Accreditation Process for Critical Access Hospitals

Preparing for Survey

• 2008 Survey Activity Guide (1/15/08)
• Preparing for a Critical Access Hospital Survey
• Business Associates Agreement

Post Survey

• Guidelines for Submission of Evidence of Standards Compliance *
• What Happens After Your Joint Commission Survey  *  (Updated 6/26/07)
• 2008 Thresholds for Conditional Accreditation and Preliminary Denial of Accreditation Approved

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Video Information Series

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• Unannounced Surveys
• Experiencing the new accreditation process
• Periodic Performance Review
• PPR Options
• Priority Focus and Tracer Methodology

Fact Sheets

• Overview
• On-site Survey Process
• Priority Focus Process
• Periodic Performance Review
• Scoring and Accreditation Decisions
• Tracer Methodology
• Unannounced Survey Process

Additional Resources

• Tips for Communicating Your Survey Results
• Subscription Billing FAQs
• Multihospital System Survey Option
• Subscription Billing FAQs
• Multihospital System Survey