Action Alerts

JCAHO Random Unannounced Survey Areas and Expanded Sentinel Events
December 2005

On November 29, 2005, in JCAHO’s email publication, JCAHOnline, the 2006 Hospital Random Unannounced Survey Areas were announced, to include:

1. Assessment and Care/Service
2. Medication Management
3. Patient Safety

Also, the publication noted that reviewable sentinel events are expanded to now include:

• Hyperbilirubinemia
• Radiation overdose

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