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HIM2012 Prompt : Explore the Joint Commission website (www.jointcommission.org) with the specific goal of identifying information pertaining to permissible and prohibited abbreviations. Explain which abbreviations are permissible and which are prohibited according to the Joint Commission. You should also be able to explain why the abbreviations on the “do not use” list have been barred. ANSWER: Since the dawn of technology, abbreviations have been used to convey emotion and relay information while saving time. It is utilized more and more with the use of texting and social media. But before technology, abbreviations have been used since the development of mainstream medicine. What started as limited to writing prescriptions has now morphed into the consumption of every aspect of healthcare that even medical and nursing school graduates are used to using it straight out of school. The problem with this is that health care workers have been making up their own abbreviations and there are no standards to say what is correct or not, which can be a threat to patients. (Tariq & Sharma, 2023). With this ever-growing trend, policies have been put into place to close that gap. The Joint Commission doesn't have a list of approved abbreviations, but they have authorized organizations to come up with a list of their own using a reasonable approach and provided that they can show how they came up with it. Even though the Joint Commission doesn't publish approved abbreviations, it is very specific on the abbreviations that cannot be used. (2022) The "Do Not Use" list is part of the information management standards and was developed in response to the 2002 National Patient Safety Goal that required accredited organizations to come up with a list of abbreviations that could not be used. Each abbreviation on this list conveys a potential problem that could prove disastrous to a patient is misinterpreted. For example, MS could either mean morphine sulfate (opiate pain reliever) or magnesium sulfate (mineral supplement). A decimal point can be missed when using trailing zeros and therefore not be used in medication documentation. However, the only exception to this rule is when it is required to show precision, like for a lab result or imaging study. (2023) References: (2022, December 6). Managing Health Information: Use of Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols and Dose Designations - Understanding the Requirements . The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/standards/standard- faqs/hospital-and-hospital-clinics/information-management-im/000001457/
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