title: Tips for a freestanding center to survive a Joint Commission survey.
abstract: Achieving accreditation for a freestanding facility is no different from achieving accreditation for a hospital. "Our standards do not drop because we work in a freestanding facility," Phillips said.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlepp
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D003406:Credentialing; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States