acronyms

AACN - American Association of Colleges of Nursing
ABMS - American Board of Medical Specialties
ABNS - American Board of Nursing Specialties
APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ASAE - American Society of Association Executives
BOD- Board of Directors
CAC - Citizens Advocacy Center
CAE - Certified Association Executive
CFPC - Coalition for Professional Certification
CLEAR - Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation
ED - Executive Director
FARB - Federation and Association of Regulatory Boards
FCP - Federal Credentialing Program
HQCB - Healthcare Quality Certification Board
IOM - Institute of Medicine
IREC - Institute for Research, Education, and Consultation
JCAHO - Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
NCSBN - National Council of State Boards of Nursing
NCCA - National Council for Certifying Agencies
NOCA - National Organization for Competency Assurance
NCQA - National Commission for Quality Assurance
NCRC - National Credentialing Research Coalition
RDS - Role Delineation Study