Correction: Approved Abbreviations List Not Required Under IM.02.02.01

Source: Joint Commission Perspectives, Volume 30, Number 6, June 2010 , pp. 12-13(2)

Publisher: Joint Commission Resources

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Abstract:

Effective immediately, The Joint Commission restored 2009 language for Information Management Standard IM.02.02.01 because recent revisions to integrate concepts from former National Patient Safety Goal NPSG.02.02.01 suggested that a new requirement had been added to create lists of approved abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and dose designations.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2010-06-01

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