title: Imposter surveyors: the Joint Commission urges hospital caution.
abstract: With the Joint Commission now conducting all regular surveys on an unannounced basis, imposters have turned up in a number of hospitals claiming to be Joint Commission surveyors. In this article, the author provides information on what to expect when a surveyor arrives, spells out the established procedures surveyors follow when visiting an organization to conduct an unannounced accreditation survey, and sets forth procedures for authenticating surveyor identification.
authors: Joint Commission, USA.
authors: Joseph L
authors: JL
authors: Cappiello
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards; D008192:Deception; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States