| Subject: | JCAHO revises National Patient Safety Goal Requirement for the Standardization of Abbreviations |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The a statement in the January 2005 edition of "JCAHOnline", an electronic newsletter published by the JCAHO was issued noting that the JCAHO continues to work with other healthcare associations and societies concerning medical healthcare errors related to the misuse and misinterpretation of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. While this continuing work is being conducted, the JCAHO has made revisions to the 2005 requirements for the National Patient Safety Goal calling for healthcare... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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