SEDB-G02 Effective Table Design

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Version 1: Effective Table Design

Abbreviations, Readability, and Errors

• Read the Joint Commission’s FAQ on the "Do Not Use” list of abbreviations
• Joint Commission's Do-Not-Use Abbreviations
• ISMP’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations

Additional Table Design Guidelines

• Design Guidelines for Results Management (including general table design guidelines)
• The website User Interface and Visualization for Results Management describes the broader project that resulted in the table design guidelines brief.