Joint Commission warns: Suicide risk extends outside the ER and psych wards

A new Sentinel Event Alert from the Joint Commission warns health care providers that non-psychiatric patients are committing suicide in a variety of inpatient units. Read more

Discharged patient commits murder-suicide — were her docs to blame?

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Can doctors be held responsible for the actions of a mentally ill patient they treated four months earlier? A new court case aims to find out. Read more

Updated sentinel event stats for ’09

Here’s the latest data on the 10 most frequently reported sentinel events as tracked by JCAHO. Read more