Establishment—number of sentinel events, total N[NNN]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Total number of sentinel events |
METEOR identifier: | 758577 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 20/12/2022 |
Definition: | The total number of sentinel events that occur in an establishment. |
Data Element Concept: | Establishment—number of sentinel events |
Value Domain: | Total number N[NNN] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | 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:
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents: | 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 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 |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Establishment—number of sentinel events, total N[NNN] Health, Standard 07/09/2023 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Sentinel events NBEDS 2004–2019 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Implementation start date: 01/07/2004 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 DSS specific information: In the Sentinel events NBEDS, data is collected for government health establishments.
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