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Yes, so it will be consistent.

Posted By: Redpen on 2008-10-04
In Reply to: I believe that this was applied to transcription - kt

Yes, the dangerous-abbreviations requirement applies to handwritten and documents entered by hand into a computer. (Which sounds like MT to me!)

It does not apply to orders written in a CPOE (computerized provider order entry) or something similar.

However, whether it's applicable to transcription or not, most facilities will apply the rule across the board for consistency. That way, you don't end up with half the professional staff insisting that they can so use the abbreviation because it's all over transcribe documents.



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Be consistent. sm
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