Medicare information can be confusing. This A to Z glossary can help you understand some common terms, acronyms, and abbreviations. It can also help you better understand certain medical ...

The list, which is part of the JCAHO’s 2006 National Patient Safety Goal initiative, is a response to a National Summit on Medical Abbreviations and extensive commentary by the public.

Acronyms and abbreviations are both common, but there are many of each that people don’t know the meaning of or how they originated.

The MDU, which defends members' reputations when their clinical performance is called into question, advises doctors to use only the abbreviations or acronyms that are unambiguous and approved in ...

Think about the number of medical abbreviations we use in medical notes. WBC, RBC, LUQ, RUQ, IM, IV, PO and q2h are just a few. My commentaries are usually 700 to 800 words in length.