The Joint Commission's latest Sentinel Event Alert, which was released on Aug. 27, urges healthcare leaders to become more involved in the prevention of medical errors at their facilities, as well as to take more responsibility when errors do occur.
The alert, titled "Leadership committed to safety," reflects many of the changes made to the leadership chapter in The Joint Commission's 2009 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, which contains the standards hospitals need to comply with to attain accreditation by The Joint Commission.
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