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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have launched a national education campaign to help eliminate one of the most common but preventable sources of medication errors—the use of ambiguous medical abbreviations.
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www.ismp.org/tools/abbreviations/
www.ismp.org/tools/abbreviations/
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who should use them? why? anyone in the medical profession, it shortens the amount of time you would have to spend writing things on charts, for example, instead of writing "Congestive Heart Failure" you just write "CHF"...
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whitecoatrants.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/do-not-use-thes...
whitecoatrants.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/do-not-use-these-medical-abbreviations/
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Given the number of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used in medicine today, it’s easy to see how medical errors involving misuse and/or misunderstanding of these representations could occur.
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www.aarc.org/headlines/jcaho_summit.asp
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FDA and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) have launched a national education campaign to help eliminate one of the most common but preventable sources of medication errors—the use of ambiguous medical abbreviations.
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omniphysicians.com/2006/07/17/fda-and-ismp-work-to-stop...
omniphysicians.com/2006/07/17/fda-and-ismp-work-to-stop-use-of-ambiguous-medical-abbreviations/
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List of common medical abbreviations doctors use in medical records and medical charts helping you decipher doctor reports. ... Common Medical Abbreviations & Terms ... How to Use Your Inhaler...
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www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5484...
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Free Online Medical Dictionary and Medical Searches for the Doctor or Healthcare Professional ... Medical Abbreviations. A dictionary containing over 200,000 medical, ... Medical Equipment & Surgical Instruments. Contains definitions of over 3,500 medical and surgical devices and instruments. Use Medical Equipment Search...
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www.medilexicon.com/
www.medilexicon.com/
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A comprehensive dictionary of over 200,000 medical and healthcare abbreviations. ... Medical Abbreviations ; Medical Dictionary ; ICD9 Codes ; Medical Equipment ; Hospitals Worldwide ; Drugs Search ; Pharma Companies ; Medical Associations ; Skin Conditions ; PubMed Search ; Other Searches ;
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www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php
www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php
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FDA Consumer: The article reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) have launched a nationwide education campaign for health professionals aimed at reducing medication mix-ups and mistakes caused by the use of unclear medical abbreviations.
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