Medical Definition Sentinel Event

Sentinel Event | The Joint Commission

https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/sentinel-event/

A sentinel event is a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm. Sentinel events are debilitating to both patients and health care providers involved in the event.

Sentinel Event - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as an unexpected occurrence involving death, serious physical or …

Sentinel event | definition of sentinel event by Medical …

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sen·ti·nel e·vent. ( sen'ti-nĕl ĕ-vent') 1. A type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, including events that require immediate attention. 2. …

Sentinel event - Wikipedia

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Sentinel Event - PubMed

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The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as an unexpected occurrence involving death, serious physical or psychological injury. The event can …

What are Sentinel Events? (And How to Reduce Them)

https://www.eso.com/blog/what-are-sentinel-events-and-how-to-reduce-them/

In fact, most sentinel events are reflective of a wider-scale gap or systemic failure, as opposed to a single practitioner’s error or lack of care. When …

Risk Management Event Evaluation and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559326/

As stated in the definitions above and according to The Joint Commission, a sentinel event is "a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm" (The …

Sentinel Events and Hospital Response

https://www.chthealthcare.com/blog/sentinel-events

Sentinel events occur when a patient is seriously injured (permanently or temporary) or causes death, happening outside the predictable course of the patient’s disease process. …

Sentinel events - Department of Health

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‘Sentinel event’ refers to a subset of serious clinical incidents that have caused or could have caused serious harm or death of a patient. It refers to preventable occurrences …