Numbers and of measure Identical to Item Recommendation Rationale Clinical Guidelines? 6.3.1 Use a consistent display format and Prevent misinterpretation caused Exception – order by different numerical elements of information on route having similar formats and differs in of measure information 6.3.2 Use standard approved units of Prevent misreading or Yes measure, consistently formatted misinterpreting units of measure 6.3.3 Use spacing and labels to Prevent misreading numbers due to Yes differentiate display elements close proximity of preceding words 6.3.4 Use a space between numbers and Prevent misreading numbers due Yes units of measure to proximity of trailing units of measure 6.3.5 Do not use trailing Prevent misreading numbers Yes 6.3.6 Display numbers Prevent misreading numbers Yes without ambiguity 6.3.7 Use a to separate groups of Prevent misreading very Yes three digits for numbers 1,000 and large numbers above 6.3.8 Use instead of Avoid confusion of meaning Yes ‘million’ ‘mega’ of or ‘m’ ‘mega’
Numbers and of measure Item Recommendation Rationale Identical to Clinical Guidelines? 6.3.1 Use a consistent display format and order Prevent misinterpretation caused by different numerical elements having similar formats and of measure Exception – of information on route differs in information 6.3.2 Use standard approved units of measure, consistently formatted Prevent misreading or misinterpreting units of measure Yes 6.3.3 Use spacing and labels to differentiate display elements Prevent misreading numbers due to close proximity of preceding words Yes 6.3.4 Use a space between numbers and units of measure Prevent misreading numbers due to proximity of trailing units of measure Yes 6.3.5 Do not use trailing Prevent misreading numbers Yes 6.3.6 Display numbers without ambiguity Prevent misreading numbers Yes 6.3.7 Use a to separate groups of three digits for numbers 1,000 and above Prevent misreading very large numbers Yes 6.3.8 Use ‘million’ instead of ‘mega’ Avoid confusion of meaning of ‘m’ or ‘mega’ Yes
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