The Board of Commissioners of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) has announced its intent to begin conducting all regular
accreditation surveys on an unannounced basis beginning in January 2006. Unannounced
surveys will be pilot-tested in volunteer organizations during 2004 and 2005.For more
information see:
http://www.jcaho.org/news+room/news+release+archives/unannounced+surveys.htm