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Joint Commission: Sentinel events declined again in 2017

The Joint Commission recently released its final sentinel event statistics for 2017. The same medical miscues as last year top the list; however, it seems encouraging that the total number of reported sentinel events declined for a second consecutive year while the proportion of self-reported incidents continued to climb.

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