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robinn137 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

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 used in the final diagnosis.

Question 2

Coordination of benefits (COB) is a provision in __________ health insurance policies intended to keep multiple insurers from paying benefits covered by other policies.
a. all
b. commercial
c. group
d. private

briseldagonzales · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C The Joint Commission requires hospitals to prohibit abbreviations that have caused confusion
or problems in their handwritten form, such as U for unit, which can be mistaken for O or
the number 4. Spelling out the unit is preferred.

Answer to Question 2

c