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 …

Sep 19, 2025 · The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as a patient safety event that results in severe temporary harm, permanent harm or death.

A sentinel event is a patient safety event (not primarily related to the natural course of a patient's illness or underlying condition) that reaches a patient and results in death, severe harm …

• Sentinel event data are voluntarily reported by accredited organizations who are required to conduct and submit a root cause analysis for each event. • TJC and JCI collect, de-identify, …

Mar 29, 2023 · The Joint Commission defines a sentinel event as a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm. Sentinel events are debilitating …

Jan 1, 2025 · The Sentinel Event Policy explains how The Joint Commission partners with health care organizations that have experienced a serious patient safety event to protect the patient, …

Jun 27, 2025 · The goals of the JC sentinel event policy are to positively impact care, focus on identifying underlying causes and developing risk reduction strategies, increase knowledge …

Such events are called sentinel because they signal the need for immediate investigation and response. The terms “sentinel event” and “error” are not synonymous; not all sentinel events …

The sentinel event data represents aggregate data from comprehensive systematic analysis (typically a root cause analysis) received by the Joint Commission Office of Quality and Patient …

The Sentinel Event Policy explains how The Joint Commission partners with health care organizations that have experienced a serious safety event to protect future patients and …