In the past, Joint Commission standards have focused on promoting the use of a facility-approved abbreviation list to be used by hospital care providers. With the advent of the Commission's national patient safety goals, the focus has shifted to the:

In the past, Joint Commission standards have focused on promoting the use of a facility-approved abbreviation list to be used by hospital care providers. With the advent of the Commission's national patient safety goals, the focus has shifted to the:



A. prohibited use of any abbreviations.
B. flagrant use of specialty-specific abbreviations
C. use of prohibited or "dangerous" abbreviations
D. use of abbreviations in the final diagnosis




Answer: C


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