MCN’s customizable template, Sentinel Event, is taken from our Behavioral Health Partial Hospitalization Program Policy and Procedure Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Sentinel Event:

	POLICY: Unexpected events or occurrences involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof i.e., sentinel events, are to be reported to Quality Review immediately upon identification. Any sentinel event requires immediate action to examine, in-depth, the event to determine why the incident occurred and how to reduce the likelihood of recurrence. DEFINITIONS: Adverse Event: An event or occurrence which results in significant patient injury or impairment. Example: transfusion, drug or anesthesia reaction resulting in significant condition change in the...
Second excerpt:
	...Infant abduction or discharge to the wrong family Rape by another patient, visitor or staff 4 Hemolytic transfusion reaction involving administration of blood or blood products having major blood group incompatibilities Surgery or invasive procedure performed on the incorrect patient or incorrect body part 5 The unintentional retention of a foreign object, i.e., sponge, instrument, in a postoperative or postinvasive procedure patient All identified cases of unanticipated death or...