Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier: | 754857 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 20/12/2022 |
Definition: | A sentinel event is a particular type of serious incident that is wholly preventable and has caused serious harm to, or the death of, a patient. To be classified as a sentinel event, a strict set of criteria need to be met:
Sentinel events are further specified into eight events:
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Sentinel events definitions can vary across jurisdictions. |
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Collection methods: | Reporting is at the national, state and territory level. |
Comments: | The list of specified events corresponds to what is listed in the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) (PC 2022) |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents: | PC (Productivity Commission) (2022) Report on Government Services. Canberra: PC. Viewed 22 June 2022, https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/report-on-government-services ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) 2018. Australian sentinel events list (version 2) - Development and specifications. Canberra: ACSQHC. Viewed 22 June 2022, https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/australian-sentinel-events-list-version-2-development-and-specifications
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Sentinel event Health, Standard 07/09/2023 |
Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Establishment—number of sentinel events Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Establishment—number of sentinel events, total N[NNN] Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Establishment—type of sentinel event Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Establishment—type of sentinel event, code N Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Number of sentinel events Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Sentinel events NBEDS 2004–2019 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Type of sentinel event Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Type of sentinel event code N Health, Standard 20/12/2022 |