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What does the BOS 3 say about capitalizing departments? - sm
Posted: Aug 25, 2012
I keep seeing arguments about how you do not cap departments unless preceded by a clinic or hospital name and some say according to BOS3 you do cap them now.
departments - THMT
[ In Reply To ..]I cap, if it is preceded by a name, such as, MYPLACE Emergency Department. Otherwise, I would put emergency department. I have had no complaints thus far.
I would find out what your employer prefers.
That is what I thought and what I have been doing, but - sm
[ In Reply To ..]seeing someone on another board arguing incessantly about capping regardless made me wonder. Thank you both!
capitalizing departments - oldone
[ In Reply To ..]Are you asking because of an acct. you are working on? If so, go by acct specs first, company preferences second and then BOS. Since these vary so much, I always wonder about this! I have many accts as a QC and I always have to look at acct specs. Even so, I don't count off on the MT. Too many variables!
BOS3 says cap when part of a - formal name
[ In Reply To ..]x
Also when referring to it as a place - not a description (sm)
[ In Reply To ..]The specimen was sent for pathology.
The specimen was sent to Pathology.
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