The survey: what to expect.
Although your hospital will be surveyed only every two or three years, the results of that survey are vital not only to your hospital, but also to your department. And you need to become involved in the process from the presurvey questionnaire to the on-site visit. And you need to prepare for the next survey the day after the last one.
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