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<p>Responding to recent incidents in which patients were subjected to harm in ways that necessitated a fast response, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services is revising the way surveyors assess and respond to failures that place patients in &ldquo;immediate jeopardy.&rdquo;</p>

CMS Revises Immediate Jeopardy Protocol to Speed Reaction

Responding to recent incidents in which patients were subjected to harm in ways that necessitated a fast response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is revising the way surveyors assess and respond to failures that place patients in “immediate jeopardy.”