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Table 3 Frequency of abbreviations before and after the auto-expansion prompt intervention implementation

From: Auto-expansion software prompting reduces abbreviation use in electronic hospital discharge letters: an observational pre- and post-intervention study

Abbreviation

Frequency, Pre-audit

Frequency, Post-audit

PMHX

30

39

ABX

28

23

GA

25

11

HPI

23

23

FU

21

4

HR

21

17

HTN

21

18

CCF

13

3

COPD

11

5

IHD

11

3

AKI

10

0