Implement Standards to Improve Care

Now that you've seen the standards, is your organization ready to implement them? You can assess your readiness in a variety of ways:

• Conduct mock surveys. Walk through your facility and see how well you meet the requirements.
• Identify gaps in compliance. Document areas where improvement is needed. This will help target your efforts and prioritize where resources need to be allocated.
• Develop timetable to compliance. Once you've identified areas for improvement, assign completion dates for each gap identified. This will help you formulate a readiness date for your on-site survey.