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| Survey preparation: How self-audit practices come from QAPI
To help prepare for survey readiness, it is crucial that you regularly audit your facility practices. Many audits can be scheduled routinely, but in all cases, these audits should be performed no later than when the survey window begins. These self-audits help create the survey readiness mode for staff, as auditing creates potential opportunities for improvement through the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. In fact, the primary source of identification of audits required often comes out of the QA/QAPI program.
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