Directories & Common Acronyms

This directory provides a concise reference to common and essential contacts for Fred Hutch and University of Washington Research Areas and the most commonly used acronyms. This is a practical resource intended to support clarity and consistency in communication. Users can quickly locate frequently referenced terms and key points of contact, ensuring efficient access to the information most relevant to their work.

If there is a contact that you need that is missing or an acronym you would like included, please email Emily Widen ewiden@fredhutch.org to have this added to the site.

Fred Hutch Directory

Department/OfficeTagsContact InformationWhen to utilize
Fred Hutch Clinical Readiness Team:#oncology #startup #amendmentCRT@fredhutch.org
CRS Startup#clinicalresearchsupport #startupCRSStartup@fredhutch.org
CRS Budget#clinicalresearchsupport #budgetCRSBudget@fredhutch.org
CRS Amendments#clinicalresearchsupport #amendmentCRSAmendments@fredhutch.org
CRS Sponsor Invoicing#clinicalresearchsupport #invoicing #sponsorCRS_SponsorInvoicing@fredhutch.org
Fred Hutch Clinical Research Support (Cancer Consortium Reporting Team)#FredHutch #support #report #oncologyCTReporting@fredhutch.orgQuestions regarding reporting requirements for Oncology protocols
Fred Hutch Protocol Review & Monitoring Systems#FredHutch #ResearchGroupReview #SRCPRMS@fredhutch.orgQuestions Research Group Review and Scientific Review Committee
Fred Hutch Investigational Drug Service#FredHutch #investigationaldrug #IP #pharmacyIDS.Clinical@fredhutch.org
CIS Research Orders#ordersCISResOrders@fredhutch.org
Fred Hutch Cell Therapy Lab#FredHutch #therapyCTL@fredhutch.org
Fred Hutch Imaging#FredHutch #imagingImagingResearch@fredhutch.org
Fred Hutch Clinical Research Billing Office#FredHutch #billingResearchRC@fredhutch.org
eReg Support (Florence):#florence #eRegeRegSupport@fredhutch.org
FH Epic#FredHutch #Epic #EMREpic_Training@fredhutch.org

UW Medicine Directory

Department/OfficeTagsContact InformationWhen to utilize
UW CTO#UW #contracts #budgeting #billing #coverageanalysisuwcto@uw.eduQuestions regarding contracts, coverage analysis and budgeting, billing compliance
UW TRU#UW #translationalresearchunituwcto-tru@uw.eduQuestions for the Translational Research Unit team
UW Coding Analysis & Chargemaster#UW #procedures #procedurecostrrrprice@uw.eduQuestions regarding procedures and procedure costs
UW Clinical Research Billing Team#UW #billing #researchbillingcrbills@uw.eduQuestions regarding clinical research billing
UW IDS#UW #investigationaldrug #IP #pharmacyuwids@uw.eduUW Investigational Drug Service Pharmacy
UW Office Of Sponsored Programs#UW #sponsoredosp@uw.edu
UW Research IT (Epic training/support):#UW #epic #training #supportrittrain@uw.edu
UW Grants & Contracts Accounting (General)#UW #awards #grants #invoices #sponsorgcahelp@uw.eduQuestions regarding award details, grant worktag, sponsor invoices, sponsor information
UW Grants & Contracts Accounting (Cash Team)#UW #sponsorpayments #paymentapplication #fundtransfergcacash@uw.eduQuestions regarding sponsor payments, including payment application and fund transfer
UW Compliance (COMP.202 Research Budgeting & Billing Policy):#UW #comp.202 #budget #billing #policycomply@uw.eduQuestions in regards to COMP 202 budgeting and billing policy
UW Research Billing QC Analayst#UW #billingcorrectionuw-cto-billingqc@uw.edu.Copy this contact on all billing correction requests *confirm if truly all correction requests
UW Epic Access#UW #epic #accesshsdinfo@uw.eduUW HSD IRB System - Global IRB Viewer Access - Zipline
UW OncoRad#UW #oncoradoncorad@uw.edu

Common Acronyms

AcronymFull Name/Meaning
ALCOACAttributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate & Complete
AVSAge Verification Services
BGOBilling Grid Only
BOSPOMLRBlood and Other Speciamn Physical Order/Mulitple Lab Request
BRIBiomedical Research Integrity program (support responsible conduct of research training and instruction requirements for grants/fellowships)
CBRConsortium Biospeciman Resource
FHIROCancer Consortium Institutional Review Board, formerly CCIRB
CCOClinic Coordinators Office - it is the BMT intake for SCCA
CCPLCancer Consortium Protocol Liaison
CCSGCancer Center Support Grant (from NCI); "the core grant"
CDMCharge Description Master (EPIC) - comprehensive listing of items billable to a hospital patient or their insurance
CMPEPIC component record - Epic has "master files," i.e. EAP, EMP, SER, CMP etc., and each stands for a specific topic in Epic. CMP is Component, which is a group of items, in our case - a group of research billable procedures (ex. Operating Room fee, anesthesia, recovery room etc., and build a "component" to group them all to gether)
CODIConsortium Oncology Data Integration
CORE - FHClinical Oncology Research Entrance (Fred Hutch website for accessing webtools for studies)
CORE - UWCollaborative on Research Education (UW research admin learnig program)
CRBBClinical Research Budget and Billing Office (UW Office)
CROContract Research Orgranization
CROCClinical Research Oversight Committee (UWFHSCCA Consortium)
CRPCClinicial Research Process Content; goal of CRPC (aka Protocol Billing Grid) interface is to facilitate communication between OnCore and Epic. This interface sends relative time points with associated charge master events and labs from OnCore to Epic.
CRRWClinical Research Resources Website
CRSClinicial Research Support Department
CRSPClinical Research Specimen Processing
CRTClinical Readiness Team (FHCC Clinics)
CSCConsortium Study Coordinators
CTIClinical Trial Implementation Committee
CTMSClinical Trial Management System
CTPClinical Trials Policy
CTPCACClinical Tiral Policy Coverage Analysis Checklist
CTPIClinial Trials Planning and Implementation
CTRPClincial Trials Reporting Program - As an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are required to submit Interventional accruals on a quarterly basis to CTRP. Accruals are submitted by CRS and the CTMS PO is involved in the process by validating the subject data required for submission is present.
CTSANIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (UW is the ITHS)
CTSO / CTOClinical Trials Support Office
CTSUCancer Trials Support Unit
CTUClinical Trials Unit
DBTDetailed Budget Tool
DSMBData Safety Monitoring Board
DSMCData and Safety Monitoring Committee (UWFHSCCA Consortium)
DSMPData and Safety Monitoring Plan (UWFHSCCA Consortium)
EAPEPIC Procedure record - Epic has "master files," i.e. EAP, EMP, SER, CMP etc., and each stands for a specific topic in Epic. EAP is a procedure, 1:1 item mapping
eGC1Electronic Grant Application - Electronic internal compliance form that is routed with all grants and contracts for approval on campus before arriving at the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP); required online UW form summarizes information about your grant application and routes it electronically for review and approval before submission to the sponsor.
ePRMSElectronic Protocol Review and Monitoring System
GCAGrant and Contract Accounting (UW)
GCCRGrant and contract Certification
GCOTGenOnc operations
HARHospital Account Receivable (within EPIC) - all charges posted to a single account at a specific clinic
HMCHarborview Medical Campus
HSRACHuman Subjects Radiation Approval Committee
HVTNHIV Vaccine Trials Network
IBCInstitutional Biosafety Committee
ICCOIndustry Clinical Contract Office (Part of CRS at FH)
IDSInvestigational Drug Services (Pharmacy - FH and UW have separate offices)
IROInstiutional Review Office (Fred Hutch)
ISIOCInstitutional Sponsored IND Oversight Committee (Cancer Consortium)
ITHSInstitute for Translational Health Services
IVDImmunology and Vaccine Development
LMSLearning Management System
mTRU or TRUMobile Translational Research Unit or Translational Research Unit
NCCNNational Comprehensive Cancer Network
NCDNational Coverage Decision/Determination (Medicare)
NCINational Cancer Institute
NCT #National Clinicial Trial Number - ClinicalTrials.gov registry #
NCTNNational Clinical Trials Network
NIAIDNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIHNational Institute of Health
NMDPNational Marrow Donor Program
NSFNational Science Foundation
OBAOffice of Biotechnology Activities
OCPOffice of Combination Products
OHRPOffice for Human Research Protections
OIGOffice of Inspector General
OJPOffice of Justice Programs
ORIOffice of Research Integrity
ORISOffice of Research Infromation Services
OSCOncology Steering Committee
OSPOffice of Sponsored Programs (UW)
OSROffice of Sponsored Research (Fred Hutch) or Outside Safety Report
OUOnCore Organizational Unit (group directly below Library)
OWLOptical Web Library
PACsPicture Archiving and Communication System (radiology)
PATSPatient Accrual Tracking System
PIMProtocol Implimentation Meeting (currently only at Seatttle Children's Hospital)
PIROProfessional Institutional Review Operations
PRMSProtocol Review and Monitoring System
PRSProtocol Registration and Results System (ClinicalTrials.gov) // Protocol Review Summary
PRTProtocol Related Tab (tab in OnCore Financials Console)
PSNPatient Safety Net
PSOCPuget Sound Oncology Consortium (database)
Q ModiferMedicare code used in Coverage Analysis (related to study or standard of care)
QAQuality Assurance
QCTQualifying Clinical Trial
RC/RC0/RC1Routine Care without a modifier (unspecified modifier) / Rountine Care with Q0 modifier / Routine Care with Q1 modifier
RCCRatio of Costs to Charges
RGRReserch Group Review (UWFHSCCA Consortium)
RICResearch Integration Committee
RIESCResearch Implementation Exec Steering Committee
RIOSCCA Research Implimentation (integration) Office
RTOResearch Trial Support Office (now CRG?)
RTOGRadiation Therapy Oncology Group
SAGESystem to Adminster Grants Electronically (UW)
SCHSeattle Children's Hospital
SLUSouth Lake Union
SLURBOWSouth Lake Union Research Billing Oversight Workgroup
SOMSchool of Medicine
SOPStandard Operating Practice/Procedure
SPOREsSpecialized Programs of Research Excellence
sRAMPStudy Review and Management Portal - Cancer Consortium portal for clinical research pricing, budgeting, coding, and implementation review representing a major portion of the study start-up process. sRAMP provides a single point of entry for study start-up documentation review and management, in addition to serving as a communications hub for your study. The primary objective of sRAMP is to reduce study start-up time by providing document management and visibility into the review process.
SRCScientific Review Committee (single protocol review and monitoring system for the consortium)
STRAPCTRP's reporting website
SWOGSouthwest Oncology Group
TSOTransfusion Service Office (SCCA)
UWMCUniversity of Washington Montlake Campus
VIDDVaccine and Infectious Disease Division
WCWomen's Center
WIRBWestern Institutional Review Board (UW uses this)