Should written policies be developed for medical abbreviation usage?

Question

If yes, what should the policies contain?

Answer 1

yes they should the policies should contain info on the allowed abbreviations. who can use them, in what context and where in the paitients notes

Answer 2

There are abbreviations that are not acceptable across the states. JAHCO (the commission that keeps hospitals in compliance) makes sure of this. I have worked at 2 hospitals and both have a site that gives you the unacceptalbe abbreviations.

Answer 3

most places already have rules and JAHCO has some strict requirements already in place for the use of abbreviations.