Take 5: Interim Life Safety Measures Revisited

When Joint Commission Life Safety Code surveyors identify a deficiency that results in a Requirement for Improvement (RFI) during survey, they will discuss the deficiency and inquire as to which Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSMs) the organization will implement to protect patients, staff and visitors until corrective actions are completed.  This survey process change took effect late last year. Jim Kendig, Life Safety Code Field Director for the Joint Commission, discusses more. [4:57]