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Article: Joint Commission to switch to unannounced surveys.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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Beginning in January 2006, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) will begin conducting unannounced accreditation surveys, according to an April 2, 2003, news release from the organization. This type of survey will be pilot tested during 2004 and 2005 in volunteer organizations.
Beginning next year, the Joint Commission will introduce a substantially new accreditation process. The process has been discussed with accredited health, care organizations during the past year. The transition to unannounced surveys resulted from these discussions. Called Shared Visions--New Pathways, the new process expects that organizations will be ...