As a medical malpractice attorney ... the family physician went back to his chart and added his own abbreviation “T.P.G.B.B” on a page just below the order for the initial mammogram.

The UK's Medical Defence Union said difficulties often ... Kevin Cleary, of the National Patient Safety Agency, said: "Abbreviations in clinical notes, prescriptions and treatment charts should be ...

The physician examines a patient hospitalized with a severe wound and writes an order for the wound to be irrigated, or wetted, with a topical antibiotic solution. The physician uses the common ...

On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used. The organization’s List of Error-Prone ...

The boom in after-hours medical services is raising concerns about the "uberisation" of medicine.Credit: Virginia Star After compiling a list of 321 abbreviations used in 200 discharge letters ...