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The Joint Commission’s First Special Edition Sentinel Event Alert

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By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US), Jeff Wurzburg (US) & Mary Ytterberg (US) on February 3, 2021

Recognizing its unique position to understand and shed light on the collective experience of America’s health care organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, on February 2, 2021, the Joint Commission published the first in its series of special edition Sentinel Event…

Joint Commission links safety culture to health care organization leadership

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By Yvonne Puig (US) & Mark Faccenda (US) on March 2, 2017

On March 1, 2017, the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert warning of the link between inadequate safety cultures within health care organizations and a rise in the occurrence of adverse events, and further urging health care organization leadership…

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The Joint Commission issues guidance for providers on how to manage patients at risk for suicide

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By Yvonne Puig (US) & Mark Faccenda (US) on February 25, 2016

On February 24, 2016, The Joint Commission (TJC) issued a Sentinel Event Alert with guidance for detecting and treating suicide ideation applicable to all health care settings. Because providers often fail to detect suicidal thoughts in their patients at the…

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