOMHCI - Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative BoQ - General Practice: Building on Quality project (www.bldoq.com) BPA - Business Practice Agreement (Medicare Australia) BPA (C) - Business Partnership Agreement (Centrelink) BPP - Better Practice Program BPPMC - Better Practice Program Monitoring Committee BRACS - Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme BRC - Basic Resident Contribution (also known as Basic Daily Care Fee, Resident's Contribution) BRCA - breast cancer associated gene Body mass index (BMI) - The most commonly used method of assessing whether a person is normal weight, underweight, overweight or obese. Calculated by dividing the persons weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared. Also known as Quetelet’s Index. For both men and women, underweight is a BMI below 18.5, acceptable weight is from 18.5
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to less than 25, overweight is 25 and above but less than 30, and obese is 30 and over BRS - Bureau of Rural Sciences BSE - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE - breast self-examination BSQWG - Blood Safety and Quality Working Group BSS - Biosecurity Surveillance System BTCP - Better Treatment for Cancer Patients (Budget Measure) BTH - Bringing Them Home BUSKAs - Business Unit Statements of Knowledge and Abilities
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CAC Act - Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 CACH - Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Homelessness CACP - Community Aged Care Packages CACP/CAPS - System for the payment of the Community Aged Care Packages CADE - Confused and Disturbed Elderly (units) CADPHC - Central Australian Divisions of Primary Health Care CADTH - Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, (formerly CCOHTA) CAEPR - Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research - ANU CAF - Commercial Activities Fund CAG - Clinical Advisory Groups CAIS - Compilation of Authoritative Information System CAISHAG - Central Australian Indigenous Sexual Health Action Group CAN - Cancer Advocacy Network CALD - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CAMHSAC - West Australian Child and Adolescent Mental health Services Advisory Committee CANARIE - Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and Education
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Cancer - A range of diseases where some of the body’s cells begin to multiply out of control, can invade and damage the area around them, and can also spread to other parts of the body to cause further damage CAP - Crisis Accommodation Program CAP - Conditional Adjustment Payment CAPAM - Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management CAPIG - Central Australian PHCAP Implementation Group - DHCS,CAAC,OATSIH,AMSANT Capital expenditure - Expenditure on large-scale fixed assets (for example, new buildings and equipment with a useful life extending over a number of years) CAR - Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation CARDHS - Central Australian Remote Health Development Service Cardiovascular disease - Any disease of the heart (cardio) or blood vessels (vascular). Includes heart attack, angina, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. Also known as circulatory disease CARG - Commonwealth AIDS Research Grants CARIHPC - Central Australian Regional Indigenous Health Planning Committee (defunct)
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CARO - Canadian Association of Radiation Oncologists CARPA - Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association CASA - Consumer’s Association of South Australia Casemix - The range and types of patients (the mix of cases) treated by a hospital or other health service. This provides a way of describing and comparing hospitals and other services for planning and managing health care. Casemix classifications put patients into manageable numbers of groups with similar conditions that use similar healthcare resources, so that the activity and cost-efficiency of different hospitals can be compared CASG&FAC - Central Australian Stolen Generations and Families Aboriginal Corporation CASPE - Clinical Accountability, Service Planning and Evaluation CATI - Computer Assisted Telephone Interview CATI TRG - Computer Assisted Telephone Interview System Technical Group CATSIN - Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses Cause of death - From information reported on the medical certificate of cause of death, each death assigned an underlying cause of death according to rules and conventions of the 9th or 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. The underlying cause is defined as the disease which initiated the train of events leading directly to death. Deaths
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from injury or poisoning are classified according to the circumstances of the violence which produced the fatal injury, rather than to the nature of the injury CAYLUS - Central Australian Youth Link-up Ser CAYPIN - Central Australian Young People’s Information Network CBA - Cost-benefit Analysis CBD - Central Business District CBE - clinical breast examination CBI - Care-giver Burden Inventory CBT/A - Competency Based Training/Assessment CC - Care Coordination (ACAP) CCA - Cost-consequence analysis CCCA - Clinical Casemix Committee Australia CCCG - Clinical Coding and Classification CCCN - Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network
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CCEB - Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics CCISC - Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care CCOHTA - Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (became CADTH in April 2006) CCORE - Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes Research and Evaluation CCP - Community Care Packages CCR - Community Care Review CCRC - Commonwealth Care Respite Centre CCSA - Clinical Coders’ Society of Australia CCSM - Chronic Care Self Management CCTs - Coordinated Care Trials CD - Collection District CDAP - Centre for Drug and Alcohol Programs CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CDC - Centers for Disease Control (now CDCP) CDC - Commercial Development Corporation - joint ventures with Indigenous people and industry CDCB - Communicable Diseases Control Branch (S.A.) CDCP - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (formerly CDC) CDEP - Community Development Employment Project – DEWR CDI - Communicable Diseases Intelligence (journal) CDI - Chronic Disease Initiative CDIH - Centre for Development and Innovation in Health CDM - Chronic Disease Management CDNA - Communicable Diseases Network Australia CDNANZ - Communicable Diseases Network of Australian and New Zealand CDO - CentreLink Disability Officer CDS - Commonwealth Disability Strategy CDSCA - Northern Territory Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs (including NT Housing) CDSM - Chronic Disease Self Management CDSMC - Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference CE - Chief Executive CEA - Cost-effectiveness Analysis CEDA - Committee for Economic Development Australia CEIs - Chief Executive Instructions CEIDA - Centre for Education and Information on Drug Abuse CEN - Coding Educators Network Census - A census is a count of a whole population. The Census of Population and Housing measures the number of people in Australia and their key characteristics, at a given point in time. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) conducts the Census every five years, the last was inAugust 2001
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CEO - Chief Executive Officer CER - Charge Exempt Resident CES - Charge Exempt Supplement/Subsidy CEWT - Carer Education and Workforce Training CF - Complement fixation CFA - Continence Foundation of Australia CFO - Chief Financial Officer CFROG - Commonwealth Food Regulation Officials Group CGC - Commonwealth Grants Commission CGHFBC - Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer CGI-I - Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement CGI-S - Clinical Global Impressions-Severity of Illness CGPIS - Centre for General Practice Integration Studies (UNSW) CHA - Catholic Health Australia CHAP - Comprehensive Health Assessment Program CHASP - Community Health Accreditation and Standards Program CHASP - Community Health Accreditation and Standards Program CHC - COAG Health Council (formerly SCoH) CHETRE - Centre for Health Equity, Training Research and Evaluation CHF - Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia Change management - The process of developing a planned approach to change in an organisation. The objective is to make the best of the shared efforts of all people involved in the change. CHID - Community Health Information Development Project Chief Executive Instructions (CEIs) - Instructions issued by the Chief Executive Officer. They outline the mandatory requirements within which all Departmental officials must work. The CEIs carry the force of the law and officials must comply with them
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CHIM - Community Health Information Model CHIME - Community Health Information Management Enterprise CHINS - Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey CHIP - Community Housing and Infrastructure Program - transferred to FACS on 1 July 2004 CHIP - Child and Youth Health Intergovernmental Partnership CHIPS - Commonwealth Hostel Information and Payments System CHIS - Community Health Information System CHP - Community Health Program CHPE - Centre for Health Program Evaluation CHRIS - Cheque Reconciliation and Information Service CHROMES - Chromosome Handicapped Research Organisation for Medicine Education and Support Chronic - Persistent and long-lasting.
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Chronic diseases - Term applied to a diverse group of diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and arthritis (to name a few), that tend to be long-lasting and persistent in their symptoms or development. Although these features also apply to some communicable diseases (infections), the general term chronic diseases is usually confined to noncommunicable diseases CHS - Community Health Service CHSRF - Canadian Health Services Research Foundation CHW - Community Health Worker CI - Confidence Intervals CIARR - Client Information Assessment and Referral Record CIB - Current Issue Brief CIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIJIG - Commonwealth Interdepartmental JETACAR Implementation Group CIMC - Cardiac Imaging Management Committee CIPs- Community Initiatives Projects CIPs - Continuous Improvement Projects Circumstance - All the factors connected with or influencing an event, agent or person/s CISP - Carer Information & Support Program CITEC - Company taken over DOFA payment processing and reporting from 1/7/99 CJD - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease C/L - Centrelink CLAP - Cleft Lip and Palate
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CLC - Central Land Council CLIPP - Consultation and liaison in primary care psychiatry Clinical information system - A system that collects, stores, retrieves, and communicates health related data, information and knowledge Clinical terminology - Consistent terms used to exchange or message medical information CLSI - Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS) CMA - Comprehensive medical assessment CMA - Cost minimisation analysis CMAU - Contract Management Advisory Unit CME - Continuing Medical Education (known as CPD from January 2002) CMEC - Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee CMF - Corporate Management Forum CMH - Child & Maternal Health CMI - Consumer medicine information CML - Common Mini Ledger CMO - Chief Medical Officer CMOA - Career Medical Officers Association
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CN - Competitive Neutrality CO - Central Office COAG - Council of Australian Governments COI - Candidate outcome indicator COI - Communities of Interest COI - Conflict of Interest COMCAS - Community Health Client Administration System Complaint - An expression of dissatisfaction with something CONA - Community-oriented Needs Assessment Model COO - Chief Operations Officer COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPO - Commonwealth Own Purpose Outlays COPs - Community Options Projects COPMI - Children of Parents with a Mental Illness COS - Chief of Staff (in Minister's Office) COSA - Clinical Oncological Society of Australia COTA - Council on the Ageing
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CPA - Community Pharmacy Agreement CPA - Commonwealth Public Account CPD - Continuing Professional Development (formerly CME) CPRs - Commonwealth Procurement Rules CPHCE - Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (UNSW) CPHI - Canadian Population Health Initiative CPI - Consumer Price Index CPM - Collector of Public Monies CPMC - Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges CPMEC - Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Committee CPP - Community Partners Program CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union CQI - Continuous Quality Improvement CRANA - Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia
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CRCAH - Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (formerly CRCATH) CRCATH - Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health (now CRCAH) CREAM - Clinical, Research, Education, Administration, and Mixed Credentialling - The process of assessing and conferring approval on a person’s suitability to provide a defined type of healthcare. CRF - Consolidated Revenue Fund CRG - Consumer Reference Group CRGWG - Clinical Registry Governance Working Group CRM - Client Relations Manager CRNHC - Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care CRG - Consumer Reference Group CROS - Canadian Radiation Oncology Services CRS - Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service CRU - Community Resource Unit Incorporated CSA - Control Self Assessment - DoHA staff performance CSAC - Coding Standards Advisory Committee CSANZ - Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand CSDA - Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement
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CSF - Cerebrospinal fluid CSG - Cancer Strategies Group CSHA - Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSL - Commonwealth Serum Laboratories CSMAC - Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council CSMC - Community Services Ministerial Council CSO - Community Service Obligation CSOD - Community Service Obligation Distributor CSOM - Chronic suppurative otitis media CSQ-8 - Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (eight-item version) CSR - Certificate Signing Request CSSP - Clinical Support Systems Program of the RACP CSSS - Community Sector Support Scheme CSTDA - Commonwealth, State/Territory Disability Agreement CSU - Charles Sturt University CT - Computerised tomography CTEC - Collaborative Training and Education Centre (also known as the Centre for Medical and Surgical Skills) at the University of Western Australia
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CTO - Community Treatment Order CTP - Capital Transition Payment CUA - Cost-utility analysis CULC - Consumer Union Liaison Committee CVD - Cardiovascular disease CVS - Community Visitors Scheme CWA - Cardiolipin wasserman reaction CWAATSICH - Charleville and Western Areas Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health CWCA - Comprehensive Work Capacity Assessment CYH - Child and Youth Health CYWHS - Children, Youth & Women’s Health Service
Top of page DAA - Dieticians Association of Australia DAA - Department for Aboriginal Affairs NSW DAAR - South Australia Department for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation DACAS - Drug and Alcohol Clinical Advisory Service – for health professionals DADHC - NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care DAFF - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry DALE - Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy DALYs - Disability-adjusted life years DAM - Dam Assessment Methodology DARE - Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness DAS - former Department of Administrative Services DASA - Drug and Alcohol Services Association (run residential rehabilitation in Alice Springs) DASC - Drug and Alcohol Services Council DATIS - Drug and therapeutic Information Service DBA - Database Administration
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DBCDE - Dept. of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (December 2007-) DBERD - Northern Territory Dept. of Business, Economic and Regional Development DC&V - Data Collection & Verification DCLS - Darwin Community Legal Service (NT) DCM - Document Content Management DCS - Domiciliary Care & Rehabilitation Services DCSH - Department of Community Services and Health (former name of this Department) DDAC - Divisions Development Advisory Committee DDB - Department Data Base DEAG - Divisions Evaluation Advisory Group Decision support system - Process where a computer stores a set of best practice rules or knowledge and checks information entered into the system against that information. DEET - Northern Territory Dept. of Employment, Education and Training Deinstitutionalisation - A term referring to a shift in service delivery away from institutional care, towards care in the home and community.
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DEEWR - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (December 2007-) Dementia - A general and worsening loss of brain power such as memory, understanding and reasoning. DEN - Drug Education Network DEN - dengue fever Departmental - Assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses directly controlled by agencies. Departmental outputs - Four common 'departmental' outputs are reported for each of the ten output groups. Broadly, these outputs are the direct product of the policy, management and administrative functions of DoHA. Depression - A mood disorder with prolonged feelings of being sad, hopeless, low and inadequate, with a loss of interest or pleasure in activities and often with suicidal thoughts or self-blame. Dep Sec - Deputy Secretary DEST - former Department of Education, Science and Training DETYA - former Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (later name DEST) DEWHA - Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (December 2007-) DEWR - former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations DFA - Direct fluorescence assay DFAT - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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DG&V - Data Gathering & Verification DGP - Divisions of General Practice DH - Department of Health (former name of this Department) DHA - Department of Health and Ageing (use DoHA) DHAC - Department of Health and Aged Care (former name of this Department) DHCS - Dept. of Health and Community Services (Northern Territory Govt.) DHCSS - Disability Health Care Support Service DHFS - Department of Health and Family Services (former name of this Department) DHHCS - Department of Health, Housing and Community Services (former name of this Department) DHHLGCS - Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services (former name of this Department)
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DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services (Tasmanian Govt.) DHS - Department of Human Services (Australian and Victorian Governments) DHSH - Department of Human Services and Health (former name of this Department) DI - Diagnostic Imaging DIA - Drug Information Association Diagnosis - A decision based on the recognition of clinically relevant symptomatology, the consideration of causes that may exclude a diagnosis of another condition, and the application of clinical judgment. DIBP - Department of Immigration and Border Protection DIMA - former Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs DIMIA - former Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs DIR - Dealings involving Intentional Release of genetically modified organisms into the environment Direct bill - The process by which a medical practitioner or optometrist sends the bill for services direct to Medicare, often referred to as bulk billing. DIRKS - Designing and Implementing a RecordKeeping System Disability - A concept of several dimensions relating to an impairment in body structure or function, a limitation in activities (such as mobility and communication), a restriction in participation (involvement in life situations such as work, social interaction and education), and the affected person’s physical and social environment. Discrete Indigenous community - A geographical location with a physical or legal boundary that is inhabited or intended to be inhabited predominantly (more than 50%) by Indigenous people, with housing and infrastructure that is either owned or managed on a community basis. Disease - A physiological or psychological dysfunction
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Disposable Income - Gross income less direct tax and Medicare levy. DIT - Doctors-in-Training DLO - Divisional Liaison Officer (Within the Department) DLO - Departmental Liaison Officer (in Ministers' Offices) DLP - Defect Liability Period - of building contracts, usually 6 or 12 months from practical completion DLRS - Detailed Level Requirements Specification DLU - Divisional Liaison Unit DMC - Departmental Management Committee Dmft - A count of the sum of deciduous (baby) teeth (t) that are decayed (d), missing due to caries (m), an filled due to caries (F DMO - District Medical Officer
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DMMR - Domiciliary Medication Management Review DMS - Document Management System DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid DNCB - Domiciliary Nursing Care Benefit DNIR - Dealings not involving Intentional Release of genetically modified organisms into the environment DO - Day Only DOC - Duties other than Consulting DoFA - former Department of Finance and Administration DOG - Departmental Offices Guide DOGIT - Deeds of Grant in Trust DoH - Department of Health DoHA - Department of Health and Ageing Donor - A person who gives blood, tissue or an organ to be used in another person. DOPIE - former Department of Primary Industries and Energy DOTRS - former Department of Transport and Regional Services DPGP - Demonstration Practice Grants Program DPH - Darwin Private Hospital DPP - Director of Public Prosecutions DR - Disaster Recovery DRE - digital rectal examination DRGs (diagnosis related groups) - A widely used type of casemix classification system. In the case of Australian acute hospitals, AN-DRGs (Australian National Diagnosis Related Groups) classify admissions into groups with similar clinical conditions (related diagnoses) and similar resource usage. This allows the activity and performance of hospitals to be compared on a common basis. See also casemix. DRM - Drawing Rights Manager
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DRS - Doctors Reform Society DRWG - Data Reform Working Group DSA - Dementia Support for Assessment Program DSC - Divisions Standing Committee DSG - Divisions Steering Group DSM-IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition DSP - Disability Support Pension DSS - Department of Social Services DSS - Data Set Specification DTC - Day Therapy Centres DTP - Diptheria Tetanus Petussis DURC - Descriptor Utilisation Review Committee DUSC - Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee DVA - Department of Veterans' Affairs DVDC - Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis DWG - Data Working Group (ACAP) DWG - Design Working Group (Medicare Australia) DWS - District of Workforce Shortage
Top of page E&E - Enhancement and Expansion EA - Executive Assistant EACH - Extended Aged Care at Home EACH Dementia - Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia EACH D - Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia EAGA - Expert Advisory Group on Antibiotics EAGAR - Expert Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance EAN - European Article Numbering (system) EAP - Employee Assistance Program Eating disorder - Clinically severe disturbances in eating behaviour, such as anorexia or bulimia nervosa. EB - Extra billing EBHC - Evidence-based health care EBM - Evidence-based medicine EC - Electronic Commerce ECG - Electrocardiogram
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ECLIPSE - Electronic Claim Lodgement and Information Processing Service Environment ECS - Exceptional Claims Scheme ED - Emergency Department EDIS - Emergency Department Information Service EDRMS - Electronic Document Record Management System EDS - Electronic Data Systems EDS - Electronic Decision Support EDSSC - Electronic Decision Support Steering Committee EEBAP - Executive Editorial Board of Australian Prescriber EEO - Equal Employment Opportunities Effectiveness - The extent to which actual outcomes are achieved, in terms of the planned outcomes, via relevant outputs or administered expenses. An intervention's effectiveness should be distinguished from its efficiency, which concerns the adequacy of its administration. EFTPOS - Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale EHC - Eye Health Coordinator EHR - Electronic health record EIA - Enzyme immunoassay EIS - Ethical Issue Scale EL - Executive Level Electronic messaging - The use of computers to send, receive and process emails and other information. EM - E-mail EMA - Emergency Management Australia Employed Person - A person aged 15 years or more who, during the reference week of the labour force survey, worked for one hour or more for pay, profit or commission. EMR - Electronic Medical Record
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EMS - Environmental Management System EMSN - extended Medicare safety net, introduced on 12 March 2004 to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs for Medicare-claimable services provided outside hospital once annual thresholds are reached. EMT - Executive Management Team EN - Enrolled Nurse ENT - Ear Nose and Throat EOI - Expression of Interest EoM - End of Message EORTC - European Organisation for Research and Treatment on Cancer EPA - Environment Protection Authority EPAC - Economic Planning Advisory Council EPC - Enhanced Primary Care Epidemic - An outbreak of a disease or its occurrence at a level that is clearly higher than previously existed. Epidemiology - The study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations, and the application of this study to improve health. EPG - Electronic Patient Group
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EPP - Exposure Prone Procedure EPS - Electoral Profile System (department's) EPU - Executive Policy Unit EQ-5D - European Quality-5 Dimensions ERC - Expenditure Review Committee ERP - Estimated resident population ERP - Enterprise Resources Planning Error - Unintentionally being wrong in conduct or judgement. Errors may occur by doing the wrong thing (commission) or by failing to do the right thing (omission) ESC - Economics Sub-Committee ESD - Ecologically Sustainable Development ERF - Emergency Relief Funding ESA - Endorsed Supplier Agreement ESG - Evaluation Steering Group ESR - Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (New Zealand) ESRD - End-stage renal disease ESS - Employee Self Service
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ESS - Extra Service Status Estimated Resident Population - Australia’s population statistics are compiled by the ABS according to the place of usual residence of the population. Usual residence is defined as the place where a person has lived or intends to live for a period of 6 months or more. ESTRO - European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology ETA - Electronic Transaction Act 1999 ETL - Extract, Transfer & Load ETS - Environmental Tobacco Smoke EU - European Union Event - Something that happens to or with a person EWA - Eat Well Australia EXEC - Executive External Cause - Environmental event, circumstance and/or condition as the cause of injury, poisoning and/or other adverse effect. Used in disease classification.
Top of page FAA - Funds Allocation Authority FAAD - Frail Aged and Disabled Program FACS - Family and Children’s Services, NT Health FaCSIA - Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs FaCS - Department of Family and Community Services FAD - Family Assessment Device FAG - Federal Assistance Grants FaHCSIA - former Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) FAIRA - Foundation of Aboriginal and Islander Research Action FAP - familial adenomatous polyposis FAS - First Assistant Secretary (also known as Division Head) FASA - Funding and Service Agreement FASSTT - Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma FA&T or FAT - Function Activity & Transactions FAYS - Family and Youth Services FBT - Fringe Benefits Tax FCEO - Finance Chief Executive Officer FCTC - Framework Convention for Tobacco Control FDR - Fund Debit Requester FECCA - Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia FINEST - Financial Efficiency and Strategic Planning System Financial Management and Accountability Act - This is the principal legislation governing the proper use of public money, public property and other Commonwealth resources. It is one of three pieces of legislation, which replaced the Audit Act 1901. The other two pieces of legislation are the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act and the Auditor-General Act. FIRM - Financial Information Resource Management System
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FMA - Financial Management and Accountability FMA Act - Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 FMA Orders - Financial Management and Accountability Orders FMA Regulations - Financial Management and Accountability Regulations FMO - Financial Minister’s Orders FMP - Family Medicine Programme FMRC - Family Medicine Research Centre FMS - Financial Management System FNA - For necessary action FNQ - Far North Queensland FOBT - faecal occult blood test FOCIS - Federation of Canteens in Schools FOI - Freedom of Information
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FPA - Family Planning Association FPO - Family Planning Organisations FPP - Family Planning Program FRACGP - Fellowship of RACGP FRAME - Federation of Australian Medical Educators Freestanding Day Hospital Facility - A private hospital where only minor operations and other procedures not requiring overnight stay are performed, not forming part of any private hospital providing overnight care. FRLI - Federal Register of Legislative Instruments FRO - Faculty of Radiation Oncology FRSC - Food Regulation Standing Committee FSANZ -Food Standards Australia New Zealand FTA - Free Trade Agreement FTA-ABS - Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed FTE - Full Time Equivalent Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) - A standardised measure used in converting number of persons in part-time employment to number of persons in full-time employment. Full-time/Part-time workers - Full-time workers are those who work 35 or more hours per week; part-time workers work between one and 35 hours per week. FWE - Full-time workload equivalent FYI - For your information
Top of page GAA - Graduate Administrative Assistant GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAMSAT - Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test GAPP - Graduate Assistance and Partnerships Program GAPS - Graduate Australian Public Servant GAPS - Grant and Allocation Processing System GAS - Group A streptococcus GBE - Government Business Enterprise GBS - Global Business Services GC - General Counsel GCBS - Global Collaboration for Blood Safety GCT - Glucose Challenge Test GDP - Gross Domestic Product GEHR - Good Electronic Health Record Geo-coding - Giving a geographic identifier or code to locations, such as an address, allowing data to be linked.
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GES - Gay Education Strategies Project, AFAO GHTF - Global Harmonisation Task Force GIS - Geographic Information System GISCA - Geographical Information System Cooperative of Adelaide GLBT - Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender GM - Genetically Modified GMAC - Gene Manipulation Advisory Committee GMC - General Medical Council GMO - Genetically Modified Organisms GMP - Good Manufacturing Practice GMS - General Medical Services Governance - Method or system of government or management.
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GPMoU - General Practice Memorandum of Understanding gp - Glycoprotein GP - General Practitioner or General Practice GPA - General Practice Australia GPA - General Practice Accreditation Plus GPAC - General Practice Advisory Committee GPARIA - GP Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia GPASC - General Practice Accreditation Steering Group GPCC - General Practice Consultative Committee GPCG - General Practice Computing Group GPCG - General Practice Consultative Group
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GPDV - General Practice Divisions - Victoria Ltd. GPEA - General Practice Education Australia GPEP - General Practice Evaluation Program GPET - General Practice Education and Training GPETC - General Practice Education and Training Council GPFG - General Practice Financing Group GPIHSP - General Practice Indigenous Health Improvement Support Program GPII - General Practice Immunisation Incentive GPLO - General Practice Liaison Officer GPPHCNT - General Practice and Primary Health Care Northern Territory GPOG - General Practice Ordering Guidelines (QUPC Subcommittee) GPPAC - General Practice Partnership Advisory Council GP PACE - General Practitioners as Health Planners, Advocates & Community Educators
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GPQ - General Practice Queensland GPR - General Practice Registrar GPRA - General Practice Registrars Australia Ltd. GPRED - General Practice Research, Evaluation and Development GPRG - General Practice Reference Group GPRIP - General Practice Rural Incentives Program GPRLO - GP Registrar Liaison Officer GPRN - General Practice Research Network GPRRP - General Practice Rural and Remote Program GPRTF - General Practice Remuneration Task Force GPS - General Practice Strategy GPS - Global Positioning System GPSA - General Practice Society of Australia GPSCU - General Practice Statistics and Classification Unit (University of Sydney)
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GPSLO - GP Supervisor Liaison Officer GPSR - General Practice Strategy Review GPSRG - General Practice Strategy Review Group GPTR - General Practice Training Review GPWG - General Practice Working Group Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - A statistic commonly used to indicate national wealth. It is the total market value of goods and services produced within a given period after deducting the cost of goods and services used up in the process of production but before deducting allowances for the consumption of fixed capital. GSLP - Government Sector Linkages Program GST - Goods and Services Tax GTCCC - Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee GTN - Global Training Network GTS - Global Technology Services GUI - Graphic User Interface GVAMHS - Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service
Top of page HAC - Health Advisory Committee HAC - Health and Aged Care (Department of ) HACC - Home and Community Care HACSU - Health and Community Services Union HAHU - Heads of Aboriginal Health Units HAI - Healthcare Associated Infections HALE - Healthy Life Expectancy Handicap - A disadvantage resulting from impairment or disability that limits or prevents the fulfilment of a role that is normal. HAPS - Health and Ageing Postgraduate Studies HAPS - Hunter Area Pathology Service Harm - Harm includes disease, injury, suffering, disability and death HARP - Hospital Admission Risk Program in Victoria HAV - Hepatitis A virus Hazard - A circumstance or agent that can lead to harm, damage or loss Hb - Haemoglobin HbA1c - Haemoglobin A1c (glycosylated haemoglobin) HBGs - Health Benefits Groups HBsAG - Hepatitis B surface antigen HBV - Hepatitis B virus HCC - Hepatocellular carcinoma HCC - Health Call Centre/Contact Centre HCCS - High Cost Claims Scheme HCN - Health Communication Network HCRRA - Health Consumers of Rural and Remote Australia HCR - Healthy Communities Report HCS - Home Care Services HCV - Hepatitis C virus
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HDA - Higher Duties Allowance HDSC - Health Data Standards Committee HDV - Hepatitis D virus HEADWEST - Head Injured Society of Western Australia Inc. Health - Department of Health Health - Australian Government Department of Health Health - A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Health Care - Services provided to individuals or communities to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health. Health care is not limited to medical care and includes self-care. Health Care Card - These cards provide for medical and/or related services free of charge or at reduced rates to recipients of Commonwealth government pensions or benefits. Health care outcome - The health status of an individual, a group of people or a population which is wholly or partially attributable to an action, agent or circumstance Healthcare provider - Health professional or health organisation involved in supplying health services.
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HealthConnect - This is a network of electronic health records that aims to improve the flow of information across the Australian health sector. Health informatics - The application of information technology to healthcare. Health Promotion - Activities to improve health and prevent disease. Health Status - An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking account of various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability, levels of disease risk factors and so forth. HEALY - Health Adjusted Life Year Heart attack - Life threatening emergency that occurs when a vessel supplying blood to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked completely by a blood clot. The medical term commonly used for a heart attack is myocardial infarction. HECS - Higher Education Contribution Scheme HELP - Higher Education Loan Programme Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver, which can be due to certain viral infections, alcohol excess or a range of other causes. Hepatitis B - Viral disease of the liver caused by the Hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis C - Viral disease of the liver caused by the Hepatitis C virus. Now the most commonly reported notifiable disease in Australia. HeSA - Health e-Signature Authority Pty Ltd
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HESTA - Health Employees Superannuation Trust Australia HEV - Hepatitis E virus HFH - Housing for Health HFL - Healthy for Life HFS - Department of Health and Family Services (former name this Department) HHF - Health and Hospitals fund HHLGCS - Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services (former name this Department HHSC - Hospitals and Health Services Commission Hib - Haemophilus Influenzae type B HIC - Health Insurance Commission (now Medicare Australia) HICOA - Health Injury Council of Australia HIDC - Health Industry Development Centre High level residential aged care - Residential aged care services delivered to residents with high levels of dependency. These are approximately equivalent to the services delivered by nursing homes in the past. Highly specialised drugs - Under Section 100 of the National Health Act, certain drugs (for example, Cyclosporin) can only be supplied to community patients through hospitals because the hospitals can provide the facilities or staff necessary for the appropriate use of the drugs. These drugs are funded by the Commonwealth separately from the PBS. HIM - Health Information Management/Manager HIMAA - Health Information Management Association of Australia HIPP - Health Infrastructure Priority Projects Plan under CHIP in ATSIC
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HIRC - Health Inequalities Research Collaboration HIRMAA - Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association of Australia HISA - Health Informatics Society of Australia HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV/AIDS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HL7 - Health Level 7 (messaging standard) HLAA - High Level Architectural Assessment (carried out by BAA) HLN - Health Leaders Network HLRS - High Level Requirements Specification HMAC - Housing Ministers Advisory Council HMA - Healthcare Management Advisors HMCU - Health Ministers Coordination Unit HMO - Health maintenance organisation HMR - Home Medicines Review HNPCC - hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer HOD - Head of Discipline Hodgkin’s disease (Hodgkin’s lymphoma) - A cancer marked by progressive painless enlargement of lymph nodes throughout the body. A form of lymphoma. Hospitalisation - The term used to refer to the episode of care, which can be a total hospital stay (from admission to discharge, transfer or death), or a portion of a hospital stay beginning and ending in a change of type of care (for example, from acute to rehabilitation). HOOP - Health Outcome-Oriented Problem HOOPS - Health Outcome-Oriented Problem Segmentation HOP - Home Ownership Program - now run by Indigenous Business Australia
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HORSCATSIA - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Hostel - Establishment for people who cannot live independently but who do not need nursing care in a hospital or nursing home. Hostels provide board, lodging or accommodation and cater mostly for the aged, distressed or disabled. Residents are generally responsible for their own provisions but may be given domestic assistance such as help with meals, laundry and personal care. HPA - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 HPC - Hospitals Principal Committee HPCA - Health Professionals Council of Australia HPGs - Health Program Grants HPI - Healthcare Provider Identifier HPPA - Hospital Purchaser-Provider Agreement HPC - Hospital Purchaser-Provider Agreement HPR - Hospital Performance Report HPU - Hospital Planning Unit HPV - Human papilloma virus HREOC - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission HR - Human Resources HR&CA - Health Rights & Community Action HREC - Human Research Ethics Committees HRGs - Health Resource Groups HRMC - Human Resource Management Committee HRQL - Health-related quality of life HRT - hormone replacement therapy HS - Health Service
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HSA - Health Sciences Authority HSA - Health Services Australia (now Medibank Health Solutions) HSAK - Healthy School Age Kids Program - NT Health HSD - Health Services Division HSDB - Health Service Delivery Building HSDO - Health Services Development Officer - non-ongoing position to implement PHCAP HSDWP - Highly Specialised Drugs Working Party HSMAs - Health and Safety Management Arrangements HSRG - Health Service Research Group HSUA - Health Services Union of Australia HSWCS - Health & Social Welfare Councils HTA - Health Technology Assessment HTIC - Health Targets and Implementation Committee HTML - Hypertext Markup Language HUS - Haemolytic uraemic syndrome HWIM&ICTCBWG - Health Workforce IM&ICT Capacity Building Working Group
Top of page IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency IASHC - Indigenous Australians Sexual Health Committee IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer Iatrogenic - Arising from or associated with healthcare rather than an underlying disease or injury IATSIS - Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies IBA - Indigenous Business Australia - runs commercial activities to benefit Indigenous Australians IBC - Institutional Biosafety Committee IBDP - Indigenous Business Development Programme - run by IBA IBM GSA - IBM Global Services Australia (Company providing IT to the Department) IBNR - Incurred But Not Reported ICAAP - International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific ICC - Indigenous Coordination Centre ICD - International Classification of Diseases
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ICD-9-CM - International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification ICD-10-AM - International classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Australian modification ICDH - International Classification of Disability and Handicaps ICF - International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ICG - Infection Control Guidelines ICHO - Indigenous Community Housing Organisations ICP - Integrated Care Program ICPC - International Classification of Primary Care ICPC-2 - International Classification of Primary Care – 2nd ed. ICPC-2PLUS - International Classification of Primary Care, 2nd ed. Plus ICPMR - Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research ICRP - International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRS - Innovative Care Rehabilitation Service
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ICRU - International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements ICT - Information and Communication Technology ICTSC - Information Communications Technology Standards Committee ICU - Intensive Care Unit ID - Industrial Democracy IDC - Interdepartmental Committee IDDM - Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus IDP - Individual Development Plan IDU - Injecting drug user IEC - Institutional Ethics Committee IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
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IFA - Indirect fluorescent antibody IFHRO - International Federation of Health Records Organisations IFPCRN - International Federation of Primary Care Research Networks IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards Ig - Immunoglobulin IGCARD - Intergovernmental Committee on AIDS Related Disease (now IGCAHRD) IGCAHRD - Intergovernmental Committee on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases IGCD - Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs IGFER - Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations IHA - Indirect haemagglutination IHANT - Indigenous Housing Authority Northern Territory IHD - Indigenous Health Division IHD - Ischaemic heart disease IHES - Indigenous Housing & Essential Services Unit - NT IHI - Institute of Healthcare Improvement
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IHIP - Indigenous Health Infrastructure Program IHMS - Indenous Housing Management System IHO - Indigenous Housing Organisation IHPA - Independent Hospital Pricing Authority IHR - International Health Regulations IHR - Institute of Health Research IHS - Indigenous Health Survey IHSHY - Innovative Services for Homeless Youth IIC - Infrastructure Issues Committee ILAP - Integrated Local Area Planning ILC - Industry Liaison Committee Illicit drugs - Refers to a variety of substances that are either illegal to possess, or legally available, but used inappropriately. In the 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, the term ‘illicit drugs’ included marijuana/cannabis, pain-killers/analgesics, tranquillisers/sleeping pills, steroids, barbiturates, inhalents, heroin, methadone, other opiates, amphetamines, cocaine, hallucinogens, ecstasy/designer drugs, and injected drugs. ILO - Indigenous Liaison Officer ILRS - Intermediate Level Requirements Specification IM - Information Management IM/IT - Information Management/Information Technology IM&ICT - Information management and information communications technology IM&T - Information Management and Technology IME - Improved Monitoring of Entitlements IMG - International Medical Graduate (formerly known as Overseas Trained Doctor)
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Immunisation - Inducing immunity against infection by the use of antigen to stimulate the body to produce its own antibodies. See vaccination. IMPACT - Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Clinical Trials Network Impairment - Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function. IMS - Information Management Services IMSG - Information Management Strategy Group IMVS - Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science (Adelaide) IMWP - Information Management Working Party Incidence - The number of new cases (of an illness or event etc.) occurring during a given period. Compare with prevalence. Incident - An event or circumstance which could have resulted, or did result, in unintended or unnecessary harm to a person and/or a complaint, loss or damage Indemnity - A legally binding promise whereby one party undertakes to accept the risk of loss or damage another may suffer. Indicator (Health indicator) - A key statistic that indicates an aspect of population health status, health determinants, interventions, services or outcomes. Indicators are designed to help assess progress and performance, as a guide to decision making. They may have an indirect meaning as well as a direct one; for example, Australia’s overall death rate is a direct measure of mortality but is often used as a major indicator of population health. Indigenous - A person who identifies himself or herself as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives. (The ‘Commonwealth Definition’ given in High Court Judgement 1983). Infants - Children aged less than 1 year. Inflammation - Local response to injury or infection, marked by local redness, heat, swelling and pain. Can also occur when there is no clear external cause and the body reacts against itself, as in the auto-immune disorders. Information management - The process of defining, evaluating, protecting and distributing data within an organisation, and the technology used to send data to other organisations. Informed consent - Permission granted by an individual to use their health information for a specific purpose, with an understanding of what they are agreeing to. ING - Inter-Divisional Network Group
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Injury - Damage to tissues caused by an agent or circumstance Intellectual Property - Intellectual Property is a right which may, for example, enable the use of material which is subject to copyright, or patented invention, or computer software developed by Commonwealth employees in the course of their duty, consultants or contractors engaged to provide a specific service or product. Often such rights have considerable value. It is important, the Department ensures that the Commonwealth's rights are properly protected and that any financial benefit arising from these developments is optimised for the benefit of the Commonwealth. International Classification of Diseases - The World Health Organization’s internationally accepted classification of death and disease. The 10th Revision (ICD-10) is currently in use. In this report, causes of death classified before 1979 under previous revisions have been reclassified to ICD-10 by the AIHW. Interoperability - The ability of information technology systems to reliably exchange information. Intervention (for health) - Any action taken by society or an individual which steps in (intervenes) to improve health, such as medical treatment and preventive campaigns. Insulin - Hormone that is produced by the pancreas and regulates the body’s energy sources, most notably the sugar glucose. IOGTR - Interim Office of Gene Technology Regulator IOM - Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (U.S.) IPAC - Independent Practitioners Association Council of New Zealand IPCS - International Program for Chemical Safety IPD - Invasive pneumococcal disease IPPD - Influenza Pandemic Planning Committee IPTAS - Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme IQP - Incentives for Quality Prescribing IR - Industrial Relations IRSD - Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage ISBF - Indigenous Small Business Fund ISC - Inpatient Statistics Collection
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ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network ISDR - Indirect standardised death rate ISERU - Integration Support and Evaluation Resource Unit ISIS - Inpatients Separations Information System ISIT - Indigenous Suicide Intervention Training ISO - International Standards Organisation ISP - Internet Service Provider ISQua - International Society for Quality in Healthcare IT - Information Technology ITA - Invitation to Apply ITC - Information Technology Committee ITD - Integrated Technology Delivery ITSR - Income Tested Subsidy Reduction (also known as Income Fee, Income Tested Amount) IT&T - Information Technology and Telecommunications IV - Intravenous IVD - In Vitro Diagnostics IVF - In-Vitro Fertilisation IWG - Indigenous Working Group
Top of page JAC - Joint Advisory Council JAC - Jurisdictional Advisory Committee JAG - Joint Advisory Group JAG - Joint Advisory Group on General Practice and Population Health JAGPH - Joint Advisory Group on Population Health JAS-ANZ - Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand JCL - Job Control Language JCPAA - Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit JCU - James Cook University JDRF - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International JE - Japanese encephalitis JETACAR - Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance JEV - Japanese encephalitis virus JFSS - John Flynn Scholarship Scheme JHO - Junior hospital officer JHPC - Joint Health Planning Committee JOG - Joint Officers Group JSC - Joint Steering Committee JUCET - Joint University Centre for Education and Training (Melbourne’s GP education provider) JVA - Joint Venture Agreement JVB - Joint Venture Board
Top of page Kardiya - Non-Aboriginal person (Warlpiri) kDa - kilo Dalton KM - Knowledge Management KRA - Key Result Area KUN - Kunjin KU-UC - Knowledge Utilisation - Utilisation des Connaissance (Canada)
Top of page LA - latex agglutination Labour Force - The labour force includes people who are employed and people who are unemployed (not employed and actively looking for work). LabVISE - Laboratory Virology and Serology Reporting Scheme LAG - Local Area Group LAN - Local Area Network Land Rights Act - Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 LBW - Low birthweight LDL - Liability Discharge Limit LEAP - Learning, Education and Professionalism Length of stay - Duration of hospital stay, calculated by subtracting the date the patient is admitted from the day of separation. All leave days, including the day the patient went on leave, are excluded. A same-day patient is allocated a length of stay of 1 day. LCC - Licensed Collection Centre LF - Loan Fund LFHC - Leave for Higher Care LGA - Local Government Area LHNs - Local Hospital Networks Liability - Responsibility for an action according to the law or in a legal sense
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LIFE - Living is for Everyone Life expectancy - An indication of how long a person can expect to live. Technically it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change. LMO - Local Medical Officer LMOS - Local Medical Officer Scheme LMT - Labour Market Testing LOS - Length of Stay Loss - Any negative consequence, including financial LPOS - Legal Policy Officers LPS - Lipopolysaccharide LRWG - Legislation Reform Working Group LSA - Local Security Advisor LSB - Legal Services Branch of DoH
Top of page MA - Medicare Australia MAC - Multicultural Aged Care MACASHH - Ministerial Advisory Committee on AIDS, Sexual Health and Hepatitis MACS - Multifunctional Aboriginal Children’s Services MAE - Master of Applied Epidemiology MAHS - More Allied Health Services MALSSA - Multicultural Practice and National Disability Service Standards Mammogram - X-ray of the breast. May be used to assess a breast lump or as a screening test in women with no evidence of cancer. Mania - A mental disorder where the person is overexcited, overactive and excessively and unrealistically happy and expansive. It is the opposite of depression and can alternate with it in the same person in what is known as bipolar affective disorder (formerly known as manic depression). MASS - Medicare Automated Schedule System MAT - microscopic agglutination test MBCC - Medicare Benefits Consultative Committee MBD - Medical Benefits Division MBS - Medicare Benefits Schedule MBS - Medicare Benefits Scheme MBS-E - Medicare Benefits Schedule Extended MCATSIA - Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs MCC - Multi-agency Community Centres MCDS - Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy MCHR - Mother & Child Health Research (La Trobe University) MCRP - Medicare Claims Review Panel
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MCS - Mental Component Summary MDC - Meningococcal Disease Committee MDO - Medical Defence Organisation MDP - Mail Drop Point MDS - Medical Deputising Service MDS - Minimum Data Set MDU - Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Measles - A highly contagious infection, usually of children, that causes flu-like symptoms, fever, a typical rash and sometimes serious secondary problems such as brain damage. Preventable by vaccine. Medicare - A national, government-funded scheme that subsidises the cost of personal medical services, and that covers all Australians to help them afford medical care. Medicare online claiming (formerly HIC online) - an optional online claiming service using the Internet, where a Medicare claim for either a bulk billed or a patient billed service is lodged at the doctor's practice, and the Medicare benefit is paid to the doctor (for bulk billing) or, for patient billing, is paid directly into the patient's bank account or paid via cheque in the doctor's name, sent to the patient by mail, to then be forwarded to the doctor by the patient, in person or by mail. Medications - Pharmaceutical drugs available only on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner and available only from pharmacies. MEDIC-GP - Medical Enquiry Drug Information Centre-General Practice Medsafe - New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Melanoma - A cancer of the body’s cells that contain pigment (melanin), mainly affecting the skin. Meningitis - Inflammation of the brain’s covering (the meninges), as can occur with some viral or bacterial infections. Mental Disorders - Disturbances of mood or thought that can affect behaviour and distress the person or those around them, so the person cannot function normally. Includes anxiety disorders, depression and schizophrenia. MERLIN - Management of Expenditure and Resident Link Information Network. MES - Medicine Education and Support
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MHCA - Mental Health Council of Australia MH-CASC - Mental Health Classification and Service Cost Classification MH-CCP - Mental health-Clinical Care and Prevention MHPU - Male Health Policy Unit MHRC - Mental Health Resource Centre (SA) Inc. MHS - Mental Health Service MIDCAB - Minimally Invasive Direct Cor4onary Artery Bypass MIF - Microimmunofluorescence MIIAA - Medical Indemnity Insurance Association of Australia Ministerial - Reply to a letter to a Minister Minlist - Ministerial listing of details of Federal Members and Senators MIPS - Million Instructions per Second
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MIST - Management Information System Tool MJA - Medical Journal of Australia MLHFQ - Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire MLO - Media Liaison Officer (in State Offices) Mmol/L - Millimoles per litre MMR - Maternal mortality ratio MMR - Measles/mumps/rubella (vaccine) MMR - Medication Management Review MND - Means not disclosed MO - Medical Officer
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MO - Minister's Office Monitor - To check, supervise, observe critically, or record the progress of an activity, action or system on a regular basis in order to identify and/or track change. Mooditj - WA sexual health and positive lifestyle program for Indigenous youth aged 11-14 Years MOG - Medical Oncology Group of Australia Morbidity - Refers to ill health in an individual and to levels of ill health in a population or group. Mortality - Death. Motor Neurone Disease - A disease of the nervous system with progressive wasting of muscles, weakness and paralysis. MoU - Memorandum of Understanding MOW - Meals on Wheels MP - Member of Parliament MPA - Multi-Program Funding Agreements MPC - Multi Purpose Centre MPPA - Medical Purchase Provider Agreement MPRC - Medicare Participation Review Committee MPS - Multipurpose Services MPS - Medical and Pharmaceutical Services MRA - Medical Record Administrator MRA - Mutual Recognition Agreement MRBS - Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships
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MRCP - MR Cholangeopancreatography MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRN - Medical Records Number MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MSA - Microsoft Systems Architecture MSAC - Medical Services Advisory Committee MSD - Melbourne Statistical Division MSD - Management Support and Development MSIA - Medical Software Industry Association MSOAP - Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program MSP - Multipurpose Services Program MSRB - Medicare Schedule Review MSRTF - Medicare Schedule Review Taskforce MSTSC - Medical Specialist Training Steering Committee MTAG - Ministerial Tobacco Advisory Group MTRP - Medical Training Review Panel Multiple Sclerosis - One of the most common nervous system disorders, with varied symptoms such as loss of control of limbs, sudden vision problems and disturbed sensations. Mumps - A contagious viral disease marked by acute and painful swelling of the saliva producing glands, often similarly affecting the testicles and sometimes other parts. Musculoskeletal - Relating to the muscles, joints and bones. MVEV - Murray Valley encephalitis virus
Top of page NAA - Nucleic Acid Amplification Program NAC - National Asthma Council NAC - National Acoustic Laboratories NACA - National Aged Care Alliance NACAP - National Aged Care Advocacy Program NACCHO - National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation NACSP - National Advisory Council on Suicide Prevention NAGATSIH - National Advisory Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health NAGATSIHID - National Advisory Group - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Information and Data NAGPA - National Association of General Practitioners of Australia NAHCC - National Allied Health Casemix Committee NAHOU - Needs Assessment and Health Outcomes Unit NAHS - National Aboriginal Health Strategy NAIDOC - National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee NAIHO - National Aboriginal and Islander Health Organisations NAL - National Acoustic Laboratories NAMAC - National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee NAMDS - National Association of Medical Deputising Services NAMSCAG - National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Advisory Group NAPC NMDS - Non-Admitted Patient Care National Minimum Data Set NAPD - National Action Plan for Dementia Care
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NAPS - National Approved Provider System NAPWA - National Association of People with HIV/AIDS NARG - National Asthma Reference Group NARSP - National Antimicrobial Resistance Program NASC - National Alcohol Strategy Committee NAT - Nucleic acid test NATA - National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia National Health Priority Areas (NHPA) - The NHPA initiative is a collaborative effort involving the Commonwealth Government and State and Territory Governments that seeks to focus public attention and health policy on those areas that are considered to contribute significantly to the burden of illness in the community, and for which there is potential for health gain. NATSEM - National Centre for Social and Economic Modeling NATSI Working Party - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Working Party NATSIHC - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council NATSINSAP - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy Action Plan NATSIRDSWG - National Indigenous Renal Scientific Working Group NATSIS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey NATSISS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (2002) NAWMEs - National Average Weekly Male Earnings National Average Weekly Male Earning NBA - National Blood Authority NBCC - National Breast Cancer Centre NCADA - National Campaign Against Drug Abuse NCBI - National Center for Biotechnology Information (U.S.) NCC - National Competition Council NCCH - National Centre for Classification in Health
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NCCI - National Cancer Control Initiative NCCLS - National Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards (became CLSI in 2007) NCCP - National Carer Counselling Program NCDC - National Centre for Disease Control NCDS - National Chronic Disease Strategy NCDSSS - National Communicable Diseases Surveillance Strategy NCEPH - National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health NCEPMC - National Consortium for Education in Primary Medical Care NCETA - National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction NCHECR - National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research NCHSR - National Centre in HIV Social Research NCHVR - National Centre in HIV Virology Research NCIRS - National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
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NCMS - National Continence Management Strategy NCNP - National Child Nutrition Program NCOSS - Council of Social Service of New South Wales NCPR - National Cardiac Procedures Register NCRP - National Council on Radiological Protection (American) NCRPDA - National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse NCSG - National Cancer Strategies Group NCSP - National Cervical Screening Program NDARC - National Drug and Research Centre NDHP - National Demonstration Hospitals Program NDIP - National Diabetes Improvement Projects NDOQRIN - National Diabetes Outcome Quality Review Iniative NDR - National Data Repository
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NDS - National Drug Strategy NDSF - National Drug Strategy Framework NDSG - National Diabetes Strategies Group NDSP - National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee NDSS - National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System NDSU - National Drug Strategy Unit NEAC - National Evidence Assessment Centre Model NEACA - National Expert Advisory Committee on Alcohol NEACT - National Expert Advisory Committee on Tobacco Near miss - An incident that did not cause harm NEAT - National Emergency Access Target NEC - Not elsewhere classified Negligence (civil or criminal) - An incident causing harm, damage or loss as the result of doing something wrong or failing to provide a reasonable level of care in a circumstance in which one has a duty of care NEHTA - National E-health Transition Authority NENA - National Enrolled Nurses Association Neonatal death - Death of an infant within 28 days of birth. NEP - National Efficient Price NEPM - National Environmental Protection Measures NEPOD - National Evaluation of Pharmacotherapies of Opioid Dependence NEPSS - National Enteric Pathogens Surveillance Scheme NERT - National Electronic Records Taskforce NESB - Non-English-speaking background NEST - National Elective Surgery Target NETA - National E-Health Transition Authority
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Neurosis / Neurotic disorders - A broad category of mental disorders with anxiety as their main feature and whose symptoms are mostly exaggerations of normal emotions or behaviour. Includes anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress reactions and other problems. NFA - No Further Action NFS - Non-fee for Service NGCSOs - Non-Government Community Service Organisations NGOs - Non-government organisations NH4 - SPARC Client Assessment (RCS) NH5 - SPARC Client Application for approval (ACAT) NHA - National Health Act NHCDC - National Hospital Cost Data Collection NHDC - National Health Data Committee NHDD - National Health Data Dictionary NHF - National Heart Foundation NHFB - National Health Funding Body NHIA - National Health Information Agreement NHIDP - National Health Information Development Plan NHIG - National Health Information Group NHIM - National Health Information Model NHIMAC - National Health Information Management Advisory Committee NHIMG - National Health Information Management Group NHIP - National Indigenous Health Information Plan
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NHIPPC - National Health and Performance Principal Committee NHISAC - National Health Information Standards Advisory Committee NHISSC - National Health Standards and Statistics Committee NHMBWG - National Health Ministers’ Benchmarking Working Group NHMD - National Hospital Morbidity Database NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council NHPA - National Health Priority Areas NHPA - National Health Performance Authority NHPAC - National Health Priority Action Council NHPC - National Health Performance Committee NHPF - National Health Performance Framework NHPF - National Health Performance Framework NHR EDW - National Health Reform Enterprise Data Warehouse NHRA - National Health Reform Agreement NHR Act - National Health Reform Act 2011 NHS - National Health Scheme NHS - National Health Service (UK Healthcare system) NHS - National Health Survey NHS - Nursing Home System NHS EED - National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database (U.K.) NHSAC - National Health Standards Advisory Committee NHSMC - Normanton Health Services Management Committee NHTAP - National Health Technology Advisory Panel NIASHS - National Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health Strategy NIBAM - National Institute Based Ambulatory Modelling Project NIC - National Indigenous Council - advisory body to Commonwealth Govt. NICC - National Illicit Drugs Campaign NICNAS - National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
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NICS - National Institute of Clinical Studies NIDC - National Illicit Drugs Campaign NIDDM - Non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus NIDF - National Indigenous Documentary Fund - ABC NIDP - National Integrated Diabetes Program NIDS - National Illicit Drug Strategy NIFP - National Innovations Funding Pool NIH - National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services NIHIP - National Indigenous Health Infrastructure Plan NIMAA - National Indigenous Medial Association of Australia NIMHRC - National Indigenous Male health Reference Committee (also referred to as the National Indigenous Male Health & Well-Being Committee) NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NIP - National Immunisation Program NIPAC - National Influenza Pandemic Action Committee NIPH - Newcastle Institute of Public Health NIPP - National Injury Prevention Program NIPII Program - National Indigenous Pneumococcal & Influenza Immunisation Program NIS - National Information Service (Now PHC RIS) NISHS - National Indigenous Sexual Health Strategy NISMC - National Indigenous Substance Misuse Council NIWG - National Indigenous Working Group on Native Title NLC - Northern Land Council
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NLV - Norwalk-like virus NMDS - National Minimum Data Set NMHP - National Mental Health Plan NMHR - National Mental Health Report NMHS - National Mental Health Strategy NMSC - Non-melanocytic (or non-melanoma) skin cancer NNAPEDCD - National Non-Admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database NNC - National Negotiating Committee NNDSS - National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System NNL - National Negotiation Committee NNN - National Neisseria Network
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NNTT - National Native Title Tribunal NOCD - National Outpatient Care Database Non-admitted patient - A patient who receives care from a recognised non-admitted patient service/clinic of a hospital. Non-government Community Service Organisations (NGCSOs) - Organisations, operated on either a for-profit or not-for-profit basis, privately managed to provide community services for family with children, youth, adults, older people, people with disabilities, and people from different ethnic backgrounds. Non-government Organisations (NGOs) - Private not-for-profit community managed organisations that receive state and territory government funding specifically for the purpose of providing community support services for people affected by a mental illness or psychiatric disability. Non-repudiation - Sender cannot deny sending a record to the electronic health register or to another person. Nonsocomial - Pertaining to or originating in a hospital (synonymous with ‘hospital-acquired’) Nosocomial - Pertaining to or originating in a hospital (synonymous with “hospital-acquired”) Non-VR - Non-Vocationally Registered Nomad - Current human resources system NOOSR - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition NOTF - National Obesity Task Force NPA - National Partnership Agreement NPAAC - National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Committee NPCC - National Primary Care Collaboratives
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NPCRDC - National Primary Care Research and Development Centre NPDR - Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy NPDS - National Provider Database System NPHIWG - National Public Health Information Working Group NPHNS - National Public Health Nutrition Strategy (Eatwell Australia) NPHP - National Public Health Partnership NPHP/PATFNPHP/PATF - Joint Working Group on Healthy Ageing NPHPG - National Public Health Partnership Group NPI - National Performance Indicators NPI - National Provider Index NPP - National Privacy Principles NPP - New Policy Proposal NPS - National Prescribing Service NPT - Near Patient Testing NPVP - National Pneumococcal Vaccination Program NPY - Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara aYankunytjatjara - cross border region NT,WA, SA NPYWC - Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yunkuntjara Women’s Council NQPS - National Quality Performance System NRA - National Registrars Association NRC - Neuroscience Research Centre
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NRCCPH - National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health NRCP - National Respite for Carers Program NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance NRHN - National Rural Health Network NRL - National Reference Laboratory NRP - National Research Priorities NSAA - National Strategy for an Ageing Australia NSAIDS - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSC - National Surveillance Committee NSF - National Strategic Framework NSFP - National Safe Food Program NSHS - National Sexual Health Strategy NSIF - National Service Improvements Framework NSP - Needle and Syringe Programs NSPF - National Staff Participation Forum NSPS - National Suicide Prevention Strategy NSQAC - National Specialist Qualification Advisory Committee NSSS - National Salmonella Surveillance Scheme NSW - New South Wales NSWTAG - New South Wales Therapeutic Advisory Group NT - Northern Territory NTA - Native Title Act 1993
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NTAEHC - Northern Territory Aboriginal Eye Health Committee NTAHF - Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum NTCOSS - Northern Territory Council of Social Services NTFF - National Transaction File Format NTGPE - Northern Territory General Practice Education Ltd. NTIMHC - Northern Territory Indigenous Male Health Committee NTOIP - National Telehealth Outcome Indicators Project (Canada) NTRB - Native Title Representative Body under the Native Title Act 1993 NTRHWA - Northern Territory Remote Health Workforce Agency NURHC - National Undergraduate Rural Health Conference Nursing Homes - Establishments which provide long-term care involving regular basic nursing care to chronically ill, frail, disabled or convalescent people or senile inpatients. NWHP - National Women’s Health Program NYSPS - National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy NZ - New Zealand
Top of page OAA - Optometrists Assocation of Australia OACIS - Open Architecture Clinical Information System OAIA - Overarching Agreement on Indigenous Affairs - NT/Commonwealth 2005-2010 OBCC - Optometrical Benefits Consultative Committee Obesity - Marked degree of overweight, defined as body mass index 30 and over. See also overweight. OBF - Outcomes Based Funding Obsessive-compulsive Disorder - A form of anxiety disorder where repeated and unwanted thoughts and impulses disturb and dominate a person. Often involves rituals such as excessive-hand washing, checking and counting, which in turn cause anxiety if they are prevented or out of control. Occasion of service - Occurs when a patient receives some form of service from a functional unit of the hospital, but is not admitted. OCIO - Office of the Chief Information Officer OCP - Office of Crime Prevention OCS - Office of Chemical Safety OEA (IP) - Office of Evaluation & Audit (Indigenous Programs) OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OGTR - Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
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OH&S - Occupational Health and Safety OHP - Office of Health Protection OHS - Office of Hearing Services OID - Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (report) OIE - World Organization for Animal Health OIPC - Office for Indigenous Policy Coordination OLD - Office of Legislative Drafting OLG - Office of Local Government, Northern Territory OM - Otitis media OME- Otitis media with effusion ONHMRC - Office of the National Health and Medical Research Council OMF - Oral & Maxillo-Facial OMO - Outposted Ministerial Officer OMP - Other Medical Practitioner ONHMRC - Office of the National Health and Medical Research Council OPA - Output Pricing Agreement OPAL - Low-volatile ‘unsniffable’ unleaded petrol (91 octane,