ADPAC

Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator

AITC

Austin Information Technology Center

Approver

A PECS user Role. Approvers can approve customization requests.

COTS

Commercial Off-the-Shelf

CPRS

Computerized Patient Record System

CRCL

Creatinine Clearance

DATUP

Data and Table Update Process (an associated application)

DDI

Drug-Drug Interaction

DI

Drug Interactions

DT

Duplicate Therapy

EDI

Evaluations of Drug Interactions

EHR

Electronic Health Record

FDB

First DataBank

FDBDX

A nine-character alphanumeric coding system developed by First DataBank that identifies specific disease states or side effects.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GUI

Graphical User Interface

ICD9CM

Codes provided in the US Department of Health and Human Services’ International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, 9th Revision. The ICD9CM code is a ten-character alphanumeric string representing a health-related condition.

KAAJEE

Kernel Authentication and Authorization for J2EE (a VA System Access protocol)

NDF

National Drug File

NTE

Not-to-Exceed

OHRS

Occupational Health Record-keeping System

PECS

Pharmacy Enterprise Customization System

PM

Professional Monograph

Requestor

A PECS user Role. Requestors can request customizations.

Routed Generic

A non-dosed drug name along with the route by which it is administered. \"Rfiampin Oral\"

Severity Level 1

Contraindicated Drug Combination

Severity Level 2

Severe Interaction

Severity Level 3

Moderate Interaction

Severity Level 9

Undetermined Severity - Alternative Therapy Interaction

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

VA

Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC

Veterans Affairs Medical Center

VHA

Veterans Health Administration

VistA

Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture