EDUCATIONAL GUIDE

Your Complete Guide to The Joint Commission's SAFER Matrix

January 2017 marks the beginning of The Joint Commission's new risk scoring method, Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk, otherwise known as SAFER. This guide will outline the new methodology and its scoring and how it will affect your survey process.

In this guide, you'll discover:

  • The need to know basics and some drill down details and definitions
  • How to prepare for the new survey
  • Post-survey resources

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