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	Archive > February, 2005	Vol. VI, No. 2

What to Expect on Your Next Survey

Soon after the surveyor paid these three facilities a visit, so did we. Here's what we found out.

Compiled by the Outpatient Surgery Editors

Accreditation surveys are more consultative than ever before, with surveyors helping to bring surgical facilities up to their full potentials. That's the word from the three recently surveyed outpatient facilities we'll profile here. Whether you're planning to be AAAASF-, AAAHC- or JCAHO-accredited, read on to find out what to expect on your next survey.

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