per JCAHO - no trailing zeros on meds
Posted By: shopaholic on 2008-02-20
In Reply to: I would think 0.10. nm - Sharon
Subject: per JCAHO - no trailing zeros on meds
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it's 2 x 2 x 2.4 w/no trailing zeros after
Subject: it's 2 x 2 x 2.4 w/no trailing zeros after
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even if it is dictated, no trailing zeroes after
Subject: even if it is dictated, no trailing zeroes after
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stage IIA T2 N0 M0 (zeros) SM
Subject: stage IIA T2 N0 M0 (zeros) SM
Stages are Roman numerals, TNM staging is Arabic, grades are Arabic. There are no commas used in the TNM staging per the BOS.
Also, I would transcribe February 2005 for the date, for whatever it's wroth.
They're usually very thin. I've only had them with the zeros in there like 0.035
Subject: They're usually very thin. I've only had them with the zeros in there like 0.035
s
What is JCAHO?
Subject: What is JCAHO?
I've seen it on client profiles and I don't even know what it is, so don't know how I can use it.
I mean JCAHO--ha
Subject: I mean JCAHO--ha
You definitely do for a JCAHO facility.
Subject: You definitely do for a JCAHO facility.
Some accounts will not tell you but cc is a big no no on the Joint Commission "Do Not Use List" See site below. Account I type for now, MTSO was/is not even aware. They dictate cc but I change to ml and have not had a report come back yet.
used to be IU/mL but JCAHO says dangerous
Subject: used to be IU/mL but JCAHO says dangerous
international units per mL
It is JCAHO Do Not Use List...see
Subject: It is JCAHO Do Not Use List...see
http://www.jointcommission.org/patientsafety/donotuselist/
h.s. is one of the abbreviations on the list. They say to substitute at bedtime.
Your account preferences take priority, however. I have one client who wants me to use h.s. and I do for them.
I believe that "q" is a prohibited abbreviation per JCAHO. I usually put "a day" or
Subject: I believe that "q" is a prohibited abbreviation per JCAHO. I usually put "a day" or "every day."
"cc" is a possible future listing in JCAHO "do not use list" sm
Subject: "cc" is a possible future listing in JCAHO "do not use list" sm
JCAHO requires its members to follow an official "do not use list" and "cc" is being considered for possible future inclusion in the JCAHO "do not use list" to be replaced by "mL" because it can be misread as U or unit when poorly WRITTEN...typing it is not as problematic but I go ahead and change it to mL to encourage dictators to make the "mental shift" away from "cc" ...hope that helps! see this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO, pronounced "jay-co"), nm
Subject: Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO, pronounced "jay-co"), nm
no speciality. final diagnosis was uti. these meds were admit meds, only hist was hypertension
Subject: no speciality. final diagnosis was uti. these meds were admit meds, only hist was hypertension
Two meds I need help with
Subject: Two meds I need help with
These meds s/l fatazadime and metroinozol....any suggestions?
meds
Subject: meds
1. Spiriva ?
2. Don't know - sorry.
meds
Subject: meds
If the patient has COPD and Spiriva fits, maybe the second medication is Xopenex?? Just a guess.
meds help please sm...
Subject: meds help please sm...
(s/l-Kaylor-) and (s/l-Theosol-)
Here is the PMHX and other meds tp is on..
Past Medical History: Hypertension, rheumatic fever age 12, osteoarthritis of the knees, temporal arteritis.
Medications: Lexapro, Topamax, Nexium, metoprolol, Caylor, Fiasol, prednisone 5 mg for temporal arteritis, Neurontin 300 mg for controlling her periauricular pain after the biopsy, Xanax 0.25, baclofen 10 mg for her neck, OxyContin over the past year and a half 20 mg for her knees.
meds help please sm..
Subject: meds help please sm..
s/l-Elnoran drug for "bladder."
MEDS
Subject: MEDS
FULFURI
Meds help
Subject: Meds help
s/l 'griburide' - Thanks for the assistance. = )
meds
Subject: meds
List of meds, not sure if she is stumbling over this: s/l Adicade
Patient has Lupus and anemia. 
meds again
Subject: meds again
Same patient as below with Lupus and anemia: medication s/l Crissal 
Could it be p.o. meds? nm
Subject: Could it be p.o. meds? nm
MEDS
Subject: MEDS
2.5 is 2-1/2 and 2.5 is the proper way to type it. It should be 2.5 mL in your sentence on your post. This is the rule for medications and recently they changed the way they want us to transcribe cc to mL, which was always the equivalent of each other and I don't know why they changed it (maybe they were bored). I understand that they think cc can be "miswritten" and "misread" as something else, but I think that should be directed at handwritten orders and documentation, not transcribed orders or documentation that is typed. The bottom line is they don't care what we think and we need to do it their way. I would never ever type 2.5 mL as 2-1/2 because it is not correct or professional to do so. Sometimes I think they just are bored and think of something to "fix."
Meds Help
Subject: Meds Help
Losartan and sounds like avuad or albuad??? Thanks in advance for help.
Meds help
Subject: Meds help
. . . injection with a mixture of Marcaine and s/l dimedral
Meds help - please
Subject: Meds help - please
quinapril are there any other meds that sound similar to this one?
Also - s/l hymobidine or imobadine?
Thanks!
Meds help -
Subject: Meds help -
Medications: Toprol, s/l 'diavine', Xanax, and aspirin.
meds
Subject: meds
could you tell us if you type any specialty? what is the patient's diagnosis? Thermadon could be Theo-Dur? not sure about the 2nd.
Meds help
Subject: Meds help
list of meds: there are two s/l below, I am not sure about. Thank you.
Lasix, Fosamax, calcium gluconate s/l 'orphen', isosorbide, atenolol, folic acid, quinapril, omeprazole, B6, s/l 'icap', Lipitor, and terazosin
meds
Subject: meds
Maybe Lotrel, aspirin
meds help
Subject: meds help
s/l seruben, serufen inhaler
need help with 2 meds.
Subject: need help with 2 meds.
s/l depavir 250 mg po q. h.s. s/l esparda 1 mg po qd
meds help RA
Subject: meds help RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
begin s/l "Deltine or Beltine" 15 mg b.i.d. tc
Meds help please sm
Subject: Meds help please sm
They sound like . . .
TEGRETOL WITH BODINE, LIBOMYSIN, CARAMYSYN
Any ideas? Tx.
Meds Help Pls
Subject: Meds Help Pls
S/L lobidine and scalexin
meds help
Subject: meds help
PE: Patient is on Remeron, s/l shinex, ibuprofen and calcium.
Meds help please
Subject: Meds help please
Medications: Include HCTZ, atenolol, s/l aviprom, metformin, Rhinocort, Spiriva, albuterol, Celebrex, Allegra, Singulair, Lipitor, Lexapro, Xanax.
Any ideas? Tx 
meds help
Subject: meds help
Patient suffers from gouty arthritis. DOc put him on
s/l cobenecid ?
meds: s/l sin-uh-BEC-tuh
Subject: meds: s/l sin-uh-BEC-tuh
Meds help - s/l can-ca-dor or en-ca-dor
Subject: Meds help - s/l can-ca-dor or en-ca-dor
Medications: Include Lasix, VESIcare, _____, and Altace
meds help!
Subject: meds help!
Under list of medications: ...s/l milk fissel?
Also, is Acetyl-L-Carnitine capitalized (all three)?
Don't know if this will help, but patient has atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea.
Thanks!
well, the only other meds I can think of sm
Subject: well, the only other meds I can think of sm
are:
Cystosar-U, ara-C, and ara-U
but these are chemo drugs and it doesn't sound like they fit here, either.
What are the other meds or the dxs? nm
Subject: What are the other meds or the dxs? nm
Meds help - s/l eno-fur-on
Subject: Meds help - s/l eno-fur-on
MEDICATIONS: Include allopurinol, she is on Effexor as well, Neurontin, s/l enofuron or inofuron, and methadone.
meds
Subject: meds
Voltaren is for pain, Epogen is not prescribed for pain - it is not anemia.
ESL help for meds
Subject: ESL help for meds
List of meds for 59 yo male with leukocytosis, pneumonia and chest pain.
Levaquin, omeprazole, levothyroxine, S/L hamedstipillin 25 mg p.o. q.h.s., Motrin etc.
S/L HAMMEDSTIPILLIN with emphasis on PILLIN
help with meds
Subject: help with meds
allergies to senisorim
help with meds
Subject: help with meds
Never mind, I figured it out. It was penicillin
What are the other meds?
Subject: What are the other meds?
Maybe you could narrow down which dx he is treating with this drug. With some of the mushmouth physicians I have, I would guess maybe oxycontin for the back pain.
other meds
Subject: other meds
so far I've heard:
PhosLo, nephrocaps, cardizem CD, combivent and another one I'm tring to figure out right now that sounds like "sutarol".
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