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Which of the is a TRUE statement about the use of medical abbreviations in written health care documentation?
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What has the author Avice H Kerr written?
Avice H. Kerr has written: 'Medical Hieroglyphs' 'Medical hieroglyphs; abbreviations and symbols' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, Medicine
What has the author Rolf Heister written?
Rolf Heister has written: 'Lexicon of Hypertension' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English, Hypertension 'Dictionary of abbreviations in medical sciences' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, Abbreviations of titles, Medical sciences, Medicine, Periodicals
What has the author Jerry G Seare written?
Jerry G. Seare has written: 'Medical documentation' -- subject(s): Documentation, Forms and Records Control, Medical records, Methods
How can eliminating medical abbreviations reduce errors?
Eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors because many abbreviations are very similar and therefore people get confused between them, however, if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals who would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. That's why many organizations are developing written policies stating which abbreviations should not be used and medical professionals are trained to write legible when using other abbreviations
Is there a written policy for medical abbreviations?
Yes, the most common list is JCAHO's. It can be found at the "related link" for this question.
What has the author Joe Bill Campbell written?
Joe Bill Campbell has written: 'Laboratory mathematics' -- subject(s): Mathematics, Medical laboratory technology 'Mosby's survival guide to medical abbreviations & acronyms, prefixes & suffixes, symbols, Greek alphabet' -- subject(s): Medicine, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Notation
What has the author Eric Shamus written?
Eric Shamus has written: 'Effective documentation for physical therapy professionals' -- subject(s): Medical protocols, Medical records, Physical therapy, Practice
What has the author Gabriele E M Wohlauer written?
Gabriele E. M. Wohlauer has written: 'German chemical abbreviations' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, German, Abbreviations, Chemistry, German Abbreviations
What has the author Georg Leistner written?
Georg Leistner has written: 'Abbreviations' guide to French forms in justice and administration =' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, French Abbreviations, Law
What has the author Paul Spillner written?
Paul Spillner has written: 'International Encyclopedia of Abbreviations and Acronyms of Organizations' 'World guide to abbreviations' -- subject(s): Abbreviations, Acronyms
What has the author Otto Leistner written?
Otto Leistner has written: 'ITA' -- subject(s): Periodicals, Abbreviations of titles, Abbreviations
What has the author Joann I Lamb written?
Joann I. Lamb has written: 'A woman's health journal' -- subject(s): Authorship, Diaries, Documentation, Forms, Health and hygiene, Medical history taking, Medical records, Report writing, Women
