title: What's wrong with U? JCAHO places limits on abbreviations used in practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. akarch@usadatanet.net.
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Karch
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011996:Records / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States