In 2005, the JCAHO adopted a list of medical abbreviations that cannot be used by any JCAHO-accredited organizations and those seeking accreditation, which also apply to services that have been or ...

My commentaries are usually 700 to 800 words in length. At this point, I could finish this commentary with a list of medical abbreviations and still have some remaining. I understand that this was ...

On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used. The organization’s List of Error-Prone ...

That is why many medical professionals believe written instructions should be used instead of hard-to-read abbreviations. E-prescribing, or electronic prescribing, can also help prevent medication ...

The Joint Commission has published a fact sheet about its official “do not use” list of medical abbreviations. There is a National Patient Safety Goal requiring accredited organizations to develop and ...

The physician examines a patient hospitalized with a severe wound and writes an order for the wound to be irrigated, or wetted, with a topical antibiotic solution. The physician uses the common ...