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A sentinel event is a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm.

Purpose. A sentinel surveillance system is used to obtain data about a particular disease that cannot be obtained through a passive system such as summarizing standard public health reports.

The most common sentinel events are wrong-site surgery, foreign body retention, and falls. [3] They are followed by suicide, delay in treatment, and medication errors. The risk of suicide is the highest immediately following hospitalization, during the inpatient stay, or immediately post-discharge.

The Sentinel Event Policy establishes the reporting and review requirements of sentinel events involving individuals served by the Department. Both community providers and DHHS Divisions or Bureaus that provide direct care services identified shall report sentinel events as directed by this policy.

A sentinel event is a Patient Safety Event that reaches a patient and results in any of the following: Death. Permanent harm. Severe temporary harm and intervention required to sustain life.

Reporting raises the level of transparency in the organization and promotes a culture of safety. Reporting conveys the health care organization's message to the public that it is doing everything possible, proactively, to prevent similar patient safety events in the future.

The most common sentinel events are wrong-site surgery, foreign body retention, and falls. [3] They are followed by suicide, delay in treatment, and medication errors. The risk of suicide is the highest immediately following hospitalization, during the inpatient stay, or immediately post-discharge.

Sentinel events must be reported by the facility or provider within one (1) business day from learning of the occurrence. A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury.