| Acronym |
Term |
Audiences |
| I-CASE |
Integrated Computer Aided Software Engineering |
General, IT Organization |
| IA |
Information Access |
General |
| IA |
Information Assurance |
General |
| IA |
Inter/IntraAgency Agreement |
General, Health Care |
| IAC |
Industry Advisory Council |
General |
| IAC |
InterAgency Committee |
General |
| IADL |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| IAG |
Interagency Advisory Group |
General |
| IAM |
Innovative Access Method |
General |
| IAPD |
Implementation Advance Planning Document |
General |
| IAR |
Inventory & Assessment Report |
General |
| IBD |
Initial Billing Date |
General |
| IBIS |
Industrial Base Information System |
General |
| IBN |
Incorrect Bill Notice |
General, Health Care |
| IBNR |
Incurred But Not Reported |
General |
| IBPO |
Initial Bill Processing Option |
General |
| IBPR |
Intermediary Benefit Payment Report |
General, Health Care |
| IBPR |
Intermediary Benefits Payment Report |
General, Health Care |
| IBR |
Intermediary Benefit Payment |
General, Health Care |
| IC |
Individual Consideration |
General |
| IC |
Initial Claims Operations |
General, Health Care |
| IC |
Integrated Circuit |
General, IT Organization |
| IC |
Internal Controls |
General |
| ICA |
Information Control Area |
General |
| ICA |
Information, Counseling & Assistance |
General |
| ICA |
Insurance Counseling Assistance (Program) |
General, Health Care |
| ICA |
Internal Control Area |
General |
| ICAM |
Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing |
General, IT Organization |
| ICB |
Information Collection Budget |
General |
| ICB |
Inner Company Billing (Code) |
General |
| ICC |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
General |
| ICCB |
Infrastructure Change Control Board |
General |
| ICCP |
Individual Community Care Plan |
General, Health Care |
| ICCSHE |
Interagency Committee on Computer Support of Handicapped
Employees |
General, IT Organization |
| ICD |
Interface Control Document |
General |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
General, Health Care |
| ICD-9-CM |
International Classification of Diseases 9th Edition Clinical
Modification |
General, Health Care |
| ICDA |
International Classification of Diseases Adapted for the U.S. |
General, Health Care |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
General, Health Care |
| ICF/MR |
Intermediate Care Facility for Mental Retardation |
General, Health Care |
| ICMA |
Individual Case Management Association |
General |
| ICMS |
Information Center Management System (Cullinet) |
General |
| ICN |
Inhouse Claim Number |
General |
| ICN |
Inquiry Control Number |
General |
| ICN |
Intercontractor Notices |
General |
| ICN |
Intermediary Control Number |
General, Health Care |
| ICN |
Internal Control Number |
General |
| ICN |
Inventory Control Number |
General |
| ICP |
Internal Control Program |
General |
| ICPR |
Informal Dispute Resolution |
General |
| ICQ |
Internal Control Questionnaire |
General |
| ICR |
Image Copy Recognition |
General |
| ICR |
Incomplete Claims Reject |
General, Health Care |
| ICR |
Information Collection Requirement |
General |
| ICR |
Intelligent Character Recognition |
General, IT Organization |
| ICR |
Internal Control Review |
General |
| ICR |
Investigative Claims Report |
General |
| ICST |
Institute for Computer Sciences & Technology |
General, IT Organization |
| ICSTP |
Intermediary/Carrier System Testing Project |
General, Health Care |
| ID |
Identification (Number) |
General |
| ID |
Identifying Data |
General, IT Organization |
| ID |
Implementation Date |
General |
| IDB |
Information Data Base |
General, IT Organization |
| IDD |
Integrated Data Dictionary |
General |
| IDE |
Investigational Device Exemptions |
General |
| IDEF |
Integrated Data Engineering Facility |
General, IT Organization |
| IDIQ |
Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity |
General |
| IDMS |
Information Data Management System |
General, IT Organization |
| IDMS |
Integrated Database Management System |
General, IT Organization |
| IDMS/R |
Integrated Database Management System/Relational |
General, IT Organization |
| IDRC |
Improved Data Recording Capability |
General, IT Organization |
| IDS |
Integrated Delivery System |
General |
| IDS |
Intrusion Detection Software (or System) |
General, IT Organization |
| IDTF |
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility |
General |
| IE |
Industrial Engineering |
General, IT Organization |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Task Force |
General, IT Organization |
| IEF |
Information Engineering Facility |
General, IT Organization |
| IEP |
Initial Enrollment Period |
Health Care, Medicare Beneficiary |
| IEQ |
Initial Enrollment Questionnaire |
General, Health Care |
| IER |
Interim Expenditure Report |
General |
| IER |
Intermediary Expenditure Report |
General, Health Care |
| IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
General, IT Organization |
| IEVS |
Income & Eligibility Verification System |
General |
| IFB |
Invitation for Bids |
General |
| IFC |
Interim Final Rule with Comment |
General |
| IFQ |
Invitation for Quote |
General |
| IG |
Implementation Guide |
Health Care |
| IG |
Inspector General |
General |
| IGA |
Interim Geographic Adjustment |
General |
| IGAA |
Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 |
General |
| IGCE |
Independent Government Cost Estimate |
General |
| IGLAS |
Integrated General Ledger Accounting System |
General |
| IHPP |
Intergovernmental Health Policy Project |
General |
| IHS |
Indian Health Service |
General, Health Care |
| IIA |
Information Industry Association |
General |
| IIA |
Institute of Internal Auditors |
General |
| IIB |
Impact & Implementation Bargaining |
General |
| IIC |
Inflation Index Charge |
General |
| IIHI |
Individually Identifiable Health Information |
General, Health Care |
| IJST |
Internal Job Stream Action (MBR) |
General |
| IL |
Intermediary Letter |
General, Health Care |
| ILDJ |
Interactive Language Dependent Job |
General |
| IM |
Information Memorandum |
General |
| IM |
Intermediary Manual |
General, Health Care |
| IMA |
Individual Medical Account |
General, Health Care |
| IMC |
International Medical Center |
General, Health Care |
| IMCAS |
Intervening Medical Care Analysis System |
General, Health Care |
| IMD |
Institution for Mental Disease |
General, Health Care |
| IME |
Indirect Medical Education |
General, Health Care |
| IMF |
Individual Master File (ICR) |
General |
| IMI |
Infant Mortality Initiative |
General, Health Care |
| IMI |
Interim Manual Instructions |
General |
| IMN |
Internal Machine Number |
General |
| IMP |
Implementation Phase |
General |
| IMPACC |
Immediate Payment Critical Case Process (MBR) |
General |
| IMPACT |
Integrated (or Improved) Management of Personnel Administration thru
Computer Technology |
General, IT Organization |
| IMRP |
Instruction Manual for Renal Providers |
General, Health Care |
| INFOMAN |
Information Management |
General, IT Organization |
| INFOSEC |
Information (System) Security |
General, IT Organization |
| INRA |
Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989 |
General, Health Care |
| INS |
Immigration & Naturalization Service |
General |
| INS SAVE |
Immigration & Naturalization Service's Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements |
General |
| IOC |
Inspection of Care |
General, Health Care |
| IOF |
Input Output Facility |
General |
| IOF |
Interactive Output Facility |
General |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
General, Health Care |
| IOR |
Individual Operating Report |
General |
| IORM |
Intermetrics Oversight & Risk Management |
General |
| IOU |
(CWF) Identify Ownership Utility |
General |
| IP/SNF |
Inpatient SNF |
General, Health Care |
| IPA |
Independent Practice Association |
General |
| IPA |
Individual Practice Association |
General |
| IPAC |
Immunization Practice Advisory Committee |
General, Health Care |
| IPAP |
Interagency Placement Assistance Program |
General |
| IPC |
Information Processing Center |
General |
| IPL |
Independent Physiological Lab |
General, Health Care |
| IPL |
Initial Program Load |
General |
| IPMG |
Investment Planning & Management Group |
General |
| IPO |
Initial Program Offering |
General |
| IPOA |
InterPlan Operating Agreement |
General |
| IPP |
Individual Practice Plan |
General |
| IPP |
Individual Program Plan |
General |
| IPP |
Integrated Planning Process |
General |
| IPP |
Integrated Project Planning |
General |
| IPPB |
Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing |
General, Health Care |
| IPR |
Independent Professional Review |
General |
| IPRP |
Interim Payment Review Program |
General, Health Care |
| IPS |
Institutional Provider of Service |
General, Health Care |
| IPS |
Interim Payment System |
General |
| IQC |
Integrated Quality Control (System) |
General |
| IQC |
Internal Quality Control |
General |
| IQUE |
Inplant Quality Evaluation |
General |
| IR |
Incident Report |
General |
| IR |
Information Requirement |
General |
| IR&D |
Independent Research & Development |
General |
| IRA |
Initial Review Analysis |
General |
| IRAC |
Information Resources Administration Councils |
General |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
General, IT Organization |
| IRB |
Intern & Resident to Bed (ratio) |
General, Health Care |
| IRC |
Informal Resolution Conference |
General |
| IRC |
Information Resource Center |
General, IT Organization |
| IRC |
Inpatient Respite Care |
General, Health Care |
| IRC |
Internal Revenue Code |
General |
| IRCA |
Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986 |
General |
| IRD |
Intercomponent Review Draft |
General |
| IRD |
Internal Research & Development |
General |
| IRDS |
Information Resource Depository System |
General, IT Organization |
| IRDS |
Information Resource Dictionary System |
General, IT Organization |
| IRF |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility |
General, Health Care |
| IRIS |
Interim & Resident Information System |
General, Health Care |
| IRIS |
Interns & Residents Information System |
General, Health Care |
| IRM |
Information Resources Management |
General, IT Organization |
| IRMP |
Information Resource Management Program (or Plan) |
General, IT Organization |
| IRMS |
Information Resource Management Service |
General, IT Organization |
| IRP |
Incentive Reward Program |
General |
| IRP |
Insurance Reimbursement Program |
General, Health Care |
| IRP |
Interim Review Package |
General |
| IRR |
Implementation Readiness Review |
General |
| IRS |
Identical, Related & Similar (drugs) |
General, Health Care |
| IRSAP |
Internal Revenue Service Acquisition Procedure |
General |
| IRU |
Initial Review Unit |
General |
| IS |
Information Sharing (QC) |
General, IT Organization |
| IS |
Information System |
General, IT Organization |
| IS/T |
Information Systems/Technology |
General, IT Organization |
| ISA |
In Service Area |
General, Health Care |
| ISA |
Internet Security Assessment |
General, IT Organization |
| ISBN |
International Standard Book Number |
General |
| ISC |
Information Strategy Council (senior management team) |
General |
| ISC |
Intersystem Communication |
General, IT Organization |
| ISCLT |
International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technology |
General, Health Care |
| ISES |
Information System Empowerment Strategy |
General, IT Organization |
| ISFUG |
Integrated Software Federal Users Group |
General, IT Organization |
| ISM |
Information Systems Management |
General, IT Organization |
| ISO |
Interconnection System Operation (OSI Model) |
General, IT Organization |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
General |
| ISR |
Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance |
General, IT Organization |
| ISSO |
Information Systems Security Officer |
General, IT Organization |
| ISSP |
Information Systems Security Plan |
General, IT Organization |
| ISTP |
Intermediary System Testing Program |
General, Health Care |
| ISW |
Information Systems Workgroup (also ISWG) |
General, IT Organization |
| IT |
Information Technology |
General, IT Organization |
| IT |
Integration Team |
General, IT Organization |
| IT-IRB |
Information Technology Investment Review Board |
General, IT Organization |
| ITA |
Information Technology Architecture |
General, IT Organization |
| ITA |
International Trade Association |
General |
| ITAG |
Information Technology Architecture Group |
General, IT Organization |
| ITAR |
International Trafficking Acquisition Regulations |
General |
| ITC |
Information Technology Council |
General, IT Organization |
| ITC |
International Trade Commission |
General |
| ITMRA |
Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 |
General, IT Organization |
| ITPIL |
Initial Three Percent Investigation List |
General |
| ITS |
Information Technology Systems |
General, IT Organization |
| ITS |
Inspection Tracking System |
General |
| ITV |
InterAgency Transfer Voucher |
General |
| IU |
International Unit |
General |
| IUC |
Incurred But Unreported Claims Reserve |
General |
| IV&V |
Independent Validation & Verification |
General |
| IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
General, IT Organization |
| IWD |
Individuals With Disabilities |
General, Health Care |