| Acronym | Term | Category |
| D&F |
Determinations & Findings |
General |
| DA |
Data Acquisition |
General |
| DA |
Data Administration |
General |
| DA |
Data Administrator |
General |
| DA |
Data Analysis |
General |
| DA |
Data Architecture |
General |
| DA |
Direct Access |
General |
| DA |
Dynamic Allocation |
General |
| DA&A |
Drug Addiction & Alcoholism |
General, Health Care |
| DAB |
Departmental Appeals Board |
General |
| DAC |
Discretionary Access Control |
General |
| DACA |
Days After Contract Award |
General |
| DAD |
Data Access Diagram (aka: DSD) |
General |
| DAE |
Data Entity |
General |
| DAF |
Discretionary Adjustment Factor |
General |
| DAMA |
Data Administration Management Association |
General |
| DAP |
Data Administration Plan |
General |
| DAP |
DMERC Advisory Panel |
General, Health Care |
| DARC |
Delete Automatic Renewal Clause |
General |
| DARO |
Days After Receipt of Order |
General |
| DAS |
Distributed Application Services |
General |
| DASD |
Direct Access Storage Device (also Global DASD) |
General, IT Organization |
| DASM |
Data Administration Standards Manual |
General, IT Organization |
| DASMB |
(HHS) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget |
General, Health Care |
| DAT |
Decision Analysis Team |
General |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
General, IT Organization |
| DATAMED |
Medicaid Quality Control System |
General |
| DAWN |
Drug Abuse Warning Network |
General, Health Care |
| DB |
Direct Billing |
General |
| DBA |
Data Base Administrator |
General, IT Organization |
| DBA |
Database Administration |
General, IT Organization |
| DBA |
Doing Business As |
General |
| DBC |
Drug Benefit Calculator |
IT Organization |
| DBDB |
Direct Billing Data Base |
General |
| DBE |
Data Base Environment |
General, IT Organization |
| DBF |
Data Base File (also DB/F) |
General, IT Organization |
| DBI |
Direct Billing Integration |
General |
| DBIS |
Direct Billing Integration System |
General |
| DBM |
Database Management |
General, IT Organization |
| DBMS |
Database Management System |
General, IT Organization |
| DBPC |
Direct Billing Premium Collection |
General |
| DBPS |
Drug Bill Processors |
General, Health Care |
| DBRP |
DB Rules Processors |
General, IT Organization |
| DBS |
Direct Billing System |
General |
| DC |
Data Communications |
General, IT Organization |
| DC |
Data Controls |
General, IT Organization |
| DC |
Deck Checks (also D/C) |
General, IT Organization |
| DC |
Diagnostic Code |
General, Health Care |
| DC |
Discharge |
General, Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
General |
| DCB |
Data Control Block |
General, IT Organization |
| DCC |
Debt Collection Center |
General |
| DCCA |
Data Computer Corporation of America |
General, IT Organization |
| DCD |
Data Carrier Direct |
General, IT Organization |
| DCF |
Dually Certified Facility |
General, Health Care |
| DCG |
Diagnostic Cost Group (Demonstration) |
General |
| DCIA |
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1966 |
General |
| DCIS |
Debt Collection & Improvement Act |
General |
| DCIS |
Department Contract Information System |
General |
| DCN |
Document Control Number |
General |
| DCO |
Directed Change Order |
General |
| DCO |
Directed Charge Order |
General |
| DCP |
Data Conversion Plan |
General |
| DCP |
Department of Carrier Procedures |
General, Health Care |
| DCS |
Debt Collection System |
General |
| DD |
Data Dictionary |
General |
| DD |
day (i.e., mmddyyyy) |
General |
| DD |
Developmental Disabilities |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DD/DBA |
Designation of Data / Database Administration |
General |
| DDDL |
Data Dictionary Definition Language |
General |
| DDE |
Direct Data Entry |
General, Health Care |
| DDE |
Dynamic Data Exchange |
General |
| DDI |
Data Distribution Initiative |
General |
| DDL |
Data Description Language |
General |
| DDP |
Direct Dealing Provider |
General |
| DDP |
Distributed Data Processing |
General |
| DDPS |
Drug Data Processing System |
IT Organization |
| DDR |
Discharge During Referral |
General, Health Care |
| DDS |
Data Dictionary System |
General |
| DDS |
Disability Determination Service |
General, Health Care |
| DDS |
Distributed Database System |
General |
| DEA |
Delegated Examining Authority |
General |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration (or Agency) |
General, Health Care |
| DEAR |
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations |
General |
| DEBCO |
Debit & Benefit Conversion Operation (MBR) |
General |
| DEC |
Dual Entitlement Code |
General |
| DECC |
Dental Content Committee |
Health Care |
| DED |
Data Element Dictionary |
General |
| DEERS |
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DOD, CHAMPUS) |
General |
| DEFRA |
Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 |
General |
| DEIS |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
General |
| DEL |
Delivery |
General |
| DEMOST |
Dual Entitlement Maintenance Operation System |
General |
| DEP |
Deputy |
General |
| DEPO |
Division of Enrollment and Payment Operations |
IT Organization |
| DEPPM |
Data Exchange & Participating Physician Monitoring |
General |
| DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
General, IT Organization |
| DES |
Dollar Equivalency System (FTE hrs. worked x $ paid to employee) |
General |
| DESI |
Drug Efficacy Study & Implementation Program |
General, Health Care |
| DESY |
Data Extract Software System |
General |
| DF/DSS |
Data Facility/Data Set Service (Utility Software) |
General |
| DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
General |
| DFLSD |
Death File Limiting State Death (SSA DUMAS National Death Repository) |
General, Health Care |
| DFP |
Data Facility Product |
General |
| DFWA |
DrugFree Workplace Act of 1988 |
General |
| DHHS |
Department of Health & Human Services |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DHHSAA |
DHHS Audit Agency |
General, Health Care |
| DHWHIM |
Daily Health Insurance Master Health Insurance Merge |
General, Health Care |
| DI |
Disability Insurance |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DIA |
Defense Intelligence Agency |
General |
| DIB |
Data Integrity Board |
General |
| DIB |
Disability Insurance Beneficiary |
General, Health Care |
| DICOM |
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
Health Care |
| DIDO |
Duplication In, Duplication Out |
General |
| DII |
Defense Information Infrastructure |
General |
| DIMES |
Departmental Information Management Exchange System |
General |
| DIP |
Dual InLine Package |
General |
| DIRT |
Distributed Index of Rejected Transactions |
General |
| DIS |
Disabled (beneficiary) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DISA |
Data Interchange Standards Association |
Health Care |
| DISA |
Direct Inward System Access |
General |
| DISC |
Departmental Independent Study Center |
General |
| DIU |
Defense Intelligence University |
General |
| DJ |
Department of Justice (DOJ) |
General |
| DL |
Data Language |
General |
| DLL |
Dynamic Linked Libraries |
General |
| DLRO |
Designated Lead Regional Office |
General |
| DM |
Data Manager |
General |
| DM |
Data Model |
General |
| DM&S |
(DVA) Department of Medicine & Surgery |
General, Health Care |
| DMCL |
Data Base Management Control Language |
General, IT Organization |
| DMD |
Data Model Diagram |
General, IT Organization |
| DME |
Distributed Management Environment |
General |
| DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DMEFS |
Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedule |
General, Health Care |
| DMEPOS |
Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetic, Orthotics & Supplies |
General, Health Care |
| DMERC |
Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DML |
Data Management Language |
General, IT Organization |
| DML |
Data Manipulation Language |
General, IT Organization |
| DMP |
Data Match Project |
General, IT Organization |
| DMS |
Data Mass Storage |
General, IT Organization |
| DMS |
Disk Management System |
General, IT Organization |
| DMS/OS |
DASD Management System |
General, IT Organization |
| DMSS |
Data Management SubSystem Capabilities |
General, IT Organization |
| DNA |
Data Normalization Analysis |
General, IT Organization |
| DNC |
Data Network Contractor |
General, IT Organization |
| DNMNTR |
Denominator System |
General, IT Organization |
| DO |
Data Owner |
General, IT Organization |
| DO |
District Office |
IT Organization |
| DOA |
Department of Agriculture |
General |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DOC |
Days of Care |
General, Health Care |
| DOC |
Department of Commerce |
General |
| DOD |
Date of Death |
General, Health Care |
| DOD |
Department of Defense (DoD) |
General |
| DOD |
Department of Defense |
General, Medicare Beneficiary |
| DODCI |
Department of Defense Computer Institute |
General, IT Organization |
| DOE |
Date of Entitlement |
General, Health Care |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
General |
| DOEH |
Date of Entitlement to Hospital Insurance (Medicare Part A) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DOES |
Date of Entitlement to Supplementary Medical Insurance (Medicare Part B) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DOG |
Day One Group |
General |
| DOI |
Department of Interior |
General |
| DOIAC |
District Office Intermediary Action Cases |
General |
| DOIAC |
District Office/Intermediary Aged Cases (OBSOLETE) |
General |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice |
General |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
General |
| DOLA |
Delegation of Leasing Authority |
General |
| DOLBA |
Date of Last Billing Action |
General |
| DOM |
Developmental Office Minicomputer |
General, Health Care |
| DOME |
(Society of Health Systems) Directors of Management Engineering |
General |
| DOORS |
Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System |
General, IT Organization |
| DOS |
Date of Service |
General, Health Care |
| DOST |
Date of Suspension or Termination |
General |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
General |
| DOTH |
Date of Termination of Hospital Insurance |
General, Health Care |
| DOTS |
Date of Termination of Supplementary Medical Insurance |
General, Health Care |
| DP |
Data Processing |
General, IT Organization |
| DP |
Disability Pension |
General, Health Care |
| DP |
Distinct Part |
General |
| DPA |
Delegation of Procurement Authority |
General |
| DPD |
Deferred Payment Date |
General |
| DPF |
Distinct Part Facility |
General |
| DPM |
Deputy Program Manager |
General |
| DPNA |
Denial of Payment New Admissions |
General |
| DPP |
Disproportionate Patient Percentage |
General |
| DQC |
Data Quality Committee |
General, Health Care |
| DQSC |
Data Quality Steering Committee |
General, Health Care |
| DR |
Desk Review |
General, Health Care |
| DRA |
Data Release Agreement |
General |
| DRA |
Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 |
General |
| DRA |
Disaster Recovery Assessment |
General |
| DRAFT |
Dictionary/Repository Access Facility & Tools System |
General |
| DRAIN |
Desk Review Artificial Intelligence Network |
General |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
General |
| DRG |
Diagnostic Related Group (patients with similar illness) |
General |
| DRI |
Drug Rebate Initiative |
General, Health Care |
| DRP |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
General |
| DRS |
Data Review System |
General |
| DRUG |
Data Release Users Guide |
General |
| DS |
Data Set |
General |
| DSAF |
Decision Support Access Facility |
General |
| DSCN |
Data Service Centers & Network |
General |
| DSD |
Data Structure Diagram (aka: DAD) |
General |
| DSD |
Detailed Systems Design |
General |
| DSH |
Disproportionate Share Hospital |
General |
| DSM |
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual |
General |
| DSM-IV |
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition |
General |
| DSMD |
Discount Schedule & Marketing Data |
General |
| DSMO |
Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations |
General |
| DSMS |
Development & Support Management System |
General |
| DSN |
Data Set Name |
General |
| DSN W/W |
Defense Switched Network Worldwide |
General |
| DSP |
Design Specification Package |
General |
| DSP |
Disproportionate Share Payments |
General |
| DSR |
Data Set Ready |
General |
| DSR |
Design Manager |
General |
| DSS |
Decision Support System |
General |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
General |
| DSTU |
Draft Standard for Trial Use |
Health Care |
| DTC |
Design to Cost |
General |
| DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
General |
| DUA |
Data Use Agreement |
General, IT Organization, Health Care |
| DUCS |
Daily Update Control System (HDDUCS) |
General |
| DUDEX |
Daily Update Data Exchange System |
General |
| DUMAS |
Daily Update Master Accounting System (MBR) |
General |
| DUNS |
Data Universal Numbering System |
General |
| DUO |
Daily Update Operation |
General |
| DUR |
Drug Utilization Review |
General, Health Care |
| DVA |
Department of Veterans Affairs (nee VA) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DVAAP |
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program |
General, Health Care |
| DVR |
Data Validation Review |
General |
| DWA |
Disabled Working Aged |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DWARF |
Data Warehouse Access & Retrieval Facility |
General |
| DWB |
Disabled Widow's Benefits |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DWI |
Data Warehouse Initiative |
General |
| DWI |
Disabled & Working Individual (see QDWI) |
Medicare Beneficiary, Health Care |
| DWOH |
Days Work On Hand |
General |
| DX |
Diagnosis |
General, Health Care |
| DXGROUP |
Diagnosis Group |
General, Health Care |