title: Expect truly unannounced surveys (and more) from the Joint Commission.
abstract: Prepare your unit for Joint Commission survey changes effective January 1, 2000. They come following an Office of the Inspector General investigation that found strengths and weaknesses in the survey process.
authors.affiliation: Gropper & Associates Healthcare Consultants, Inc., Coral Springs, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Gropper
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D015588:Observer Variation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States