title: Abbreviations formally linked to medication errors.
abstract: Study shows nearly 5% of the 643,151 errors reported to Medmarx were attributable to abbreviation use. Many of the 'problem' abbreviations were on The Joint Commission's 'do not use' list. Reporting often found to be inaccurate and/or incomplete.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brunetti
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017751:Safety Management; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States