Patient tracers have become a primary tool for surveyors during unannounced surveys, making the use of mock tracers even more vital for survey coordinators like Mary Doerner, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, the education and Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) coordinator at Evansville (IN) Surgery Center (ESC). "They helped tremendously," says Doerner, whose facility conducts a mock survey with a survey coordinator from a nearby hospital once a year.
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