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The Joint Commission releases sentinel event statistics for first six Months of 2019

By Yvonne Puig (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on August 15, 2019 Posted in Regulatory

On August 14, 2019 The Joint Commission (TJC) released sentinel event statistics for the first half of 2019, which included 426 events. 83% of the events were voluntarily self-reported by an accredited or certified organization. The five most frequently reported sentinel events were: Unintended retention of a foreign body part – 60 Wrong-site surgery – … Continue reading

Medical assistance in dying in Canada: one year later

By Melissa Perry (CA) on April 27, 2017 Posted in International

Since the Canadian federal government introduced legislation governing medical assistance in dying (“MAiD”), the provinces and territories, which are responsible for the delivery of health care services in Canada, have adopted a variety of processes and procedures to deal with requests for MAiD. However, some questions and issues which have arisen with the legalization of … Continue reading