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Almost half of hospitals trying to be compliant with patient safety goals of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) still struggle with using unapproved abbreviations, says a field surveyor with the Joint Commission.

Unapproved abbreviations most problematic patient safety goal

Almost half of hospitals trying to be compliant with patient safety goals of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) still struggle with using unapproved abbreviations, says a field surveyor with the Joint Commission.