Acronyms

Clinical Trials

  • HEDIS: Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set.
  • MLR: Medical Loss Ration.
  • RAF: Risk Adjustment Factor.
  • HCC: Hierarchical Condition Category Coding.
  • ACO: Accountable Care Organizations.
  • IPA: Independent Physician Associations.
  • MSO: Management Service Organizations
  • DCE: Direct Contracting Entity (Direct funding from CMS).
  • COA: Clinical Outcome Assessment.
  • EDC: Electronic Data Capture.
  • PRO: Patient Recorded Outcomes.
  • ePRO: Electronic Patient Recorded Outcomes.
  • DCT: Decentralized Clinical Trial.
  • SDTM: Study Data Tabulation Model.
  • ADaM: Analysis Data Model.
  • CDISC: Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium.
  • SEND: Standard exchange for non-clinical data.
  • DSUR: Developmental Safety Update Report.
  • ESUB: Electronic Submission.
  • DSS: Clinical Decision Support System.
  • TLF: Tables Listing and Figures.
  • B&SP: Biostatistical and Statistical Programming.
  • RWD: Real World Data.
  • SDR: Source Data Review: Review of source documentation to check quality of source.
  • SDV: Source Data Verification.
  • CRT: Cluster-Randomized Trial.
  • ODM: Operational Data Model.
  • CDISC - Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium.
  • CDASH - Clinical Data Acquisition Standardization and Harmonization.
  • Safety Database:
  • RTSM: Randomization and Trial Supply Management.
  • RIMS: Regulatory Information Management System.
  • LIMS: Laboratory Information Management System.
  • SIV: Site Initiation Visit.
  • DMP: Data Management Plan.
  • TMF: Trial Master File.
  • eTMF: Electronic Trial Master File.