Joint Commission and NQF Aligning Serious Reportable Events and Sentinel Events Lists
Aligning the lists will streamline safety event reporting and ultimately reduce reporting burden for clinicians, hospitals, and health systems.
Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) today announced they are aligning Joint Commission’s Sentinel Events (SE) List and NQF’s recently updated Serious Reportable Events (SRE) List, streamlining safety event reporting and eliminating the need to maintain separate safety measurement frameworks. The intent is to reduce confusion and burden, while placing greater focus on improving patient safety.
Both lists serve as important tools for public reporting of patient safety events. Joint Commission will adopt the updated SRE List as part of the SE List effective January 1, 2027, across all accredited organizations domestic and international, allowing time for healthcare organizations to make the required changes, and will provide technical support to accredited organizations during the transition.