title: Agencies and acronyms: a guide to regulatory jargon.
abstract: This article highlights a table listing acronyms frequently encountered in perianesthesia and ambulatory surgery settings. Agencies, regulations, legislative acts, organizations, and more are provided along with contact information and brief comments. The resource guide is printed with changes with the permission of its author, Mrs. Jerry Henderson, and the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
authors.affiliation: Morten Plant Health Services, Largo, FL, USA. nancy.burden@baycare.org
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Burden
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006077:Government Agencies; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D014481:United States