Acronyms in healthcare

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healthcare settings.[1] They are formed from the lead letters of words relating to medications, organisations, procedures and diagnoses.[2] They come from both English and Latin roots.[2][3] Acronyms have been described as jargon.[1]
and their use has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, owing to ambiguity and legibility.[4]

Formulation

Acronyms in healthcare are formed from the lead letters of words relating to medications, organisations, procedures and diagnoses.[2] They come from both English and Latin roots.[2][3] The use of acronyms and abbreviations is expanding rapidly.[5][6]

Criticism

Acronyms have been described as

medical trials has been criticised as potentially leading to incorrect assumptions based on similar acronyms, difficulty accessing trial results when common words are used, and causing a cognitive bias when positive acronyms are used to portray trials (e.g. "HOPE" or "SMART").[8]

Use of abbreviations, such as those relating to the

medication errors.[2] Use of some acronyms has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, and "do not use lists" have been published at a national level in the US.[4]

Examples

A number of sources provide lists of initialisms and acronyms commonly used in health care. The terms listed are used in the English language within the

COPD, TIMI score, and SOAP. There is no standardised list.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Healthcare, Guardian (22 August 2011). "Glossary of healthcare jargon and acronyms". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Australian Commission on Safety and Quality of Healthcare. "Recommendations for Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols used in the PRescribing and Administration of Medicines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "List of Common Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms & Definitions". MedicineNet. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Glassman, Peter (March 2013). The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" List: Brief Review (NEW). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).
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