Administrative Manual for Ambulatory Care Facilities
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3009 - Documentation and the Use of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
About this Document
3009 - Documentation and the Use of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols is one of many policies and procedure templates within Administrative Manual for Ambulatory Care Facilities written for the medical office, hospital, and other healthcare organizations. The policies cover: Joint Commission (JCAHO or TJC) • CMS • HIPAA • CDC • AAAHC and more.Share access within your facility at no cost.
Sample Content From 3009 - Documentation and the Use of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
Snippets are randomly selected, unformatted passages from the Microsoft Word policy template.
Snippet
Abbreviations denoted on the Joint Commission’s “Do Not Use” List will not be utilized
for documentation throughout the organization to assure the highest quality of patient
care and to prevent medical/health care errors.
for documentation throughout the organization to assure the highest quality of patient
care and to prevent medical/health care errors.
Second Snippet
Only those abbreviations from the medical staff list of approved abbreviations will be
utilized for documentation.
utilized for documentation.