JCAHO to Shift to Unannounced Surveys by 2006

     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