Impact of short-notice accreditation assessments on hospitals' patient safety and quality culture-A scoping review.

Aim: To explore the published evidence describing the impact of short-notice accreditation assessments on hospitals' patient safety and quality culture.

Design: Arksey and O'Malley (2005)'s scoping study framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR).

Methods: A scoping review was conducted to identify papers that provided an evaluation of short-notice accreditation processes.