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Archive > August, 2009 Vol. X, No. 8

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In defense of accreditation surveyors

Surveyors Not Out to Get You
They're simply following accreditation standards.
Re: "Would You Believe Our Accreditation Surveyor Dinged Us For...?" (June, page 38). In my 7 years as a surveyor, I have never observed the type of thing that some of your readers have experienced. Surveyor interpretation should be consistent with the standards, and not be off in the realm of personal opinions. When surveying, I try to point out those things that don't meet the written standard in the accreditation manual. You referenced an ophthalmology center that was cited because it didn't have an acute pain policy. While I realize that usually these patients have received a local anesthetic block and don't experience post-operative pain at the center, the standards require an acute pain policy.

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