title: Take the fear out of sentinel events.
abstract: Follow the proper procedure for identifying and reporting sentinel events to the Joint Commission to decrease their incidence.
authors.affiliation: Office of Quality Monitoring, JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Radtke
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States