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AAHA
|
American Animal
Hospital Association
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AARP
|
American Association of Retired Persons
|
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AAVDM
|
American Academy
of Veterinary Disaster Medicine
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AAVSB
|
American Association
of Veterinary State Boards
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ABC
|
Activity-based Costing
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ABKA
|
American Boarding
Kennel Association.
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ACH
|
Automated Clearing
House
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ACT
|
Average Client
Transaction
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ATC
|
Average Transaction
Charge
|
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ATF
|
Average Transaction
Fee
|
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ADA
|
Americans with
Disabilities Act
|
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|
ADDS
|
Advantages,
Disadvantages, Distinction, Story Telling
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|
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ADE
|
Adverse Drug Event
|
|
|
ADEA
|
Age Discrimination in
Employment Act
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|
AGI
|
Adjusted Gross Income
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|
AIA
|
American Institute of
Architects
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AICPA
|
American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
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ALARA
|
As Low as Reasonably Achievable
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AMDUCA
|
Animal Medicinal Drug
Use Clarification Act
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AMT
|
Alternative Minimum
Tax
|
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ANSI
|
American National
Standards Institute.
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APC
|
Average Patient
Charge
|
|
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APHIS
|
Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (USDA)
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|
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APPMA
|
American Pet Products Manufacturers
Association
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APR
|
Annual Percentage
Rate
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A/R
|
Accounts Receivable
|
|
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ARR
|
Average Rate of
Return
|
|
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ASTM
|
American Society for
Testing and Materials.
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ATM
|
Automatic Teller
Machine
|
|
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AVMA
|
American Veterinary
Medical Association
|
|
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AVPMCA
|
Association of
Veterinary Practice Management Consultants and Advisors
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|
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BARK
|
Business Assessment
Report Kardsm
|
|
|
BATNA
|
Best Alternative to a
Negotiated Agreement
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|
|
BCC
|
Blind Carbon Copy
|
|
|
BNICE
|
Biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical
and explosive
|
|
|
BSC
|
Biological Safety
Cabinet.
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|
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CA
|
Chartered Accountant
|
|
|
CAPC
|
Companion Animal
Parasite Council
|
|
|
CART
|
County Animal
Response Team
|
|
|
CBRNE
|
Chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear and explosive
|
|
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CD
|
Chemotherapeutic
Drug.
|
|
|
CD
|
Compact Disk
|
|
|
CDC
|
Centers for Disease
Control
|
|
|
CE
|
Continuing Education
|
|
|
CERT
|
Community Emergency
Response Team (Citizen Corps)
|
|
|
CFM
|
Cubic Feet per Minute
|
|
|
CFR
|
Code of Federal
Regulations
|
|
|
COGS
|
Cost of Goods Sold
|
|
|
COOP
|
Continuity of
Operations Planning
|
|
|
COPS
|
Cost of Professional
Services
|
|
|
CP
|
Cash Payback
|
|
|
CPOE
|
Computerized
Physician Order Entry
|
|
|
CPU
|
Central Processing
Unit.
|
|
|
CSA
|
Controlled Substances
Act
|
|
|
CV
|
Curriculum vita (e)
|
|
|
CPA
|
Certified Public
Accountant.
|
|
|
CQI
|
Continuous Quality
Improvement
|
|
|
Cc
|
Carbon Copy
|
|
|
CCOHS
|
Canadian Centre for
Occupational Health and Safety
|
|
|
CD
|
Contract Documents
|
|
|
CD-RW
|
Compact Disc Re-Writable.
|
|
|
CEO
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
CFM
|
Cubic Feet per Minute
|
|
|
CPU
|
Central Processing Unit
|
|
|
CQI
|
Continuous Quality
Improvement
|
|
|
CRM
|
Client (or Customer)
Relationship Management
|
|
|
CT
|
Computed Tomography
|
|
|
CVT
|
Certified Veterinary
Technician
|
|
|
dB
|
Decibel
|
|
|
DB
|
Design-Build
|
|
|
DCAP
|
Dependent Care
Assistance Program
|
|
|
DEA
|
Drug Enforcement
Agency
|
|
|
DHS
|
Department of
Homeland Security
|
|
|
DOL
|
Department of Labor
|
|
|
DOS
|
Denial of Service
|
|
|
DSL
|
Digital Subscriber
Line.
|
|
|
DVD
|
Digital Video Disk.
|
|
|
DVD-RW
|
Digital Video Disc Re-Writable.
|
|
|
E&O
|
Errors &
Omissions
|
|
|
EAP
|
Employee Assistance Personnel
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
Earnings before
Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization
|
|
|
EBM
|
Evidence-based
Medicine
|
|
|
EEO
|
Equal Employment Opportunity
|
|
|
EEOC
|
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
|
|
|
EFT
|
Electronic Funds
Transfer
|
|
|
EHRS
|
Office of
Environmental Health and Radiation Safety.
|
|
|
EI
|
Emotional Intelligence
|
|
|
EIN
|
Employer Identification Number
|
|
|
EM
|
Employee Manual
|
|
|
EMAC
|
Emergency Management
Assistance Compact
|
|
|
EMR
|
Electronic Medical
Record
|
|
|
EMT
|
Emergency Medical
Technician
|
|
|
EOC
|
Emergency Operations
Center
|
|
|
EOQ
|
Economic Order
Quantity
|
|
|
EPA
|
Environmental
Protection Agency
|
|
|
EPLI
|
Employment Practices
Liability Insurance
|
|
|
EQ
|
Emotional
(Intelligence) Quotient
|
|
|
ERISA
|
Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974.
|
|
|
ERV
|
Energy Recovery
Ventilator
|
|
|
EVA
|
Economic value-added
|
|
|
FAD
|
Foreign Animal
Disease
|
|
|
FAQ
|
Frequently-asked
Questions
|
|
|
FASB
|
Financial Accounting
Standards Board
|
|
|
FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
|
|
FDA/CVM
|
Food and Drug Administration
Center for Veterinary
Medicine
|
|
|
FDC
|
Food, Drug &
Cosmetic Act
|
|
|
FEMA
|
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
|
|
|
FICA
|
Federal Insurance
Contributions Act
|
|
|
FICO
|
Fair Isaac Credit
Organization
|
|
|
FIFRA
|
Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
|
|
|
FLP
|
Family Limited
Partnership
|
|
|
FLSA
|
Fair Labor Standards
Act
|
|
|
FMLA
|
Family and Medical
Leave Act
|
|
|
FT
|
Full time
|
|
|
FTE
|
Full time equivalent
|
|
|
FLP
|
Family Limited
Partnership
|
|
|
ftp
|
File Transfer
Protocol
|
|
|
FUTA
|
Federal Unemployment
Tax Act
|
|
|
G & A
|
General and
Administrative
|
|
|
GAAP
|
Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles
|
|
|
GB
|
Gigabyte
|
|
|
GP
|
General Partnership
|
|
|
HELP
|
Hold, Encourage,
Limits, Praise
|
|
|
HIPAA
|
Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
|
|
|
HMIG
|
Hazard Materials
Identification Guide.
|
|
|
HMO
|
Health Maintenance
Organization
|
|
|
HR
|
Human Resources
|
|
|
HRIS
|
Human Resources
Information Systems
|
|
|
HRP
|
Health Reimbursement
Plan
|
|
|
HRS
|
Hazard Ranking
System (EPA)
|
|
|
HSA
|
Health Savings
Account
|
|
|
HSM
|
Hospital Safety
Manual.
|
|
|
HVAC
|
Heating, Ventilation
& Air Conditioning
|
|
|
ICANN
|
Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers
|
|
|
ICF
|
Incremental Cash Flow
|
|
|
ICS
|
Incident Command System
|
|
|
IP
|
Internet Protocol
|
|
|
IPS
|
Investment Policy
Statement
|
|
|
IRA
|
Individual Retirement
Account
|
|
|
IRC
|
Internal Revenue Code
|
|
|
IRR
|
Internal Rate of
Return
|
|
|
IRS
|
Internal Revenue
Service
|
|
|
ISP
|
Internet Service
Provider
|
|
|
IT
|
Information
Technology
|
|
|
IVP
|
Invitation,
Validation and Persuasion
|
|
|
KISS
|
Keep it Simple,
Stupid!
|
|
|
KPI
|
Key Performance
Indicators
|
|
|
LLC
|
Limited Liability
Company
|
|
|
LLP
|
Limited Liability
Partnership
|
|
|
LP
|
Limited Partnership
|
|
|
LTC
|
Long-term Care
|
|
|
LVT
|
Licensed Veterinary
Technician
|
|
|
MAC
|
Media Access Control
|
|
|
MACRS
|
Modified Accelerated
Cost Recovery System
|
|
|
MBA
|
Master of Business
Administration
|
|
|
MBTI
|
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
|
|
|
MHA
|
Master of Healthcare
Administration
|
|
|
MPA
|
Master of Public
Administration
|
|
|
MRI
|
Magnetic Resonance
Imaging
|
|
|
MRC
|
Medical Reserve Corps
(a Citizen Corps program)
|
|
|
MSDS
|
Material Safety Data
Sheets.
|
|
|
NADA
|
New Animal Drug
Application
|
|
|
NAHERC
|
National Animal
Health Emergency Response Corps (USDA)
|
|
|
NAHEMS
|
National Animal
Health Emergency Management System
|
|
|
NCDA
|
National Career
Development Association
|
|
|
NCF
|
Net Cash Flow
|
|
|
NCID
|
Nation Center
for Infectious Diseases
|
|
|
NCVEI
|
National Commission
on Veterinary Economic Issues
|
|
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