Editor's Note
The Joint Commission, on September 29, released new sentinel event data for the first 6 months of 2021.
The summary data of sentinel event statistics for the first half of 2021 covers 16,695 incidents reported from 1995 through June 30, 2021.
Of these sentinel events:
The Joint Commission reviewed 569 sentinel events from January 1 through June 30, 2021—516 were voluntarily reported by an accredited or certified organization, and 53 were reported by patients, or their families, or employees of the organization.
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