title: Preparing for an initial JCAHO survey: one hospice's experience.
authors.affiliation: HealthCare Dimensions Hospice, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Groves
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001900:Boston; D006738:Hospices / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States