More Than 1K Sentinel Events Reported to Joint Commission in 2011

A report of sentinel events reviewed by The Joint Commission reveals unintended retention of a foreign object (188 events) and wrong-patient/wrong-site/wrong-procedure (152 events) were the most frequently occurring categories of sentinel events for 2011.

Read the full report in Becker's Hospital Review on The Joint Commission summary on sentinel events.

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