Using the Generic Analysis Method to analyze sentinel event reports across hospitals: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Mees C Baartmans; Steffie M. van Schoten; Bert J. Smit; Cordula Wagner

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Using the Generic Analysis Method to analyze sentinel event reports across hospitals: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

April 12, 2023

Baartmans MC, van Schoten SM, Smit BJ, et al. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(3):158-165.

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Sentinel events are adverse events that result in death or severe patient harm and require a full organizational investigation to identify root causes and make recommendations to prevent recurrence. This study pooled sentinel event reports from 28 Dutch hospitals to identify common system-level contributing factors. Aggregation of system-level factors may provide more urgency in implementing recommendations than a single case at one organization.

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