Accreditation Process for Laboratories

Preparing for Survey

• 2008 Survey Activity Guide
• Periodic Performance Review for Labs 
• Eligibility for Survey
• On-Site Survey Process
• Preparing for a Laboratory Survey
• Laboratory Forms
• Documents to be Available at  Laboratory Survey
• Key Survey Activities  
• Surveyor Qualifications
• Business Associates Agreement

Post Survey

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

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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
• "Advantage of One" for Multi-Sited Labs
• Tailored Laboratory Surveys