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A release of information (ROI) department or division is found in the majority of hospitals. In the United States, HIPAA [1] and state guidelines strongly direct the rules and regulations of patient information. ROI departments perform such tasks as obtaining patient consent, certifying medical records, and deciding what information can be ...
Emergency medical services: EMT: Emergency medical technician: EMT-B: Emergency Medical Technician - Basic(OLD) EMT-I: Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (OLD) EMT-P: Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (OLD) EN: Enrolled nurse (AU) – See Licensed practical nurse: EORTC: European Organization for Research Treatment in Cancer EpSSG
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 1) IDL: intermediate-density lipoprotein: IDP: infectious disease precautions: IE: infective endocarditis: IF: immunofluorescence: IFG: impaired fasting glycaemia: Ig: immunoglobulin: IgA: immunoglobulin A: IgAV: IgA vasculitis (formerly known as Henoch–Schönlein purpura ...
Use of abbreviations, such as those relating to the route of administration or dose of a medication, can be confusing and is the most common source of medication errors. [2] Use of some acronyms has been shown to impact the safety of patients in hospitals, and "do not use lists" have been published at a national level in the US.
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test)
The Division manages a national repository of airmen medical records and a system for processing such records; it administers review systems for the professional evaluation and disposition of applications for medical certification; and makes recommendations to the Federal Air Surgeon on the disposition of requests for special issuance ...
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) is a deployable health support information management system of the U.S. Army. [1] [2] [3]MC4 integrates, fields and provides technical support for a comprehensive medical information system enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and enhanced situational awareness for Army operational forces.
AD - South African Law Reports, Appellate Division; ad., ads., adsm. — ad sectam (Latin), at the suit of. Used in colonial and Federal Era American cases when the defendant is listed first; e.g., "John Doe v. Richard Roe" is labeled "Richard Roe ads. John Doe." The long script "S" of the period often makes this appear as "adj." adj. — see ...