| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| APEAS | Spanish Study on Patient Safety in Primary Care |
| COLD | Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| CPG | Clinical Practice Guide |
| DG SANCO | Directorate General for Health and Consumers |
| ENEAS | Spanish National Study on Adverse Events linked to Hospitalisation |
| EU | European Union |
| EUROSTAT | Statistical Office of the European Commission |
| HCAI | Healthcare Associated Infections |
| ICD 10 | International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition |
| ICD 9 CM | International Classification of Diseases 9th Edition, Clinical Modification |
| ICPC | International Classification of Primary Care |
| IHTSDO | International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation |
| INGESA | Spain’s National Institute of Health Management |
| IT | Information Technology |
| MBDS-HD | Minimum Basic Data Set of clinical records-Hospital Dischange |
| NAOS | Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention |
| NHS | National Health System of Spain |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PCIS | Primary Care Information System |
| PERSEO | Pilot Programme in Schools for Health, Physical Exercise and against Obesity |
| SNOMED | Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |