The joint commission on-site survey.(CCE Prep)(Survey) From: 24x7 | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Subhan, Arif | COPYRIGHT 2008 Ascend Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE UNANNOUNCED FULL SURVEY IS ANOTHER key component of The Joint Commission accreditation process. "Unannounced" means the hospital does not receive an advance notice of its survey date. The Joint Commission started conducting unannounced surveys on January 1, 2006. The exception to the unannounced survey includes situations in which it would not be feasible to conduct an unannounced survey, at the Bureau of Prisons or Department of Defense, for example; and Periodic Performance R...