Medscape May 16, 2022
MI. HTN. hx. Although these abbreviations might make it easier for physicians and other healthcare professionals to create and consume clinical documentation, the shorthand confuses patients, according to a study published May 13 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers, who conducted clinical trials at three hospitals, found that expansion of 10 common medical abbreviations and acronyms in patient health records significantly increased overall comprehension (see chart).
Corresponding author Lisa Grossman Liu, PhD, MD, at Columbia University in New York City, told Medscape Medical News that “comprehension of abbreviations was much lower than we expected and much lower than the clinicians who participated in this study expected.”
This discovery is particularly relevant in this era of digital care, where providers are now...
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