Newsletter Articles As health systems constantly seek ways to increase revenues while keeping costs down and dealing with ever-increasing pressures from accreditation agencies, it’s no wonder that they continue to look for alternative locations. One of the biggest trends to emerge in healthcare facility construction is the “freestanding ER,” a facility that is separate from a hospital but generally provides the same emergency treatment expected at most full-service hospitals.  Modify the Triage by Resource Allocation for IN-patient (TRAIN) matrix to suit your facility’s needs in case of a mass evacuation. When accreditation organization (AO) surveyors show up for survey, people automatically become nervous. The reaction is natural. Over the years, the perception of an AO triennial survey has been one of examination and enforcement; surveyors are thought to be stubborn old codgers who are inflexible and unwilling to listen to reason. However, these perceptions should mostly be a thing of the past.
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