| AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
| AdvaMed |
Advanced Medical Technology Association
(formerly HIMA - Health Industry Manufacturers Association) |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| BMET |
Biomedical Equipment Technician |
| CAG |
Chairman’s Advisory Group |
| CBET |
Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician |
| CD |
Committee Draft |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDRH |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA |
| CDV |
Committee Draft for Vote |
| CE |
Clinical Engineer |
| CEN |
European Committee for Standardization |
| CENELEC |
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
| CLES |
Certified Laboratory Equipment Specialist |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
(formally HCFA –Health Care Financing Administration) |
| CRES |
Certified Radiology Equipment Specialist |
| DIS |
Draft International Standard |
| DOC |
U.S. Department of Commerce |
| EN |
European Norm |
| EOTC |
European Organization for Testing and Certification |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUCOMED |
European Medical Technology Industry Trade Association |
| FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FDIS |
Final Draft International Standard |
| GHTF |
Global Harmonization Task Force |
| HHS |
United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ITU-T |
International Telecommunication Union (Telecom Standardization) |
| JWG |
Joint Working Group |
| MDD |
Medical Device Directives (Europe) |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRA |
Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| MT |
Maintenance Team |
| NCCLS |
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce) |
| NWIP |
New Work Item Proposal |
| PDA |
Parenteral Drug Association |
| prEN |
Proposed European Norm |
| SC |
Subcommittee |
| Sub-TAG |
Technical Advisory Sub-Group |
| TAG |
Technical Advisory Group |
| TC |
Technical Committee |
| TIR |
Technical Information Report |
| TR |
Technical Report |
| TS |
Technical Specification |
| WG |
Working Group |
