Becker's Healthcare May 15, 2024
In 2023, patient falls were once again the most common sentinel event reported by healthcare organizations, according to a May 15 report from The Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, severe temporary harm or intervention required to sustain life.
The accrediting body received 1,411 reports of sentinel events in 2023, on par with the volume reported in 2022. Only a small portion of all sentinel events are reported to The Joint Commission, meaning conclusions about the events’ frequency and long-term trends should not be drawn from the dataset, the organization said.
In total, 96% of healthcare organizations voluntarily...
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