From the AHAP Blog: Joint Commission updates sentinel event statistics

The Joint Commission has updated its website with its latest sentinel event statistics. As of September 30, 2010, the sentinel event database has record of 7,147 sentinel events reviewed by The Joint Commission since its inception in January 2005. All events were voluntarily reported by Joint Commission accredited organizations, and represent only a small proportion of actual events.

To view The Joint Commission’s top ten sentinel events, click here.