title: Aid survey preparation with management principles.
abstract: According to guest columnist Paula Swain, RN, MSN, CPHQ, the mystique of 'survey readiness' disappears when you apply sound principles of management rather than simply reacting to the Joint Commission's notice of survey.
authors.affiliation: Swain & Associates, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swain
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods*; D003142:Communication; D003625:Data Collection; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D014481:United States