The Joint Commission released its 2015 Sentinel Event Statistics in March; based on 936 reported events, the accreditor found the most common sentinel events were unintended retention of a foreign body (116), wrong-site/wrong-side/wrong-procedure surgery (111), falls resulting...
Veteran accreditation professionals don't get too excited with the biannual release of The Joint Commission's list of most-cited standards because they know what's coming: safety, safety, and more safety.
A proposed National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) released by The Joint Commission in February takes aim at judicious use of computed tomography (CT) imaging among pediatric patients, requiring hospitals to follow evidence-based guidelines when considering CTs for minor head trauma.
Over the last decade, suicide rates in the United States have been creeping steadily skyward. In some states, the suicide rate is nearly twice the national average.
A recent report from a federal watchdog agency offers new insight into the barriers hospitals still face when it comes to addressing patient safety concerns, offering a concise distillation of the key gaps that remain in ongoing efforts to prevent patient harm.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 5
Suicides were the third most common sentinel event of 2015, with 95 reported cases in 2015's Sentinel Event Statistics. The total number of patient suicides reported to The Joint Commission is now up to 1,184 since the start of the decade.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 5
Suicides were the third most common sentinel event of 2015, with 95 reported cases in 2015's Sentinel Event Statistics. The total number of patient suicides reported to The Joint Commission is now up to 1,184 since the start of the decade.
