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The Joint Commission disseminates "sentinel event alerts" identifying specific sentinel events, their underlying causes, and steps to prevent recurrence. [5] Further nursing research is ongoing at a number of "magnet" hospitals in the United States, especially to reduce the number of patient falls that may lead to sentinel events.
The Joint Commission Goal 2 states that "ineffective communication is the most frequently cited root cause for sentinel events, [3]" and requires that hospitals "implement a standardized approach to hand-off communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to questions". [4]
A never event is the "kind of mistake (medical error) that should never happen" in the field of medical treatment. [1] According to the Leapfrog Group never events are defined as "adverse events that are serious, largely preventable, and of concern to both the public and health care providers for the purpose of public accountability." [2]
Mental health and guns is an urgent topic with deaths buy suicide growing. At a free event in Wausau May 16, gun owners will discuss the issue. Guns and mental health are taboos.
As gun deaths in Wisconsin reach record levels, the Journal Sentinel examined how the deaths affect every county in the state.
Jonathan Brostoff planned to attend a suicide prevention event. Now, a suicide prevention movement is dedicated to his memory. 41 suicide prevention trainings for Jonathan Brostoff's 41 years: a ...
In December 2010, a patient was found dead in a seclusion room 18 hours after he committed suicide. Staffers had assumed he was asleep but he had strangled himself with a sock. In 2014, the state paid $562,500 to the estate of the patient, but admitted no liability for the incident. [40]
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization [1] that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. [2] The international branch accredits medical services from around the world.