Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym/Abbreviation

Definition

APHL

Association of Public Health Laboratories

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CSTE

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Gen V2

Generic Version 2

HL7

Health Level 7

IT

Information Technology

METS

Message Evaluation and Testing System

MMG

Message Mapping Guide

MMWR

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

MVPS

Message Validation, Processing, and Provisioning System

NNDSS

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System

PHINMS

Public Health Information Network Messaging System

SAMS

Secure Access Management System

SME

Subject Matter Expert

TA

Technical Assistance