Free tool
CARF readiness self-assessment
Fourteen questions, about five minutes. You get a readiness score, a realistic timeline, and the three areas to work on first. No email required, and nothing is sent anywhere, because the scoring runs entirely in your browser.
Answer honestly rather than optimistically. “Current and documented” means a surveyor could ask for it today and you could produce it. If you would need a week to find or rewrite it, it is partly in place.
Your result
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Start with these three
This is a rough instrument, not a gap analysis. It covers fourteen broad areas at one question each. A real gap analysis works through the standards that apply to your specific programs and produces a prioritized action plan you can hand to your team.
What the score means
Under 40%
Early stage. Twelve months or more. Most organizations start here, and it is not a problem. It is a schedule.
41–65%
Foundational gaps. Nine to twelve months. Real practice exists; the documentation does not yet match it.
66–85%
Substantially ready. Four to six months of focused work on specific gaps.
Over 85%
Survey ready. A mock survey is the highest-value next step.