Abbreviation Lists

robert.hodges2robert.hodges2
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This may or may not be appropriate here, but this is a knowledgable group and it does deal with documentation. As we all know The Joint Commission says that only facility approved abbreviations can be used in documentation in the medical record. We currently have a 800+ page list that we use here and I have been tasked to see if there is another list out there that may be more concise and up to date and includes common terms like "CKD" for Chronic Kidney Disease.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Robert

Robert S. Hodges, MSN, RN
CDIS
Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
Saginaw MI 48602

Robert.Hodges2@va.gov

Comments

  • sbeattysbeatty
    edited May 2016
    Robert, below is the response I received from our Director of Patient
    Safety regarding abbreviations.

    Sandy Beatty, RN, BSN, C-CDI
    Clinical Documentation Specialist
    Columbus Regional Hospital
    Columbus, IN
    (812) 376-5652
    sbeatty@crh.org
    "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the
    difference between lightning and the lightning bug." Samuel "Mark Twain"
    Clemens

  • robert.hodges2robert.hodges2
    Thanks Sandy :) I'll look it up online for my boss.

    Robert

    Robert S. Hodges, BSN, MSN, RN
    Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
    Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
    Mail Code 136
    1500 Weiss Street
    Saginaw MI 48602
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